I decided to drive the 123 wagon with the motor swap. It is pretty great. I put the cat back on to pass CARB. It is a euro wagon, so if it were not motor swapped, there would be no way to license it here in CA, lacking as it does a federal emissions sticker. With a 2006 motor it can be done, as long as it conforms to stock tune and emissions specs for 2006. Which it now does.
Adding the cat back cost some performance for sure. But it also made the car far less stinky to drive. It now drives like any modern car, except more torque. The exhaust gas recirculation seems very loud also when it is on, which seems to be mostly when the car is cold for some reason. I think it shuts the VNT vanes down tight to raise the EGP and shunt the exhaust back through a cooler to the intake when the cat is cold. Anyway, the front springs are a little light for the om648. The car is not super low, but the suspension doesn't have enough travel up front, and oil pan will hit a concrete parking stop if I drive up too close. I was thinking of trying some 126 front springs. Anyone know if they are any stiffer? Thanks. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
