lmao those are great! but yeah those numbers are also for brand new factory tested units... not ones that have been out in the world for 20+ years.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

That orange container in the middle has my Factory Rebuilt OM603 in it. It has 143 HP....

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

... why would you use a 4cylinder to power that car?.. you have so much room in that engine bay.. throw a 603 or atleast a 617 in there.. the fact is with the smaller engine its going to be lugging to get you to highway speeds so it will actually kill your gas milage ask forced, he runs the VNT turbo and stomps it everwhere and he gets great gas mileage.

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1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

I thought about this swap only cause I have both cars and my finace is limited I love the sel but gas so high I can't win

In that case, I would just sell the SEL and buy a daily commuter car that gets better mileage, this engine swap will make the car worthless.

Souds like you would be better off selling both and buying something with a 4cy and FWD.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Not a quality comment for this thread.



Why not a 200D tossed in there? I bet I could get my Schwinn moving faster to 20mph.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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My vote is for you to find another W201 body to accept the 2.2 Diesel transplant. The 2.3 gassers are plentiful, and it's not too hard to find a cheap one with a bad engine or a bad trans.

The key is to find a W201 body with NO RUST. If you find a clean body shell with no rust, the rest is just plug and play.

SteveM.

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'93 190E/D 2.5 Turbodiesel 5-speed (daily driver)
'87 190D 2.5 Turbo rustbucket - parts car
'84 Dodge Rampage diesel - Land Speed Record Holder
'13 Ram 2500 Diesel
'05 Toyota 4Runner