M110 into W124?
 

Has anyone considered swapping an M110 (DOHC I6) into a 300E? I found a nice 300E body/interior but the motor is trash.

I have a chance to buy a 280SE (W126) parts car with a good motor and trans.

Since the M110 is an FI motor, how difficult can this swap be when other W124s had I6s...

i think you will have two big things. one wiring harness, two hood clearance. i think the 110 will interfere with your hood. the 103 motor is one cam and lays over. i think it sits lower in relationship to the road.

tom w

I wonder if the later W124s with the M104 motor had a different hood. :confused:

Gimme a ride in it if ya build it!

:D Will do.

I know the speedo will work as it's mech, the fuel will, coolant probably so, oil pressure probably.

What about the tach, isn't the pickup like a crank trigger deal on the 300Es?

Would the computer freak out on the ABS?

i would think the speedo on the 124 is electronic though.

tom w

My buddies bounces at low speeds like a mech one. :confused: Unless maybe the VSS is going bad.

The speedo on my 89 300e is mechanical, there is a large cable that connects from the trans to the back of the speedo, I am assuming that is meaning it is mechanical, you know the cable inside spins and therefore turns the speedo.

Unless MB decided to use a giant coaxial looking cable to send the signal to the speedo?

i dont actually know.

tom w

Speedo on 124's right up to the end were mechanical.
Sometimes Mercedes was very slow to update when an improved technology came along. Now they have gone the opposite way - too much high technology.