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Old 04-28-2005, 08:15 AM
pentoman pentoman is offline
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The 500E was built by Porsche and they modified the transmission tunnel on each shell to fit the wider transmission.

BUT, did the Mercedes built 400E/E420 have this modification done, or does the lower torque 400 not require such a big box, hence no modification required?

And would the 400/420 therefore be the engine to go for? I reckon the 500 might be excess and you'd need to spend some good time just making the chassis harness that 326 bhp sensibly! The 400 would probably be plenty for a cruiser...


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