To start, vehicle is a 1983 380SEC 194K.
I have two available engines, one still in the car a 1984 500SEC (M117), 120K and a lone engine, a Euro 380 (M116), unknown mileage, unknown car, rebuild sometime in the past.
Now, not worring about the unknown of the 380 motor, based just on specs what should I put in the car? It's not a daily driver and is going to be just for fun, a rice hunter and even possibly some autocrossing.
What I know (or think I know) about these two engines so far
Current 3.8 US M116: 155HP?
5.0 M117: 184HP?
3.8 M116 Euro: 212HP?
I forget where I saw these numbers at the moment but they're exactly as I saw them.
I'm getting a different set of specs from
wikipedia- which is a little confusing because it lists the 5.0 M117 anywhere from 220-269HP and the 380 engine as 201HP. It doesnt say what years or versions these numbers are from (4 different ones for the 5.0 alone). Does anyone have known correct specs for these engines?
So....what would you do?