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V8 conversion
« 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 ?

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Re: V8 conversion
« Reply #1 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

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Re: V8 conversion
« Reply #2 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 ?

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