Originally Posted by Teck-9
To correct you, AMG 63. I am looking for a 5.4L V8. Good enough for the SLR, good enough for me. I have located a 2002 CLK 55 AMG Engine pulling 342 hp just N/A with 66,000 miles for $2500.00. Will sell my old engine to get most of the money back. I plan to do most of the physical work my self and then find an expert in ECU programming. With a (twin) turbo it should get the hp over 500 which on these well-made cars will push it to 60 in the high 3's to low 4's and bring the top speed to well over 200 mph. This is enough to defeat any Ferrari or Lamborghini. Save for the 599, Enzo, Reventon, and LP's. But those are not far away.
Why waste the time/money to swap in and boost a motor that's not built for boost? I guess it would make sense if you have a base Crossfire.............but if you have an SRT you'd be swapping in a bigger/heavier engine that makes less power than a stock SRT-6. In either case if you were to go with the 55k motor you would be swapping in a hand built motor that is already boosted(with at least 469bhp) and will last a very long time..............and can be easily modded to make 5-600rwhp.