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Fitting a merc 6-speed Manual box to a W124 E300?????
Guys, been want to switch to a manual box for a while now, but ever since the twin turbo was installed on my w124 m103 300 that wanting has become somewhat a need. I know I can always go with the dog leg 5 speed from the 2.5 -16 or the m104 300-24 (thou I have heard that this engine uses a smaller bell housing than the m103). Any way I am more interested in installing one of the new 6-speed boxes merc is making now, and I am willing to go through with the custom fitting required. What I need is a few heads up pointers to what I am expected to run into with this plan, and I appreciate your input on this matter.
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Jay, ----------------- -1995 Blue W202 C36 AMG (M) SOLD ;( -1995 Black W140 S500 (Lady) -1992 Black W124 E300 (Dima) (Ex-Mosselman Twin turbo Kit). -1988 Black W124 300 E 4-Matic.(Nadeen) -1983 Brown W126 500SEL.(Old Lady)(Sold) -1981 Gold W123 280CE.(Dareen)(Sold) http://www.youtube.com/user/jayrasheed |
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merc manual boxes are relatively average as far as shift quality and speed goes,
put a heavier clutch than standard in tho |
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And i dont have that much power anyways, i doubt i am making over 290hp
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Jay, ----------------- -1995 Blue W202 C36 AMG (M) SOLD ;( -1995 Black W140 S500 (Lady) -1992 Black W124 E300 (Dima) (Ex-Mosselman Twin turbo Kit). -1988 Black W124 300 E 4-Matic.(Nadeen) -1983 Brown W126 500SEL.(Old Lady)(Sold) -1981 Gold W123 280CE.(Dareen)(Sold) http://www.youtube.com/user/jayrasheed |
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yep true, you wil just need to get a custom bell housing made up to fit your car, but if your going to this length, have you thought about something like the toyota supra boxes
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I second that thought. The Supra transmissions were Getrag, as are the Mercedes transmissions I believe. Mercedes isn't actually making them. And of course the Supra's transmissions are likely to handle more power, just a little added durability.
The driveshaft will need to be custom fabricated. Depending on size, the tunnel might need some hammering. Pedals, all kinds of options. You can hook up a stock pedal set from a 300e manual trans, or get some "racing" pedals and have more control over pressures and placement. I think the transmission input shaft may also come into play. It has to be proper length and diameter. Not necessarily impossible. This site might have a little useful information on the topic: http://1800philes.com/t5.html |
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dont mess with the housings just get a supra tranny, make an adapter plate, tie up all the vaccum lines and bolt it on. Me and my buddies made a adapter out of 1/4" steel to fit a 240sx transmission to a Q45 motor during a motor swap. It doesnt take long to measureout, cut and drill and its by far the easiest and most accepted option.
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we only have 3 supras in lebanon. 2 auto and one manual. Finding a used box is close to impossible
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Jay, ----------------- -1995 Blue W202 C36 AMG (M) SOLD ;( -1995 Black W140 S500 (Lady) -1992 Black W124 E300 (Dima) (Ex-Mosselman Twin turbo Kit). -1988 Black W124 300 E 4-Matic.(Nadeen) -1983 Brown W126 500SEL.(Old Lady)(Sold) -1981 Gold W123 280CE.(Dareen)(Sold) http://www.youtube.com/user/jayrasheed |
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Could you have it shipped From another place?
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1997 Mercedes E320 Turbo Garrett T3/60-1 Turbocharger Custom Water Intercooler Setup 352rwhp/366rwtq @ 8.6psi in '08 http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/1051/log7smallay9.jpghttp://img66.imageshack.us/img66/740...s3smallox0.jpg |
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how many people live in lebanon? 20?
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Man we r around 3.5 million in lebanon, but alot more around the world; looool
well we have lots of mercs and bmws, i mean i have 4 mercs at home, goin down any streach of highway you will easily run into atleast 15 merc in the space of 1 km, same for bmws, those little french cars. But what we dont have is Jap performance cars other than subarus and evos (evos i guess no more than a 50 in total; i personally have met at least half the owners of Mitsubishi evos). Bas we dont have many supras, maybe 5 NSX hondas, not one skyline R34 and below ( thou we have like 8 new ones 2008/ models). Mind you we are not short on lambos, Ferrari, and especially Porsches of all sorts, those we have tons of. Keep in mind that Lebanon had a severe civil war from 1979 till 1990 and then we were under occupation and economic instability till early 2000. this and the fact that we have a rule prohibiting import of second hand cars that are older than 8 yrs combined to make us miss a huge part of the motoring world’s best yrs :S
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Jay, ----------------- -1995 Blue W202 C36 AMG (M) SOLD ;( -1995 Black W140 S500 (Lady) -1992 Black W124 E300 (Dima) (Ex-Mosselman Twin turbo Kit). -1988 Black W124 300 E 4-Matic.(Nadeen) -1983 Brown W126 500SEL.(Old Lady)(Sold) -1981 Gold W123 280CE.(Dareen)(Sold) http://www.youtube.com/user/jayrasheed |
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man that was a country life story, i am now more educated about lebanon, but it was interesting,
what about a bmw 5 speed box, there ment to be stronger and more common, with a better shift and lots of aftermarket upgrades |
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any ways iam shopping around now
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Jay, ----------------- -1995 Blue W202 C36 AMG (M) SOLD ;( -1995 Black W140 S500 (Lady) -1992 Black W124 E300 (Dima) (Ex-Mosselman Twin turbo Kit). -1988 Black W124 300 E 4-Matic.(Nadeen) -1983 Brown W126 500SEL.(Old Lady)(Sold) -1981 Gold W123 280CE.(Dareen)(Sold) http://www.youtube.com/user/jayrasheed |
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I believe the 6-speed from the M111 powered C-Class should bolt right up...same bell housing bolt pattern as all M102, M103, M104 engines.
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Is there someone who has done this already? and have they posted somewhere? |
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I have access to a m111 and have a 16V gearbox. I can check next week if nobody gets to it before me.
Whats the best way to make a template of the bellhouse pattern? |
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