Hi,
I'm doing a turbo install on my wifes 300te wagon.
The car has done over 500,000kms and still goes great.
It has been running a propane only system since 2007 and has covered 50,000kms in that time.
It uses a Impco 200 mixer.
I'm going to fit a chinese turbo from ebay it is a T3/T4 hybrid copy of a garrett with internal wastegate and .63 a/r. It was very cheap $269aud delivered.
I'm using MS1 megasquirt to control EDIS for igniton, please see my other thread showing the trigger wheel setup.
So far I have designed and had laser cut the manifold flange and turbo flange, I'm sch10 ss bends to build the manifold. It will be TIG welded.
I'll post up pictures as I'm making progress.
Thanks.

You can see rest of pics here

Here is the M12 banjo I made to supply oil to the turbo.

And the water injection install.

You're using the windshield washer reservoir for the water injection ?

__________________
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...c/GOWIDE-1.jpg
1971 280SL ROADSTER
1988 300CE TWIN TURBO WIDEBODY
1994 E320 CABRIOLET
1999 C43 AMG
2005 G55K AMG
2008 CLK63 AMG BLACK SERIES

Yes Sir.
It holds 5 litres and has a low level sensor, I'm using a "Devils own" pump that I bought a few years ago.

I have a similar pump that has been sitting also for a few years and was thinking about using the windscreen washer reservoir.

Looks like you left the stock washer pump(s) in place and added a lower fitting for the water injection pump....
Uses the stock low level light which is great !!!
Makes sense as most low temp -25F windshield washer fluid in the USA is 35% methanol...!!!!
Cool down your charge air and still wash your windshield and headlights when needed !!!

__________________
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...c/GOWIDE-1.jpg
1971 280SL ROADSTER
1988 300CE TWIN TURBO WIDEBODY
1994 E320 CABRIOLET
1999 C43 AMG
2005 G55K AMG
2008 CLK63 AMG BLACK SERIES

You guys with yer washer reservoirs and yer turbos I ditched my res in favor of a factory turbodiesel airbox, heatshield, and fender. I only miss it when I cant see.


Glad to see another wagon getting boosted. Welcome to the club, and good luck with the build.

__________________

90 300TE 4-M
Turbo 103, T3/T04E 50 trim
T04B cover .60 AR
Stage 3 turbine .63 AR
A2W I/C, 40 LB/HR
MS2E, 60-2 Direct Coil Control
3" Exh, AEM W/B O2
Underdrive Alt. and P/S Pulleys,
Vented Rear Discs, .034 Booster.
3.07 diffs 1st Gear Start

90 300CE 104.980
Milled & ported head, 10.3:1 compression
197° intake cam w/20° advancer
Tuned CIS ECU
4° ignition advance
PCS TCM2000, built 722.6
600W networked suction fan
Sportline sway bars
V8 rear subframe, Quaife ATB 3.06 diff

That's spot on.
I won't have an intercooler installed straight away and will be relying on the water injection to keep intake temps down. I have an MR2 IC that I will fit in front of the RHS front wheel. But I will wait until I have my hoist installed before I tackle that.

Made a little progress, here are some photos of the manifold I made, it has 1,2,3 exhaust ports and 4,5,6 separate for a twin scroll turbo. The turbo I'm using is a single scroll but I may upgrade, we'll see how it is first.

I would not take the chance ingesting a chinese turbo in my engine

__________________
1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

I wasn't happy with the little undercut on the flange so I fixed that. Now I have to make the exhuast pipe to suit. Not alot of room on the RHD mercs.

great work on that manifold - looks pretty!

Mark/Pelican Parts

Thanks Mark.

Progress has been slow, I've had a few health issues, nothing serious but enough to knock the wind out of my sails. Coming good now so should see more updates over the next week.

Grant.

If I could offer a suggestion, I'd run a saw blade through the flange between 3 and 4. Thermal expansion is gonna scrub the hell out of the exhaust gaskets with it as one long piece. A slice through the middle will give it much needed room to move. I fear otherwise it may prove difficult to keep exhaust gaskets on 1 and 6.

__________________

90 300TE 4-M
Turbo 103, T3/T04E 50 trim
T04B cover .60 AR
Stage 3 turbine .63 AR
A2W I/C, 40 LB/HR
MS2E, 60-2 Direct Coil Control
3" Exh, AEM W/B O2
Underdrive Alt. and P/S Pulleys,
Vented Rear Discs, .034 Booster.
3.07 diffs 1st Gear Start

90 300CE 104.980
Milled & ported head, 10.3:1 compression
197° intake cam w/20° advancer
Tuned CIS ECU
4° ignition advance
PCS TCM2000, built 722.6
600W networked suction fan
Sportline sway bars
V8 rear subframe, Quaife ATB 3.06 diff

Yes, already thought of that, I will be running a saw cut between each runner, being stainless the heat expansion will be large.
I also made all the stud holes larger except for the ones at cylinder #2.
Thanks,
Grant.