Now thats a pretty engine...

[Hatterasguy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D 180114469664%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1&item=180114469664

All nice and clean and new, looking!

[TheDon]

hmmmm I wonder if it will fit in my lawn mower...

[300EVIL]

If he gets $60 grand for that engine, I'm going into that business!

[Hatterasguy]

Originally Posted by 300EVIL

If he gets $60 grand for that engine, I'm going into that business!

I am under the impression that the fuel distributer costs $35k to buy from MB. So if it has a new fuel distributer then thats not such a bad deal...


Their is no cheap part on a 600, they cost a fortune to buy new, and take another fortune to maintain. Heck a seat switch in a Pullman is $1,200.

The problem is that everything is very low volume.


But nothing screams class and old money like a nice Pullman.

[The Swede]

I'm guessing Karl Middlehauve would be able to find a MB Grand motor and rebuild it to those standards or better, for less $. Shoot, he even supercharges them.

[Emmerich]

Originally Posted by The Swede

I'm guessing Karl Middlehauve would be able to find a MB Grand motor and rebuild it to those standards or better, for less $. Shoot, he even supercharges them.

*he* doesn't do it, he acts as middleman, and contracts with some other company that has the components. His setups are $$$$. You could probably do better/cheaper with off the shelf race products. You could have electronic FI/ignition for not all that much.

[Chas H]

Now that's a pretty expensive engine.
It might not fit "your" lawnmower, but here's a guy that builds 454 powered snowblowers. It might fit "his" lawnmower.
http://www.gizmag.com/go/4889/

[Chas H]

The engine pictured has a fuel injection pump, that prolly cost $35K.

[Emmerich]

Originally Posted by Chas H

The engine pictured has a fuel injection pump, that prolly cost $35K.

I saw a brand new 6.3 FI pump on Ebay for $5k and it did not sell. Anybody quoting 35k is on crack. Urban legend. I remember before i bought my 6.9 people were saying cams for that motor were $10k. You could have one custom made for less than $500.

If the FI pump went for example $20k used, I would sell my pump, and have a complete Motec FI/Ignition installed on my 6.3 for $10k.

[wbain5280]

Originally Posted by Emmerich

I saw a brand new 6.3 FI pump on Ebay for $5k and it did not sell. Anybody quoting 35k is on crack. Urban legend. I remember before i bought my 6.9 people were saying cams for that motor were $10k. You could have one custom made for less than $500.

If the FI pump went for example $20k used, I would sell my pump, and have a complete Motec FI/Ignition installed on my 6.3 for $10k.

It would run a lot better too. Karl puts EFI on those engines.

[Emmerich]

Originally Posted by wbain5280

It would run a lot better too. Karl puts EFI on those engines.

I am seriously considering it. Next time I am back in Houston I'll chat with my old Porsche mechanic, he is a Motec guy. He makes custom slide valve intakes, would be cool to see 8 of those suckers hanging off my motor.....

But that would blow the budget....

[diametricalbenz]

That is nice but at $60 grand it had better be a MB crate motor.

[Matt SD300]

Originally Posted by diametricalbenz

That is nice but at $60 grand it had better be a MB crate motor.

$60k for a ....Crate motor???........Wow....wood has gone up a lot!!..

Motor..5k....Crate..55k.....LOL.......

[SwampYankee]

Forgive me as a MBZ newbie, but what does that engine go into?

[The Swede]

Anchors away!

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