Turbo Technics E320 parts list, installation, reviews - Page 17 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

jfilipcic · #1 08-06-2009, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RBYCC

Women come and go....cars are forever....

Here, here. Well said...........unless the woman takes the car!

RBYCC · #2 08-06-2009, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jfilipcic

Here, here. Well said...........unless the woman takes the car!

...... and the house

Ortolan · #3 12-08-2009, 10:45 PM

3.0L 24v kit for sale in the UK:
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/classifieds-general-sale/54116-turbo-technics-w124-300e-24v-twin-turbo-kit-1000-a.html

ke6dcj · #4 12-08-2009, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ortolan

3.0L 24v kit for sale in the UK:
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/classifieds-general-sale/54116-turbo-technics-w124-300e-24v-twin-turbo-kit-1000-a.html

Is this the kit you used for your HFM C36 engine ?

:-) neil

newcharles · #5 10-23-2009, 10:46 PM

That really helps, expecting more information.

Ortolan · #6 10-24-2009, 09:51 PM

Since I had all my old paperwork out to do the customs clearance here in Canada, I figured I should post a running tally of the project cost from the invoices I've kept:

Chapter 1 - Australia (prices in AUD)

$10,500 September 2006 purchase of 1989 300CE (itemized below)
$10000 Vehicle purchase price
$500 Interstate transport

$5613.00 October 2006 Part purchases (itemized below)
$3000 AMG C36 crankshaft & conrods
$900 4x 2nd hand AMG alloy wheels
$721 4x sport springs & shocks
$252 Fuel pump
$250 4x 2nd hand tyres
$250 2x tail lights
$140 4x 2nd hand MB steel wheels, hubs & tyres
$100 2x engine mounts

$2972.09 October 2006 repairs & upgrades @ Pro Star (itemized below)
$341 Rear muffler
$325 Set of high tension leads
$295 Windscreen
$220 F/tail shaft coupling kit
$182 St. pressure hose
$172 Fuel hose
$151.90 Ignition distributor cap
$75 Roadworthy certification
$70 Rotor
$62 Trans filter kit
$54 Fuel filter
$26 R/c gasket
$14 2x clamps
$14 Wiper rubber
$700 10hrs labour @ $70/hr:
Attend to petrol leak.
RWC.
Fit 2 tyres (cus. supplied).
Replaced 2 tail lamps (cus. supplied).
Replaced fuel pumps (cus. supplied).

$1190.00 Oct/Nov 2006 repairs & upgrades @ Dr Rubber (itemized below)
$400 Trace power drain to amps, rewire
$220 Fit new suspension (cus. supplied)
$180 Roll fenders
$150 New battery
$80 Fit & balance wheels (cus. supplied)
$67.50 Fit fuel hoses (cus. supplied)
$45 Fit engine mounts (cus. supplied)
$15 Petrol & oil

$1510.00 November 2006 certification repairs @ Cartech (itemized below)
$700 2x upgrade side intrusion beams
$375 Final engineer's inspection & certificate
$200 Initial engineer's inspection
$100 Hoist inspection
$50 Install high mount brake light

$4950.00 November 2006 repairs & upgrades @ Pro Star (itemized below)
$3000 Overhaul transmission
$1500 Dismantle M103 engine

$5876.00 February 2007 Part purchases (itemized below)
$2600 Turbo kit 320 & exhaust
$2076 Freight & duty from Hughes
$700 3.6L Oettinger piston set
$300 2nd hand 500SL front brake discs & calipers
$200 Burlwood & chrome trim

$6499.00 March 2007 repairs & upgrades @ Pro Star (itemized below)
$5000 Used M104 3.2 engine
$590 Crankshaft machining
$422.73 Install immobilizer
$350 Dismantle M104 engine

Ortolan · #7 10-24-2009, 09:52 PM

Chapter 1, continued...

