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Originally Posted by Gen3Benz
Think of it as "improving" not "basterdising"
I'd be interested in a W203 kit with operational gauges
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Forgive me for being a bit nieve, I havent worked on MB's except for the 107 for 20 years. What is a 203, and what do you mean by operational gages.
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Brass radiator....they still make those?  |
My 107 has an aluminum core 3 inches shorter than the M-120 129. Otherwise all dimensions are the same. Therefore I need to make up with quality. I found a radiator maker that will make radiators out of brass with tubes 5/16" on center verses MB 10mm Alumninum. Between the brass and reduced spacing I'm golden.
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Originally Posted by Gen3Benz
For $6000 the kit would need to be top-notch and complete.
They sell BMW E36/LSx kits for $6000 so its possible
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Do you have a web sight. One of the problems is there is more demand for modified BMW's than MB's. It has been a problem with my life. I always go with what I like rather than what makes the money. If I had an agent he'd shoot me.
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Originally Posted by Gen3Benz
2004 Z06 = 5.7L LS6....not much diff powerwise than a modded LS1
2006 Z06 = 7.0L LS7....good luck finding a used engine for anywhere near the price of an M120
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The 7L Z06 is the only Chevy I would propose as a turn key solution. In fact that is what my project was going to be until I thought of the M120 solution. I must say I do prefer the M120 option to the Z06. Both of them have as Rolls Royce puts it "Sufficient" power.
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Originally Posted by Gen3Benz
Building an ironblock 400+ with L92 heads and an L76 intake would be a much cheaper alternative than an aluminum LS7
OR someone buys an LSx and looks for a car to stuff it in.
I know if I find a deal on one of these.... 
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Here in lies the beauty of the Chevrolet engine. You can buy an elegant 7.0L for $14K or go to the junk yard get some pig engine out of something and bolt on a bunch of aftermarket stuff for maybe $2K and have 700HP. When it blow up just get another bottom end.
John Roncallo
12-09-2007, 03:24 PM
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