[W126 Coupe] 500 sel

[Shayegan, Richard]

Well, if you're going to retrofit a stick, might as well get one with
straight cut gears and learn to power shift. Then drag racing will be no
problem.

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Subject: Re: Re: [W126 Coupe] 500 sel


Hey everyone,

  There are 5-speeds out there (and 4-speeds, too), I have seen two. The
first was an '85 300D, equipped with a five speed, that I looked at in
1994 when I was looking for my first Mercedes. I ended up buying an '82
300SD, because the 300D had been wrecked, and the 300SD had lower
mileage (106,000, best I recall). The second manual car was a '79 350
SLC (yes, a 350, it was a gray market car, a model never sold in the US)
with a 4-speed. It was a customer's  car, and was for sale at the time
(about three years ago). I drove it, was unimpressed. It was
underpowered, and desperately needed a fifth gear (35-3700 RPM @
75-80MPH.
Would love to find the complete set-up to go in my SEC. I have always
preferred a manual to an automatic, except in drag racing.

                     Later,
              Christopher Huffine
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