06-01-2012, 08:03 AM
#299
(05-31-2012, 05:01 PM)dieselboy 7.3 was turbo and it didn't fit.
The 460 is being mildly built. 350hp/500tq is the goal.
oooo, a turbo IDI 7.3? I love those, simple to repair and plenty of power and noise!
Too bad it didn't fit, I recently saw one of those in a lincoln towncar, would be a beast of a motor jammed into the benz. Still, I guess a 460 V8 mildly built with 350hp will
just have to do. *sigh*
Glad you are keeping the car and repowering it. I loved PP forum member jgranziers 72 280se W108 with a chevy small block V8 and turbo 350 trans in it. It was bad ass, sounded great, a good combination of German comfort and American power and reliability. Im not impressed with the German gas V8s that were in some of these cars, just too complex and problematic. What are you going to do for a transmission?
1974 240D 617 turbo swap, W201 5-speed, in the works project
1983 240D 616 stock, DD
1989 Chevy Astro, 617 turbo swap, T5 5-speed, 4.56 diff, work van