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Originally Posted by pawoSD
No SBC on any C-class in the USA.
My 2005 C240 wagon had normal sliding single piston calipers....did the 320 have upgraded multi piston? If my wagon had had the 3.2 engine I'd have probably kept it forever. the 2.6 was gutless compared to the 3.2!
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All w203 wagons shipped to the US had the same 300mm sliding calipers. Only a handful of 05 C320 sedans with the sport package got the 4 piston brakes. Weirdly most C230 sedans shipped to the US included the same sport suspension and brakes with 2 or 4 piston 330mm brakes. I had to swap 4 piston brakes on my 02 C320 wagon. It's really quite easy and the braking power is phenomenal.
https://imgur.com/a/Ij4G3
I made the mistake of using 312/316mm E500 brakes because I listened to people on the forums who claimed 330mm W203 brakes don't fit inside 16" wheels. They were wrong.
And yes C240 2.6 engine is gutless compared to the C320. You can squeeze even more power out of the 3.2 by swapping injectors, airbox and throttle body from the 5.0L V8 M113. Then I got into suspension parts like C55 sway bar, springs and shocks which are direct bolt on. You can build a very fun to drive wagon out of a c320 but it takes a bit of work.