Thread: How difficult would it be to install this?
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Old 05-17-2008, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by junqueyardjim View Post
I was looking at used engines on Ebay, and they had these nice pictures on the Mercedes Dodge Sprinter engine. It has 2.7 liter displacement, still 5 cylinder and is a CDI diesel. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__DODGE-MERCEDES-FREIGHTLINER-SPRINTER-ENGINE_W0QQitemZ350059658053QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadiZ2865QQcmdZViewI tem?hash=item350059658053&
It doesn't look at all like the 617. But I was just wondering if anybody had seriously looked at that engine as a replacement for the 617. We probably could increase the mileage of our cars considerably with a transplant like that. Would the electronics really be a hurdle. How does it compare in size and weight. It seems to do a really good job pushing those big sprinters around. Well, just thinking about it. It really looks good to me. Could we make it work.

seems like you would need the harneseses and computer for it. but i think they came with nice overdrive trans options, but you would probably need a computer for the auto trans as well
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