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Originally Posted by whipplem104
You could drop in a more modern engine with some get up and go. Those old engines were great for durability but getting power out of one takes some doing. The intake and exhaust were very small and they were fairly low compression. I would say either stick with the stock setup or go with something else entirely for an engine. But if you want to get more power out of something, it must breath and or have higher compression.
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Well, porting and high CR pistons would be options during the rebuild. Is there anybody that has done anything similar to an engine of this vintage? How much power are these blocks able to handle?
I had considered a different engine, but to keep the costs down, it probably wouldn't have been a Mercedes engine. I would prefer to keep the engine that is in it.
I thought I read somewhere that there is a different intake available that allows the use of a single bigger carb. That would make adjustment and tuning a little easier.