So my imported V230 having spent more time out of service than in lately, I'm starting to mull the idea of dropping its beautiful 2.3 L turbodiesel engine into something a little more fun, more domestic.
With the 190d having been available with the 2.2 L NA version of the om601, am I presuming too much in thinking that my om601.970 might be an easy drop-in to a w201?
I don't have a specific 190 in mind. Should I be focusing exclusively on a diesel-from-birth model? Would a 190e 2.3 or 2.6 serve as well?
I haven't been able to find out much about the various transmissions that these cars were equipped with, so I don't know if one would be a better match than another for my donor engine. My natural preference would be a manual gearbox, but there don't appear to be too many examples for sale in Canada.
As for other details such as diff ratios, cooling, gotchas, etc, I'm right clueless at this point. Anybody here interested in pointing me in the right direction with this dream?
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With the 190d having been available with the 2.2 L NA version of the om601, am I presuming too much in thinking that my om601.970 might be an easy drop-in to a w201?
I don't have a specific 190 in mind. Should I be focusing exclusively on a diesel-from-birth model? Would a 190e 2.3 or 2.6 serve as well?
I haven't been able to find out much about the various transmissions that these cars were equipped with, so I don't know if one would be a better match than another for my donor engine. My natural preference would be a manual gearbox, but there don't appear to be too many examples for sale in Canada.
As for other details such as diff ratios, cooling, gotchas, etc, I'm right clueless at this point. Anybody here interested in pointing me in the right direction with this dream?
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