The Woj Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'm quite happy with my Mercedes, though it could stand to lose about 1500 lb's and the mud/snow tires the p/o paid way too much money for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I daily drive a '92 190e 2.6. Best damn car I've ever owned. Back in '92 it sold for 35K!!! Quiet, solid, quick, and good mpg..25++ I bought it for $1800.00 back in '02 with a broken timing chain. I beat the living piss out of it every day:flamedevi. Love that 5 link rear suspension. A little ho hum under 3000 rpm, but then she wails all the way to red line. (same displacement as my 260z!!) I can't break it . After reading about the upgrades available, the wheels are a start'n to turn . Not sure I need another project........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I had the M104 Twin Cam engine in my Euro W124 E320 and love it..for 217hp it would accelerate great. I hated the 2nd gear starts but once you got rolling, it was awesome. 100mp/h was hardly breaking a sweat. A M104 in a 190E would be simply awesome!!! Way better than the Cosworth 16V 2.3L..as you cannot beat that silky straight six...being Z owners we all know about silky 6 cylinders. I love the look of the 190E and they have aged very very well and super cheap to buy! $1500 buys you a nice running one! Mayolives post up some pics of your W124 500E. One of my all time favorite Benzes! Love that car to bits! Woj...awesome SL55!!! That engine is incredible....one of the best ever put in a production car. Modded? What year? Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Woj Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Woj...awesome SL55!!! That engine is incredible....one of the best ever put in a production car. Modded? What year? Yasin Stock, 2003. Just bought it for next to nothing (relative to what they went for new). The torque on it is insane from about 2 grand up, but you can really feel the weight of the car going through the corners. Still, quite fun to commit late night speed infractions in, if one were so inclined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 Well I finally found some pictures on the rev. 190rev.net is a great site if you've got a W201... These are from member xixang, who did a full writeup on his E320 M104 stuffed (literally) into his W201... It's tight... Getrag Dog-leg 5 speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatBlack Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 These are from member xixang, who did a full writeup on his E320 M104 stuffed (literally) into his W201... It's tight... !!! How do you get that thing in/out of there?? Drop it out the bottom like an LSX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 The radiator support is bolted in on the 2.6. You just unbolt the rad support and suck it out the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatBlack Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 That's awesome. The Euro Companies are doing it right, I love seeing that picture of BRAAP's M3 with the front off and the LSX just sitting in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X64v Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Finally some love for the W201. I'm obsessed with mine as much as I am with my 240: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Finally some love for the W201. I'm obsessed with mine as much as I am with my 240: All I see is some car behing a tree branch....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsun723 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 All I see is some car behing a tree branch....? That's called "art." Don't you know it when you see it!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X64v Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Haha sorry Yasin, I don't have any direct pics of it right now, just some artsy ones. I'm too embarrased of the ugly stock wheels, though they are paint-matched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsun723 Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Haha sorry Yasin, I don't have any direct pics of it right now, just some artsy ones. I'm too embarrased of the ugly stock wheels, though they are paint-matched Ohh....now I feel bad lol. I'm still new to this whole artsy thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted October 10, 2009 Administrators Share Posted October 10, 2009 Mag, Went to U-pull-it yesterday looking for some parts for my LSx BMW conversion, (ended up bringing home some Merc 190 parts that I will most likely end up in my BMW), and they had these 2 running Merc 190’s for sale! Our God daughter is looking for a first car, loves BMW’s and Mercedes. We are going to look them over bit closer tomorrow… The white car has Infiniti wheels on it, (J30, G20?), busted pass tail light, not sure what is going on with the driver window or pass window. White car; Brown car has that tacky chrome wheel arch chrome; Brown car; This U-Pull-It lot is a target rich environment for Euro and Japanese cars. A Z-32, handful of J-30s, couple Q-45’s, LOTS of ‘80’s and early ’90 BMW E-30 5 series and 7 series, (one 750iL with the V-12 still in the car) only one E36, trashed out convertible! Lots of Mercedes cars, 300 and 4 & 6 cylinder 190’s… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatBlack Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I would definitely rock the White one with the G35 wheels as a day. Looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 mmhh.... v-12... :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Did Someone say V12??? This mercedes is the 7.3L amg version, with 4 turbo's added. It went in a very affluent french man's Skyline complete with sequential 6 speed. On the lower boost setting it made well over 1400hp and probably close to 1600tq...though running out of turbo. Braap... I'm jealous. 190e's here are pretty rare compared to the larger W124 chassis cars. If your daughter wants a safe first car the 89-93 added SRS air bags, improved crumple zones, and different mounts that allowed the powertrain to move farther away from the pass compartment in the event of a head on collision. The 2.3 is kinda anemic in a 2900lb car, but makes for a good commuter. The 2.6 has a slightly revised engine bay for the longer six and moves pretty good with 170hp and more torque. Both get high 20's on average and both can see well over 300k before re-build if you watch the wear on the valve stem seals. And if you want to swap in the M104 the 2.6 chassis would make your life easier, as it's a bolt in operation (with re-wire) . IIRC they're both asking a little high for those cars, especially the 2.3. I'm personally looking for the 86-88 cars as they're 200lbs lighter. If you're really motivated, the LSx swap has been done before and weight right at the weight of the E36 M3CSL (2950lbs) with not much work to drop that a bunch, would make for a naughty naughty little benz. And you'll be glad to know, raping a 500e for springs, a front sway bar, and a 400e for calipers and disks (or an early (pre 93) 500e with the alloy brembos if you're just not happy with overkill) will give you a monster of a little car on the twisties, especially if you grab some Billstein HD's or Koni's. Having a JY as your main source for performance suspension make a mercedes a little less pricy than you'd think a mercedes should be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 ...and a teaser, because Paul needs another LSx Project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted November 30, 2009 Administrators Share Posted November 30, 2009 I could totally see Bawb Dawg behind the wheel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 YES. That just made my day. The old MB's when AMG was a race team and not part of the company were way better. They definitely lost some of their balls when they became part of benz and had to make 'sedate' performance cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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