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Cliff Beer · 04-20-08, 10:53 PM

Damon, I've got perhaps a unique one here - I'm planning on building a 5.0 mercedes with webers which I would like to put in my gt40 depending on dimensions. The engine I'm looking at is the 5.0 litre 220 series engine (S500) from '92-'99 - came with four cams and four valves/cyl. It's a nice smooth engine that is all aluminum. With weber induction I think it will weigh about the same as a SBF, perhaps 25lbs more due to the add'l valve train weight. I've seen one of these with a custom inlet manifold and 48 IDAs put out 475hp/440tq at the wheels with peak hp at 6250 and peak tq at 5000 (considerably power than stock). Assuming 10-12% friction losses that's a load of power at the flywheel. That engine really starts to breath above 3,500 with the 4V. Sounds amazing too.

My thought isn't to just be different for the sake of being different - I'm looking for a large displacement (>5.0 ltr) all aluminum engine with four cams and four valves/cyl on a moderate (sub $10,000) budget. This is one of the few out there that meets that criteria. Low mileage used Merc 5.0s like this can be had for about $2,500 which leaves lots of room for a nice IDA set up and a custom manifold.

04-20-08, 10:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cliff Beer Cliffbeer2 3 Tenths Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sand Point, WA GT40: CAV Posts: 324 Rep Power: 5	Re: Non-Ford Engines Damon, I've got perhaps a unique one here - I'm planning on building a 5.0 mercedes with webers which I would like to put in my gt40 depending on dimensions. The engine I'm looking at is the 5.0 litre 220 series engine (S500) from '92-'99 - came with four cams and four valves/cyl. It's a nice smooth engine that is all aluminum. With weber induction I think it will weigh about the same as a SBF, perhaps 25lbs more due to the add'l valve train weight. I've seen one of these with a custom inlet manifold and 48 IDAs put out 475hp/440tq at the wheels with peak hp at 6250 and peak tq at 5000 (considerably power than stock). Assuming 10-12% friction losses that's a load of power at the flywheel. That engine really starts to breath above 3,500 with the 4V. Sounds amazing too. My thought isn't to just be different for the sake of being different - I'm looking for a large displacement (>5.0 ltr) all aluminum engine with four cams and four valves/cyl on a moderate (sub $10,000) budget. This is one of the few out there that meets that criteria. Low mileage used Merc 5.0s like this can be had for about $2,500 which leaves lots of room for a nice IDA set up and a custom manifold.