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03-04-2002, 11:46 AM
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w109 swap: 1991 M117 for 1972 M117?
Is a 560SEL engine a feasible swap for a tired 4.5?
Last edited by PaulC; 03-05-2002 at 10:12 AM. 
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03-04-2002, 10:31 PM
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Anything is feasible if you have an unlimited amount of time and money. But it would probably be cheaper to buy a decent 560SEL by the time you got done with AC and engine management.
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Chuck Taylor Falls Church VA '66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe
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03-05-2002, 08:48 AM
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'Fraid not. Completely different engine.
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Chuck Taylor Falls Church VA '66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe
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03-05-2002, 10:10 AM
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I made the same assumption that Rackne did. Since the engines are completely different, I'll revert back to my original plan of a Chevy 454/Turbo 400 swap into a 300SEL 4.5.
Thanks anyway!
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03-05-2002, 05:06 PM
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Ick, not a chevy. Keep it in the family and get a 6.9
A less invasive swap would be a 500sel or 420sel donor motor. But you will need most everything under the hood to make it work. The exhaust & drive shaft will have to be custom made. The rest is bolt on. -CTH
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