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Old 02-15-2007, 12:57 PM
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Any ideas of the best way to get more horses out of the good old 280 twin cam motor.

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Old 02-15-2007, 10:42 PM
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Old 02-28-2007, 05:23 AM
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I have a 280E, 5 -speed ... and I want more horses as well

What sort of Forced Induction? Turbo? Supercharger?

which one? What parts?
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Old 02-28-2007, 07:54 AM
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Your only options are supercharger, turbo, or nitrous. No one that I'm aware of makes a kit to either - you'll have to fabricate your own.
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Old 02-28-2007, 02:08 PM
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Bigger engine
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Old 02-28-2007, 02:38 PM
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I had a 280E, fun car. My brother rebuilt the engine head on it. After that, it was named 'Satan'. Have fun with that engine!

As far as more performance...it's true. You'd probably be better off with a different Benz, a V8.

The 280 engine is a weird beast, and you'd likely have to modify a LOT to fit in a turbo/supercharger. The vacuum tubes alone...

Good luck either way!

(I too always wanted more performance from my trusty 300E - so I sold it and bought an E430 - problem solved).
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Old 02-28-2007, 04:23 PM
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I have no idea what kind of gearbox the G-wagon is useing, but I think the easyest swap would be m104 3.2 from w140 (230hp)...the tranny side bolt pattern of the merc V and I engines are different....
But ofcourse there is a way to find a v8 gearbox from newer g wagon, they were(are) made with A LOT of different engines....
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Old 03-05-2007, 05:47 AM
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Adding a single turbo to an M110 isn't a big issue, there is a huge hole on the passenger side where you could easily do this.

Now fueling it is going to be the difficult part, an no... an FMU is junk.
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Old 03-05-2007, 06:26 AM
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i'm getting 3.9 gearing put in soon, followed by custom cams and extractors which should give me a real good time.
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Old 03-05-2007, 06:27 AM
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If I can ever find my five speed 280SEL (W126 chassis) over here in the US, I'll probably end up with a single turbocharger on it.

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