Well I have just bought the 2.65 from Jonatham in Atlanta that he had.

I had thought for ordinary fast driving the 2.82 would be enough, but then again, the AMG 1987 catalogue states the diffs they sold at the time were the "modest" 2.65, the 2.82, 3.06, 3.27 and the "Neck-snapping" 3.46


My reckoning, without having done a dyno test yet, that my stock 2.47 ratio and totally stock engine, with AMG headers and exhaust, and the big Remus 2-in-2-out exhaust (guaranteed 2 hp on the dyno) has boosted the car's HP by 30 hp with no other mods done yet.

That puts it in Euro "kat" territory, the Euro gen. II Kat motor had about 272 hp..



Not into the incredible euro ECE engine, about 300 hp for those, but what I have is worthwhile.

Stepping on it hard from 90 mph is as smooth as pouring water, past 135 mph.

Absolutely great.

If it scrubs a few mph off the top end I don't care, as I had it up to 152 once and the accellerator wasn't even floored. A mere 4800 rpm or so was
spinning at 145 mph.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)