I have a 94 E320 that's a daily with 180K, well cared for engine with history, runs like a top, etc, etc. The car has some serious accident damage from previous owner underneath, and while it's a fine work car and still presentable I can't bring myself to put but so much money into it long term. These things are all but worthless to sell as a whole unless they are mint, I could make more parting it out but I started thinking this spunky little engine might be fun an a 2.6L 190E.

There is sporadic info online but I've gathered as far as engine swaps it's not a huge endeavor and I've done such before so that's not a huge concern. What I haven't been able to pin down is what, if any, manual trans can one stick behind it(that will take spirited driving and not break too often).
I'm not sure I'd bother with an automatic.

I'm assuming I'd need a trans from a 6cyl car, or possibly from a 16v 190 which I further assume is either nearly unobtainable or prohibitively expensive(or both) in the case of the latter. I'm sure I can find pedals from a MT 190e and I can have the driveshaft taken care of, am I asking for grief to try to find a trans that will work? Other than the super rare w124 MT cars I'm not sure what would even have had one, especially in the US.

Thoughts/experience? I've google'd but most results seem to be long idle discussions and very little actual experience doing.

I don't suppose anyone has an adaptor to put a T5 behind a 104? lol...

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