M120 Engine on 73 Charger, YES or NO?!

[Pouria]

Hi;
I have recently found a very clean M120 12 Cylinders 6L Mercedes engine producing 500HP and 450Torque right out of the box. This is a full electonically controlled motor with very high technology. Would you consider it as a replacement for the stock 340 if all the cost including installation is around 5K bucks if you were me? Please let me know all your ideas, advantages and disadvantages that come to your mind. I am currently running on my 340 (poor condition) and 4 speed manual (great tranny).

Pouria

[Pouria]

Hello;
Isn't anybody willing to reply? I need to know your opinions about this.

Pouria

[Plumcrazy]

Hello;
Isn't anybody willing to reply? I need to know your opinions about this.

Pouria

Sounds like a solution in search of a problem to me.

[Rolling_Thunder]

take a tape measure and see if the damn thing will fit...      then measure the oil pan, then...

[aifilaw]

Anything will work with the right amount of money and ingenuity thrown at it...

I like the phrase "sounds like a solution in search of a problem"

Fact is, none of us are familiar with (unless I'm missing a master mercedes certified tech in here) that motor to answer the question... so you are going to have to bust out a tape measure and figure out if it will physically fit... then what drive train you are going to attach, and how it will attach. then how you are going to control the motor... et cetera, et cetera... then once you price it out, you can determine if its a good idea or not.

[lagunapete]

NO.

This is a mercedes engine I know well of.  It does not make sense really.  This engine's horsepower stands to be corrected in the forum. It's max output is 389HP @6200 RPM.  There are many components required to operate this engine, most of them incorporated into the vehicle whether it be an SL, S, or CLclass from 1990 to 2002.  There are no modifications available globally for this motor with the exception of a modified computer.
Brabus and AMG did produce a 7.4 version of this motor, and in fact, you can still buy one...for a mere $42,000.00
Personally,I am absolutely postive that a well developed 383 would be the choice of engines.  You could go with a raised block (440) but in all honesty when it comes down to the street and what parts are available; the 383 can be developed into a wilder motor, especially for the money.
The A block that is in it now would cost a fortune to equate the amount of HP and it would not be as street reliable.

The bottom line is to get a High Performance 383 with good exhaust and intake, a 411 rear and a split shift overdrive tailshaft on a heavy duty torqueflight.  Do this my friend and your vehicle should be able to finish off whatever it starts although I would not pick on any exotics. 73 anything american production was never designed for those speeds.  It's not a pretty sight.

[Ghoste]

Let's not also forget the price of maintaining the Mercedes.

[acelondon]

can i have the 340 and 4speed?