$39,707.60 January 2008 repairs & upgrades @ Prestige Car (itemized below)
$1,844 Crack test & linish crankshaft. Clean con rods, check tunnel sizes, resize & align. R&R bush pin fit & align to suit new pins. Fit rod bearings & measure clearances. Swirl tank block, hone to suit new pistons. Check main tunnels, fit main bearing & check oil clearances. Balance Assembly. Supply alloy bronze special small end bushes
$1,420 Microtech ECU
$855 Air conditioning compressor
$855 6x Bosch hi flow injector - 350CC
$850 2x dyno tuning
$820.60 2x Koni sport front strut
$735 Eboost 2 electronic boost controller
$550 Decarb head & lap valves
$525 Repair int light, dash light, steering column switch, boot wiring.
$460 2x tyre
$410.48 2x Koni sport rear shocker
$396 Radiator
$360 Heater valve
$342.80 VRS gasket set
$337.25 Bosch performance fuel pump
$324.50 Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
$320 Water pump
$301.50 Fan coupling
$280 2x Air conditioning hose
$246.50 Conrod bearing set
$242.25 Main bearing set
$198.44 Special piston circlip set
$195 Fit stereo unit
$184.44 3x 12 way connector
$180.46 Conversion set
$174 Repair dents/LHF guard & door
$163.20 Lead set
$154.66 Idle control motor
$145.20 Fan
$145 K&N air filter
$134.51 R/cover gasket set
$127.36 Fan switch
$125 Front brake pads
$114.60 12x engine oil
$110.40 Tensioner pulley
$110 Timing cover
$109.50 10L transmission/power steering fluid
$107.80 Heater hose
$103.40 Modulator valve
$95.24 Coolant level sensor
$90 2x machine disc
$89.66 Petrol
$89.36 2x Rear brake rotor
$88.65 Valve stem seal kit
$88.47 Handbrake shoe kit
$84.76 3x suppressor
$83.30 Transmission mount
$82.40 Receiver drier
$82.40 Oxy sensor
$79.80 1.5L HR12 refrigerant
$79 2x turbo gasket
$77 2x modify trans pipes
$77 Battery tray
$76.50 12x conrod bolts
$75.40 Thrust washers
$74 Transmission oil cooler hose
$73.95 Head bolt set
$70 2x A/C lines
$70 Petrol
$70 Wheel alignment
$67.54 Breather hose
$63.80 Front engine cover
$63.20 Antenna mast
$62.70 Rear main housing
$62.20 4x relay
$61 Speedi sleeve
$60 Belt
$58.94 2x elbow
$53.48 Air temperature sensor
$51.90 Breather hose
$50.96 2x barb fitting
$50 2nd hand water pre pump
$50 Petrol - picking up parts
$49.10 2x spring seat
$48 Transmission oil cooler hose
$46.75 Pulley
$45.55 Fan temperature sensor
$45 Solenoid
$44 Radiator hose
$44 Pipe - 180 deg
$40 2x trans lines
$38.23 Hose - 4mm
$38.14 Bushing
$36 Radiator hose
$35.80 4x anti-freeze
$34 Taxi to & from trans specialist
$33 Thermostat
$33 Sealant
$33 2nd hand transmission pan
$33 2nd hand accelerator cable
$32 Brake booster hose
$30 2x caliper paint
$30 Heat tape
$30 Clamp
$30 Petrol
$30 Petrol
$29.90 2x coolant conditioner
$28.40 2x joiner
$27.50 Leak trace dye - UV 7.39mL
$26.20 Radiator fitting cap
$25.35 3x tailshaft bolt
$25.28 1.5L brake/clutch fluid
$25 Alloy end cap
$25 Taxi fares to & from dyno
$22.50 50x cable tie
$22.35 Elbow
$22 Slider
$21.55 Timing pin
$20.20 Grommet - R/cover breather
$20 Freight - service
$20 Bolts
$20 Terminals
$20 Welding material
$20 Slim line number plate frame
$20 Number plate frame
$19.47 Sliding rail
$18 4x blanking cover
$17.50 Oil filter
$17.34 Pan seal
$16.75 Fitting
$16.60 Barb fitting
$16.50 Adaptor
$15.48 2x wear sensor
$15.30 6x washer
$15.30 6x washer
$15.10 2x muffler mounting ring
$15 Bush
$15 Sundries
$15 2nd hand transmission dipstick
$15 Bolts
$14.85 27x terminal
$14.85 27x terminal
$14.60 Paint
$14.27 Port fitting
$14.20 4x hose clip
$14 Hose
$14 Primer
$13.90 Bolts
$13.65 3x relay connector
$13.55 Adaptor
$13 Bolts & nuts
$12.85 5x cable
$12.50 Undercoat
$12.44 Heat shrink
$12.30 Antenna grommet
$12.20 4x hose clip
$12 Cleaning fluids
$12 Wire
$11.70 3x bolt
$11.51 Plug fitting
$11.45 Joiner
$11.25 Tubing
$10.80 3x nut
$10.25 Screw
$10 Welding material
$9.90 3x nut
$9.24 Nipple fitting
$8.80 Ring
$8.50 Radiator cap
$8.40 3x hose clip
$7.55 Barb fitting
$7.30 2x hose clip
$7.28 Plug fitting
$7 2x hose clamp
$7 2x globe
$6.87 Tube nut
$6.60 12x terminal
$6.60 Clamp
$6.50 10x flat washer
$6 Panel
$6 4x washer
$5.90 Relay connector
$5.55 Cable
$5.55 Relay
$5.55 Relay connector
$5.50 Screws & nut set
$5.14 Pin
$5 Bolts
$4.95 9x terminal
$4.55 Connector
$3.90 3x washer
