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what can i do to get mor horses from a 3.8 ltr v8 85 380se stock hp is around 150 kinda small for an 8 even though its 3.8 ltrs my 4cyl gets 147 at 2.5 ltrs im not looking for gobbs of power just somthing to eqaul out for the displacement
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Hi,
There really isn't an easy way to get more power from the US version 380. The compression ratio is the culprit...I think those were around 8:1. To get more efficiency you'd need at least 9:1 compression. Regards, Randy D. ------------------ W.R.Durrance ASE Master Tech Mercedes Tech 19 Years |
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Check www.deja.com - on the alt.auto.mercedes newsgroup a 380SL owner named Lee Sharp mentioned modifying this engine. I believe he mentioned polishing intake ports, but I'm not sure. He does a lot of his own work, so I'm not sure whether it would be cost effective to pay to have it done.
------------------ Robert W. Roe 1984 300SD 166,230 miles |
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