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Originally Posted by Happycal
I need more ammo to convince him. He has the shop that I want to use with lift and tools. Are there any thread of something similar being done.
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Google for w124 superturbo. You'll get lots of hits. Loads of youtube vids too. The w124 chassis is a very popular one for swapping in the turbo 606. Putting a normally aspirated 606 into w124 is even easier. It's literally one of the easiest engine swaps imaginable, you can finish it inside of a weekend - to include the test drive and celebratory beers.
Once the om606 is bolted into the new car, the ONLY wires it needs to start and run, are the starter, and the wire to the glow plugs. That's it. Then you can drive it home. Your '91 300d is already wired for an electric starter and glow plugs, so it's plug-n-play. Prius-dude likely has Priuses on the brain, with computers, drive-by-wire controls, and a tangled mess of wires and sensors required to make everything work. Your '91 and '95 diesels are stone-age simple in comparison.