[W126 Coupe] Engine Swap

[Paul Samarin]

...and, not to be a further wet blanket, but...

Even assuming you go forward and successfully accomplish this swap,  
what will you have?  Either a very nice 85 Euro or a very nice 89 US  
(can't tell which way you're going), but either way it'll have the  
wrong engine and not be worth much.  On the other hand, if you  
consider the current value of the car(s) you currently have, sell  
that/those off, add the money you would have spent on this project,  
and then take all of that and go shopping, you'll surely find a very,  
very nice 91 560 SEC which you can detail out to your heart's  
content.  That'll be a much nicer end result than a "bastardized"  
500/560--85/89--Euro/US model.  (IMHO)

Of course, what Satish did and what Mike Ramay is doing is a  
completely different project altogether.  Their end results are much  
nicer than a high quality, stock or semi-stock 560 SEC.

Just my two cents, and almost worth every bit of that!

Paul

On Aug 14, 2007, at 11:24 AM, mramay at att.biz wrote:


> What Jonathan said! A friend had this done - '91 560SEC engine into  

> an 84

> 500SEC by BergWerks in LA (now out of business). They got it done  

> but said

> they would NEVER do another one. WAY too much changes needed to  

> wiring,

> computers, etc.

>

> Fix the 500 engine, drop in an LS1, but unless you like the Marquis De

> Sade, don't do the later model MB engine.

>

> Mike R.

>

> To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>

> I am thinking a swapping my engine out of my 85 500SEC Euro with an 89

> 560SEC. How difficult a project is this and what would I need to  

> change

> to make the switch?

>   _____


Paul Samarin
pauls at sbcglobal.net



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