@Flynavy:
progress: none, sadly.
Aint got time, to many other projects...

It runs!
Makes some loud alternator squeal when I rev it up, need to mess with that later.
My aluminum expansion tank didn't come yet so I rigged up my coolant fill funnel.
Also need to bump up the idle a little with this cam.....all in good time.
heres the link....
LS-190 runs!

I mounted a ford t-bird/lincoln mk vIII cooling fan to my radiator....fits like it was made for it.
Found some radiator hoses that fit perfect.
I'll take some more pics tommorow.

Nice Chunx! Getting it running is a major accomplishment. What is left besides the obvious stuff?

Put on the www.rdmtek.com Shock Towers/Camber Plates (Black or Silver). An accessory strut bar is in the works, however yours will be entirely custom, but I can take care of that. Bring it up for a weekend, and we will get it done.

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

Lots of stuff left, but this was a nice hurdle.
Your camber plates are sweet. This car isn't worthy of those yet.
Are the strut bars going to be aluminum?
It will be a while before its drivable, but I'll make a trip up the hill when it is.

Ok, next time I am down, I will stop by and take some measurements and check it out. Great progress!

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

sooo light?????

What part of big engine into small car dont you understand? Actually the cross member area does look kind of flimsy to me. But please remember its not how much metal you put but where you put it is so much more important.

John Roncallo

Congratulations

It sounds good. Must be a nice feeling. And I just noticed the front part of the cross member installed now it looks stiff enough.

John Roncallo

That's a lot of work for a meere 400 h.p.

I'd have built a real engine out of that thing that makes atleast 500/550 h.p. or better, and done a little bit more reinforcement work, and made everything else the same.

You can bolt a turbo, or supercharger onto a stock 5.6, and make more than 400h.p. and not have to go through that much trouble or work, leaving everything original intact, in the front frame work.....For less money and time, too..

Don't mean to insult, because it looks fantastic, and it looks as though you've got all of the details taken care of as well. I'd just have done it all for more power than that.

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Whats stopping you?
But then it wouldn't have 8 sweet ignition coils
I have lots of time and money to spend.

I am confident that more power can be arranged quite easily by Gen3Benz. But it is probably best to just get it running and find out the weak links and get everything dialed in with 400. 400 HP is a really good number in a 201, 550 is way too much in my opinion. 385 PS in the AMG hammer w124 does enough damage as it is.

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

I don't have any time problems and definately haven't got any problems with money either. All I was saying is that it's a lot of trouble for such small numbers. Nothing more.
Nick

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I personally think it's a great project and definitely worth the effort. Please keep us updated..
Thanks!
Adam

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320

It's no trouble at all.

Could you post some 550 rwhp motor swaps you have done?
I could always use some good ideas.

500 ponies is only the push of a button away.

Ahh.....papa likes...papaīs used tiny little bottles to solve BIG problems before,and it indeed works like a charm (Has actualy put me in the winners circle more times than i care to remember)
Brian and the boys of NX knows their ****,but no matter the make as itīs all good i guess..

Word of advice if sytem is dry tho.Donīt get greedy.

Took a look at the short vid,and it looks good Gen!
Looking forward to seing some hardcore tire smoking vids as much as you are iīd say.

no dry, only wet.

Thank you sir.
When the time comes I will definitely re-vulcanize some tires.