Hey Guys,
Just got the connecting rods in. I can confirm that they have been modified. Attached is a picture.

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Joe,

Consider yourself very fortunate! I just spoke to John @ Hughes today & told me that those must have been the LAST set & they shouldn't really have been included....

Have you started the conversion yet?

I was just waiting for the con rods to come in. I also purchased another engine to rebuild for the conversion. I'm wasn't too keen of having my car laid up for a while. So, now it's just a matter of getting the goods to my cousin, and then he starts.
I'm hoping for things to be done quick, but we'll see how things go.

I know this is a big ask, but could oyu take those conrods down to a machine shop and get the measurements for them? It seems your the only hope at the moment as turbo technics dont have the design spec and cannot supply use the information. It would help anyone who has bought the m104 kit if you could get that info for us.
Thanks

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Present:
'94 E320C AMG-Crystal Cassiterite Black, '01 S320 CDI-Silver, '03 E270 CDI-Cubanite
Past:
'83 230E-White, '88 190E-Blue, '88 230E-Black, '89 300E-BlueBlack, '95 E320 Ele-Silver, '97 C180 Ele-BlueBlack, '97 C180 Sport-Alexandrite, '97 CLK200 Ele-Tourmaline, '98 E280 Avant-Amazon, '98 SL280-Zircon, '99 E240 Ele-Aquamarine, '99 CLK230K Ele-Silver, '99 CLK320 Ele-GreenBlack, '00 CLK230K Cabriolet-Quartz

id whip mine apart but id end up with millions of broken bits

as mine is a m104 3.2 24v coupe and has done 140,000 miles what sort of power will it have or did it have as ive read they went from around 325 bhp to 375 bhp and once tweaked upto 450 bhp!

also 2 more questions if anyone can help

what is the normal 0-60 for the e320 coupe and what is the time for the m104 twin turbo coupe version

and secondly did they ever limit the normal e320 coupe to 155 mph as on my sat nave ive had it to 151 mph

and im sneaking in a third question, what is the top speed of the m104 twin turbo coupe and again is it limited

I'll take out the caliper and see what I can do. If I can't get the dimensions myself, it might take me a little time to get someone else to do it.

i rang TT today and was suprised to hear they are in northampton (20 mins from me, 15 in good traffic) as i thought they were on the south coast

anyway they said talk to john on tuesday and he will book it in asap

i want them to replace all the hoses with silicone ones will they do this or insist on the older style

Ran into several problems with my M103 install.
First the fitting size on the turbo oil feed from the oil pressure switch.
But the major one is that the supplied DCU that fires the supplemental injectors is not firing the injectors enough to maintain an A/F ratio below 14.
My installer spoke to a shop in the U.K. that has taken over the support for the TT installations.
They state the supplied DCU is antiquated and they have been replacing with Aquamist ERL MF-2 controllers. This unit will allow adjustment of the injectors to give a rich condition under boost.
Did some research and decided to go more state of the art with a Split Second AIC. Should be installed tomorrow.
If the Split Second works ( 3D Mappable via software, with self contained MAP sensor), then suggest to junk all the switches and electronics from TT and use the Split Second.

Suggest anyone beginning a TurboTechnics install to scrap the supplied electronics that controls the additional injectors.

Best with the supplied electronics under slight boost of 3 lbs was a 17:1 AFR along with a retard of the timing. Supplied unit has no adjustments

Much too lean and the compensation of retarding the timing diminishes power.

Go directly to a Splt Second additional injector controller.
Cuts your install by a few hours.

Out of the box without fully setting up with a laptop the 3D AFR mapping, we see about 12:1 AFR under full boost and no timing retard.


Should have the final dyno results shortly !!!

According to your mechanic that is fitting the kit, what is the maximum power that the twin T2 turbos could achieve under full boost and what boost pressure would this be at? (I'm assuming the same turbos are used for all three engine types)
One tuning specialist that saw the kit said the turbos would only be good for 220rwhp (in total) without overspinning them. I don't see how this is possible if the E320TT makes 345bhp (~270rwhp). Surely Turbo Technics wouldn't have pushed the turbos beyond their recommended redline when they designed the conversion.

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(400rwhp Turbo Technics AMG C36 engine)

Haven't got it on the dyno yet.

Consider scrapping all the supplied piggy back electronics that fire the two additional injectors.
Go with the "Split Second" A1C1-A2L additional injector controller.
Cost is USD $310.00
Quick to connect, 12V power, Speed signal ( green/yellow wire at the fuel pump relay) and vacuum line from the intake manifold.
You can maintain a .85 lambda ( 12.5 AFR) through the full boost RPM range and not have to retard timing.

Hoping for about 100HP+ additional which will give me about 300HP ( 250RWHP) at the flywheel on the M103 .

Boost is fixed at around .5 bar (7 lbs).

Hey guys checkout this guy PUMPISH, hes from russia he buily himself a 300e with 560hp here is the link. He put up some movies of his car on youtube.com check them out.
300E 12v Turbo Project

Let me know if anybody in Australia is interested in a Hammer.....I own the only right hand drive one (originally two RHD ones were produced but the other one was written off in an accident some years ago) and its coming up for sale in a couple of months.

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Current Mercs
R129 1994 300-24SL
W124 320E Turbo Technics Twin Turbo 350bhp

Previous Mercs
W124 1986 Quad Cam AMG Hammer, 45,000 miles
W124 300E Turbo Technics Twin Turbo 320bhp
W124 E500

My mechanic mentioned that he might be interested. What price are you after?

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1989 300CE "Project HWA124"
(400rwhp Turbo Technics AMG C36 engine)

Wow....this is surely the holy grail of Hammers.

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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".