Maxwell is pretty much right. One of the problems is that the Crossfire has always been a mixed bag. Not quite a great sports car and not quite a great grand tourer. My vision for my car is for it to be more of a grand tourer that can hold its own on the road. The world I come from everyone supported each other and shared just about everything we learned. I sure don't think Startech would like me to figure this out and post it all over the internet. One thing I have noticed is that when you get into the high line cars performance mods are guarded national secrets with vendors excepting large sums of money from ill-informed owners. many of these dupes feel that there car is so special and so well engineered that any performance increase should come at a price that lesser people could not afford. Just so you guys know, people on the real world are adding turbos and superchargers every day to all kinds of cars for under $2500.

One thing I have always like about Mercedes is their durability. You just don't see that many Mercedes engines with a rod sticking out of the side of the block. My mother put 325,000 miles on a SE500 and it still ran when we pried it away from her. She treated her new lincoln the same way and went through two engines in three years.

I like many of the engines you guys suggest, but I am also interested in protecting my investment. I think it is best to keep the car all Mercedes. While the Hemi would be cool, it would be kind of like putting a viper motor in an SLR.

I really like superchargers and/or V8's. I personally like superchargers over turbos because they make it feel like you just have a bigger engine. The power comes on very linear. And of course there is no substitute for cubic inches!