3 speed automatic transmission odometer speed/engine rpm (technische Schaulinien

Hi

I have C107 model year 72 with 3,5 L V8 petrol engine.
Transmission is type 722002W3A040-1162700101002526
I would like to know which speed I can achieve at a certain engine speed (rpm) in a certain gear. i.e. 3rd gear 3000 100 km/h, etc.
The diagram I am looking for compares gearspeed and engine speed (Ganggeschwindigkeit und Motordrehzahl)
Thank you for your support

Juan Adut

Hi Juan,

this information is in Tabellenbuch. Here I took a photo of 76 Tabellenbuch.


I also moved this to our English 107 forum.

Just for fun, all the way up to 60mph in first gear in 7 seconds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHfTiWJW1pk

Hi Jim,

how did you tune that engine or video? An original 450 SL US will not accelerate from 0 - 60 mph in just 7 seconds. Not even the Europen version will.The US 450 should take about 10.5 sec, see my article MB 450 enigines in R/C 107

It is a genuine video, although the time is closer to 8 seconds, it is a UK car with an the engine/transmission purchased from ebay (£420 delivered), it was from a 450SLC with 97,000 miles. I swapped it for mine, put a new chain, sliders and tensioner on it. I had to put a new modulator on the transmission and guess the adjustment for the shift points. The shift point is set too high but it does mean that it will hold first gear until 60mph. I think most cars will shift into second gear below this speed giving them a slower time.

Hi Jim,

well that is coorect. An European 450 SL with D-Jetronic can achieve that acceleration in officially 8.8 sec. And if you look at the table booklet in above picture. If you push down the throttle, a 450 SL should switch from 1st to 2nd gear at 68 km/h and back down at 19 km/h in "D" position. So extending that range is actually driving the engine to its rev limit.You can see the mark for 1st gear on your speedometer just below 60 mph.

It's a k-jet 107044 engine, can't remember if it was 78 or 80, I just remember it was 1 year away from my car which is a 79.

Most people are surprised by its turn of speed.

Ok Jim,

should have seen it from your engine picture. My mistake. If you had selected the W116 engine of 79 it would have been even better. It achieves the 225 hp again that the early European D-Jet engine had. However you should watch the rpm limit and not overshoot it too often.

Never mind whether it is 7, 8 or 9 seconds. it is a joy to ride such a 450 SL. Last year during our excursion we had a sporty group with a 450SL leading it That was real fun.

I think you're looking for such a graph...

Hi,

I was searching that graph and could not find it in Tabellenbuch. Where did you find that one?

That's self-made with excel.
You have to consider that the curves are calculated linearly - in real you have a non-linear section below the stall speed.