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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard
when the whine in the diff started bothering me in my '83 300D I replaced it with a 2.88 out of an '85. All I can say is I wish I had done the swap sooner! The acceleration is still the same or about the same, but the car just seems to take on a new character especially over 65 MPH where it now cruises effortlessly.
Your's is a stick shift though, isn't it Tomj? I would think that car is begging for a 2.88 to marry up with its manual tranny.
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Yes, I'd try it before you sell it Tom, I think you'd like it. I expect it may build boost a bit sooner, and you'll get more useful torque down before you have to shift. On another subject, if you come across a pan and valve body for a turbo automatic tranny ('82 300CD), let me know -- I'd like to get mine repaired before my 240D auto goes south on me.