$3.75 Hose clip
$2.90 Welch plug
$2.27 O-ring
$2.20 Locking clip
$2.20 Hose clip
$2.08 Air conditioning o-ring
$1.88 O-ring
$20,146.50 251.8hrs labour @$80/hr:
Check parts & sort as required.
Check piston deck height, check CC volume of piston and combustion chamber.
Dismantle engine block-24v, clean & inspect parts.
Carry out measurements and make calculations for compression ratio and to use new pistons, shorter con rods and AMG C36 crankshaft.
Dismantle head for surfacing and valve repairs.
Replace valve stem seals.
Assemble crankshaft, con rod and piston to engine to measure piston volume-after machining work had been completed.
Fit head gasket, head, camshafts, timing chain etc and measure piston to valve clearance.
Dismantle and machine parts as required to achieve the desired compression ratio of 9.2:1.
Assemble engine replacing parts listed above.
Fit turob chargers, drill sump for oil return.
Make necessary modifications to enable parts to fit engine.
Partially dismantle turbos, drill & tap housing to suit water pipe mounting brackets, assemble and fit bolts and washers.
Modify & fit oil fitting for oil feed to turbos.
Fit & modify air cleaner/intake to suit.
Fabricate engine intake crossover pipe, fit & weld air intake sensor and breather fittings and mounts.
Fabricate mounting plates etc for the idle control solenoid.
Modify throttle body as required.
R&R front bumper bar for repairs, modify as required & fit turbo intercooler.
Modify fan shroud as per turbo fitting instructions.
Remove battery & tray, clean & treat rusted surfaces.
Make up plates to cover holes, fibreglass, sand & paint as required.
Complete engine assembly, fit transmission to engine.
Fit assembly to car and check for clearances and turbo fitment etc.
Remove engine and carry out necessary changes.
Refit engine and transmission, work out the changes the transmission oil cooler lines and air conditioning hoses.
Replace air conditioning compressor, hoses and receiver drier.
Replace transmission mounting & fit cooler lines and hoses.
Straighten selector rod and fit.
R&R transmission sump, modify and fit 2nd hand kickdown cable from a 24v.
Fit dipstick-24v.
Fit exhaust system and align.
Fit radiator and hoses.
R&R air conditioning switch assembly, rewire to suit compressor without speed sensor.
Wire relay into air conditioning so the auxilary fan comes on with the compressor.
Remove part of original wiring harness and wire remainder to operate various components.
Modify new harness to suit new system.
Fit and wire Microtech engine management system.
Fit auxilary fan sensor, coolant sensor and temperature and wire to suit new system.
Fill engine, transmission and power steering with fluids.
Fit modified fuel hoses, fit and connect adjustable fuel pressure regulator.
Crank engine to get oil pressure, fit spark plugs.
Start engine and carry out various tests, adjust fuel pressure.
Check engine running hot-check for air in system-ok.
Remove new radiator-supplied by client-should be 3 tubes, but only has 2.
Check engine temperature-better-not satisfactory though.
Check & viscous fan not operating efficiently.
Replace viscous coupling.
Check operation of fan blades and identify it was a 4 cylinder fan.
Fit a 6 cylinder fan-temperature not normal.
Set Microtech fan mode to operate auxilary fan to come on at 94 degrees.
Replace fuel pump with high flow unit and modify mounting bracket to suit.
R&R fuel rail and modify and fit new high flow injectors.
Trim fuel to make car driveable to dyno for tuning.
Fit relay for cam retard unit and wire as required to enable it to work with Microtech.
Sandblast all brake calipers and front discs.
Paint all calipers and disc hubs.
Fit new handbrake shoe kit and rear discs.
Fit fron calipers and discs-500SL.
Bleed brakes.
Drain transmission sump and fit 2nd hand sump and new seal.
Fit interior trim parts - supplied.
R&R instrument cluster, repair odometer, fit illumination kit.
Replace quadrant light globe.
Replace front struts & rear shock absorbers.
R&R front springs -twice & replace spring pads.
Measure spring pressures.
R&R antenna, dismantle & repair, replace mast.
Check no battery power to antenna & run new wire from power source.
Fit & wire oxy sensor.

