Originally Posted by Crazy_K
Sorry for asking this question in someone else's thread but the gears in my head are rolling know. I am new to the forum and really like the idea of an SRT6 engine in a manual N/A.
Will the manual trans hold up to this swap?
I think the trans will hold up. HDDP did this when he put an SRT6 engine in his n/a Crossfire which was a dedicated road racer.
Putting a SRT engine in a n/a is similar to putting a 55K engine in but slightly easier. since you can use the stock fan and shroud and exhaust bolts right up. You could have a problem with the flywheel as I it may have a different bolt pattern. If I was doing this, I would get the SRT6 flex plate and compare it to the n/a flywheel for balance factor and bolt pattern. It the bolt pattern is different you may be able to get it redrilled. You would also want to rebalance the flywheel to match the balance factor of the SRT flex plate. Aslo you would need a C32/SLK32 ECU as the SRT ECU cannot be reprogramed by the MB system since MB system doesn't recognize SRT ECU as it has a differenct part number which was never used in a MB. It may be possible to update the firmware of the SRT ECU to the SLK32/C32 version, but not sure. We are still learning what is possible...