Howard
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- 2018 C63 Wagon / CLK430 / A150 / VW Pink Floyd Golf Cabriolet

Twin turbo kit and you're away !!
Mercedes 190e 3.0 Auto 1991 on eBay (end time 18-Jan-11 20:05:45 GMT)
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If you buy a 2.6 190, and a M103 24-valve, it should cost bugger all...it's a straight swap !
talbir
you know, i really really like that.
but i like the idea of a 190 3.0-24 even more......
Presumably it's not 'bugger all' unless you're a very competent mechanic. For most of us, it's a fair chunk of change.
Perhaps (...guess...) £1000 labour?? Maybe add another £500 for sourcing and replacing the bits that you only find out are broken during the work?
I don't agree actually.
Changing one identical block for another is easy.
You start with an m103 powered 2.6 190. Same block as a 3 litre 12 valve and 24 valve. You buy a cheap 24 valve 124 with a good engine and box. One in one out - no way is that 20 hours labour. Yes theres fiddling about with the ECU and fuel lines etc, but it would be a very straightforward conversion, as conversions go. Of course if you start with a 4 pot 190, ouch!
I know the theory, but these are now >15 years old. For every 4 bolts that need to be undone, one is going to play hardball.(I've a genuine/casual interest having had a 190 2.6 for a while and now with an M104-driven W124)
£1000 was a guess, but maybe Jay could give us some idea of how long/much he'd estimate for a like-for-like swap if all went smoothly?
The engine in it is out of my old 300TE, it's a good car!
It only took him a day, and I suspect it's done properly.
I've known Rob for a few years and he's not the kind of chap to bodge things.
Its an easy conversion at the end of the day (not that I could do it mind you)
He takes these cars apart all day every day and has more knowledge than most on how to do something like this.
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