Diesel transaxles are likely stronger than the gas equivalent due to torque snapping things easier than horespower. Since the MB has a rear end with changeable ratios, it seems possible to me.
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Originally Posted by Tomguy
There are too many interchangeable things to list in here. Not all are identical, but some will yield improvements on some vehicles while on others, they'll be bad moves. For example, one I did myself, 3.5 heads on a 4.5 engine will increase your compression
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I would disagree about the too many to list, here is an example of the kinds of information I am used to having...
http://not2fast.wryday.com/vw/stuff/vw_engines.shtml
http://www.scirocco.org/gears/
So,
3.5 heads to a 4.5 engine raises the compression.
(how much of an increase? squish height? Valve sizes?)
4.5 heads to a 3.5 engine lowers the compression
(useful for turbo, is squish consistent? how much lowering?)
That much is enough to give someone a start, and if everyone that learns of such a tidbit had a central place to put it, soon we could have something quite useful, to me anyway
take care,
Jester