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Originally posted by Robby Ackerman
Abby
Consider a 2.3-16. Stock it will run 143.5 mph. Remove the mirrors, hood star, stuff the antenna and run a 195 series tire and it will top 155. The engine swap is not easy and you'd be better off buying a 2.3-16. If you do the swap you need the body kit to keep the car on the ground at triple digit speeds. Note that the US engine is 167 bhp and the euro model is 185 bhp.
[Edited by Robby Ackerman on 06-21-2001 at 10:28 PM]
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Robby: How are you able to get 143.5 / 155+ out of your 2.3-16? Is it a Euro with the different rear end ratio? If not, my (stock, except K&N / no cats) US '87 2.3-16 with the 3.27 final drive (I believe) seems to top out around 130 (I'm usually backing off @ 127 as it's getting REAL buzzy around 6k). I'm missing something...
Paul
'87 190E 2.3-16
'98 ML320
'58 TR3A
'99 Arctic Cat ZR500