I thought this thread was dead!!

I ended up putting in a 3.8L V8 from a 1981 SL. Its a euro motor so it cranks out more horsepower. The motor only had 67,000 miles so still in good shape. I left the rear end just to see how it would hold up and it has been fine- except for excessive rear wheel spin by one tire- no posi! I'm going to look for a 16v diff because I would like to keep the car all mercedes. I liked the 3.8 since it was a bit smaller, would rev faster and only had about 20 horses less than a euro 5.0 (from 126 car.) A 560SL radiator fit nicely into a 2.6 radiator housing so I have plenty of cooling with dual fans from a new C class. The car never gets above 100 degrees even in Phoenix- 105 right now! The exhaust is connected with a 3" y-collector and followed by a flowmaster muffler... the only thing non-mercedes. Probably get a Remus someday. Left the suspension so far since the iron block of the original 190E weighs about as much as the 3.8L aluminum. Haven't taken it to the track yet but it should run 14s no problem. Fun car to drive! Let me know if you have any questions.

Mike
500SEC Euro
190E 3.8 Euro