Ortolan · #8 10-24-2009, 09:55 PM

Chapter 1, continued...

$7392.30 March 2008 repairs & upgrades @ Prestige Car (itemized below)
$1176.44 2x repair turbo
$575 Eibach spring set
$345 Custom 30mm front sway bar
$310 Dyno testing & diagnosis
$165 2nd hand fuel sender
$165 Speedo head repairs
$150 Paint rear panel
$137.50 Drag link
$120 Petrol
$88.50 Window switch
$67.50 15x wheel bolts
$61.47 Seat side cover
$59.14 2x sway bar mounting rubber
$55 Wheel alignment
$53.60 2x rubber buffer
$37.32 6x spark plugs
$30 Merc switch
$24 Taxi fare
$20.40 8x washer
$11.44 4x washer
$3740 46.75hrs labour @$80/hr:
Replace wheel bolts so they are all the same length.
Replace driver's side cover.
R&R seats & trims as required, trace vacuum leak to rear head rests and front seat module, replace connector & test system.
Check noise in front end after hitting pot hole, trace noise to l/h lower ball joint, pierce boot & lubricate.
Replace steering drag link.
Fit larger front & rear sway bars, fabricate mounts as required.
Replace springs, R&R as required again & replace spring pads to get car level.
Fit switch & wire antenna to be switch off auto mode.
Replace spark plugs.
Replace driver's window switch.
Replace fuel gauge sender unit.
R&R speedo head for repairs to accuracy.
R&R turbos for repairs.
Modify l/h/f guard & grind r/h/r to gain tyre clearance.
Fit rear panel.

$4603.80 Australian onroad costs (itemized below)
$320 3x towing
$44.70 7 day temporary registration
$66.70 35 day temporary registration
$400 Vehicle purchase stamp duty
$588 1yr registration to Nov 2007
$575.40 1yr registration to Nov 2008
$400 Vanity registration plates
$570 6mo insurance to May 2007
$939 1yr insurance to Oct 2008
$100 Roadside service
$600 6x petrol refills

$4600.00 Shipment to Toronto (itemized below)
$120 Towing to Melbourne dock
$2450 Shipment to Baltimore port
$250 Marine insurance
$1780 Transport to Toronto

Running total at end of chapter 1: $95,413.79
Approximately 3000km traveled since rebuild (running cost is over $30/km!)

Ortolan · #9 10-24-2009, 09:57 PM

Chapter 2 - Canada (prices in CAD)

$3745.00 Sep/Oct 2009 Part purchases (itemized below)
$1210 Recaro front seats
$70 Recaro repair kit
$2465 2x Garrett GT2860RS turbos

$2512.00 Mar/Apr 2010 upgrades @ Mazdees (itemized below)
$912 Custom flanges & piping
$200 6 months storage
$1400 28hrs labour @ $50/hr

$200 Canadian onroad costs (itemized below)
$200 Towing

to be continued...