You need to establish base line if you are to keep this car.. if i were you i would buy a set of wires, plugs, and coils if necessary before starting to go into more complicated things (there are some cheap coils online)...Has the wiring harness been changed?

nice find though, looks to be a good looking car....show us more pictures!

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1993 300E, 2.8 M104 .....