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I don't know much about these but always loved them and yours is a nice example.
Were only the 2.3's Cosworths?
Were only the 2.3's Cosworths?
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Ahh I wasn't aware of that! I thought it was just the 2.3's that's were honed as Cosworth. Thanks for thatThe name Cosworth came from the design of the 4 valve cylinder head whose design and development was farmed out to specialist engine developers Cosworth. In addition they had developed a unique thin wall casting method for the alloy cylinder head. Part of the problem perhaps lay with the fact the 2.3-16v model was never initially scheduled as a mass production model [ 5,000 models in total] but as demand increased Cosworth and Mercedes experienced some volume production quality issues meaning machining began to be shared between the Worchester site and Stuttgart. By the time the 2.5-16V came along Mercedes had begun to play down the Cosworth angle but although the now "stroked" 2.5 engine had undergone many detailed changes it was still basically a Cosworth design. The RHD cars had to have an elaborate tubular exhaust manifold to clear the steering box which the Germans at Stuttgart nicknamed the English Forest Horn.
So in answer to your question they are all Cosworths.
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