Huh? I just put a tape measure to my M130, and it's about 28 inches from the back of the valve cover to the front of the water pump pulley. A small block Chevy with a short water pump is 26.5 inches OAL.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
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