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Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

10-28-2017, 09:05 AM

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W114 engine swap ideas

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Posted By Frank Reiner

AA: The Dodge V6s are 60-degree engines;...

AA:

The Dodge V6s are 60-degree engines; that was the point of mentioning them; they are narrower than most OHC V8s.
For good performance "feel", displacement is the thing, hence the 302 Ford. It...

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

10-17-2017, 10:46 PM

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W114 engine swap ideas

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Posted By Frank Reiner

Tom: The 3.3 & 3.8 pushrod 60-deg Mopars...

Tom:

The 3.3 & 3.8 pushrod 60-deg Mopars date from 1990/91, were used in 1st gen LHs, and finished their run in 2010 in Jeep Wranglers. Iron block, aluminum heads.

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

10-17-2017, 06:39 PM

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W114 engine swap ideas

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Posted By Frank Reiner

1) There are no 60-deg V8s; V6s at 60-deg are in...

1) There are no 60-deg V8s; V6s at 60-deg are in good primary balance (as are V-12s), and that is the reason for that configuration. A 60-deg V8 would have very poor balance, as does a 90-deg V6....

Forum: Vintage Mercedes Forum

10-16-2017, 09:23 AM

Replies: 30

W114 engine swap ideas

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Posted By Frank Reiner

AA: Not only is the engine bay narrow, but...

AA:

Not only is the engine bay narrow, but so is the transmission tunnel.
If you depart from MB transmissions there is a considerable likelihood of doing floor modification.
The narrowest of US...

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