[W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC

[Robin Jones]

It's a Hot Rod thing. Guys have been putting small block Chevys into
anything that moves since GM developed the motor. From boats to Anglias
to M-Bs. Heck, I've even seen them in grocery carts
(http://www.jeffbalke.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/central_market.jpg)
.
 
The benefits are that they are a compact, simple design, and have there
is a very large after-market performance parts availability.
 
Robin.
89 560SEC
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Sporner
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:07 AM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC
 
General question.
 
Is this something people are doing because they can -- or is it a case
that
Mercedes parts are impossible to get a hold of to make the original
motor 
work?
 
Greetings
 
 
Andy


 
On 8/12/08, alex lowell <allowell at hotmail.com> wrote: 
Please dont tell me you think a hemi would do a car like that justice,
unless you like pools of oil underneath your SEC.
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:46:15 -0400
From: shinzbox at aol.com 

Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC



Why a Chevy? Why not a Hemi? or better yet a Ford.

Shin

 

 
-----Original Message-----
From: Markus Meyer <mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com>
To: michaelmathis at cebridge.net; Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
<mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 5:14 pm
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC
I'm sure Mike R will chime in soon, as he is in the middle of an LS6
conversion in his SEC....
 
Markus Meyer
mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com
www.meyerprobateproperties.com <http://www.meyerprobateproperties.com/> 
Meyer Probate & Properties, LLC
484-919-9762
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC
From: <michaelmathis at cebridge.net>
Date: Mon, August 11, 2008 5:39 pm
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
I've recently purchased my first Mercedes Benz; a very nice 1983 SEC 500
from a friend. The car is in outstanding condition20cosmetically. The
original owner has spend consider money in maintaining the engine over
the years.  It has about 200K miles and runs only fair in my opinion.
I'd like to boost the performance and reliability by replacing out the
engine and was thinking of a newer Corvette motor as a viable
replacement engine. Any advice/recommendations on engine replacement
options would very welcome. 
 
Thanks!  Michael    
 
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