Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Research & Development => Topic started by: n/a on February 22, 2003, 16:43:01

Title: V8 conversion
Post by: n/a on February 22, 2003, 16:43:01

Has anyone put in a Chev or Ford small block V8 into one of these cars?
maybe a all alloy corvette engine with a 6 speed ?

Title: Re: V8 conversion
Post by: dwilli3038 on February 23, 2003, 21:06:35

OH MY NO!!!!  If you want a chevy buy a Vette, but Please do not ruin a classic engineering wonders by installing an inferior grade drive train

Daryl
'64 230 SL

Title: Re: V8 conversion
Post by: Cees Klumper on February 24, 2003, 00:57:52

There's nothing in the first 3000 Yahoo posts on this. I know there are a fair number of Mercedes V8 engine conversions out there (there was even a Factory-experimental one). Having said that (and supporting Daryl's statement), it must have been done at least a couple of times ?

Cees

'69 white 280 SL