Guest shane280z Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Well, finally got a Mercedes dual cam head. Am purchasing a digital camera and will learn how to post pics as I complete this winter project. This head should flow quite well and produce (hopefully) somewhere in the area of an additional 100 horsepower over a stock block L-2.8 with a stock P-79 - P-90 cylinderhead. Anticipating problems with the cam and timing chain but believe I can make this work. Perhaps by March this engine will be completed and I can share what roadblocks and shortcomings were encountered and what actually went smoothly and worked. Wish me luck and some skill. shane- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Grrr, you beat me to it!! I have been spending a lot of time at a cylinder head/machine shop here and took an L28 metal head gasket with me. I compared it to a lot of 6 cylinder heads and the 6 cylinder Mercedes head was close, but the BMW DOHC head was even closer!! Anyway, good luck with your project and I'll be watching for updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToplessZ Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 z gad what engine was this bmw head on that you are talking about I would like to get some more info there Thanks jared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Me too! I know there has to be a DOHC head out there that would be a good candidate for swapping to a L28 bottom end. Unfortunately I don't have the time to go yard searching so I'm hoping someone on here can help. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Oops, I lied...they were Mercedes heads afterall... My bad guys... Models of Mercedes these heads came off of... E320 300E 300SE S320 (years 92-95) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 hey, could you post some pics as to how close these things are to lining up? I would be very interested to see if it is feasible. do the bolt holes line up? are the mercedes heads chain or belt driven? i know the RB series of heads have all the head bolt holes in the same positions and some of the coolant/oil passages line up. but they are belt driven, so that would be a PITA to figure out. thanks in advance!! McAdam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToplessZ Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Something else to think about is what quench and compression ratios will you have with these heads. Dont get me wrong the Im all for the idea. I would like to see how the gaskets line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixcars Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Hey Shane, how's this conversion coming along? Is it finished yet? Post some pics if you have any. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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