you remember those superchargers that people used to just slap on the air cooled VWs? Judson?
you are always ahead though by just buying a 500E, as is said below On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:25 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This guy is getting some really serious power out of 103 engines. Says > they > > are stronger than the 104s -- http://www.turbobandit.com/shop/ > > Gave me a new outlook on the 300E --- if I'm going to get lousy mileage, > I > > might as well have serious power! Yes - he uses megasquirt, turbos, new > > electronic ignition, leaves the rest of the engine stock. > > 400 hp from his Stage I turbo kit is pretty impressive but so is the > price---10,000 euros?!? For that much you could buy a decent 500E, or > source a good M117 or M119 and basically build your own AMG Hammer. > > And how does the 722 transmission stand up to that much power and > torque? He doesn't say anything about modifying it, as well as I can > guess from the Swedish. > > It does give me ideas for turning my POS winter beater 300E into a rat > rod. ;) Wouldn't a supercharger setup be a lot simpler and still > provide a significant power increase? The DIY blower crowd seems to > like the Roots unit used on Hursty's favorite GM 3.8s---rebuilt ones > are all over eBay. There's just enough room between the front of the > engine and the radiator for another pulley and belt to drive it, and > plenty of space elsewhere under the hood for the blower itself ---then > you just need a little custom intake plumbing. > > How much forced induction could you add without modifying the fuel > injection? How well does CIS-E cope with additional airflow? > > This thread seems relevant: > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=112962 > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- save 5% on our already low, low prices. use coupon code DAVE at checkout. www. BuyEUROparts.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
