Originally Posted by
philosophico
These motors arent that expensive, there are a bunch on EBay going from 1 to 2k with and without the blower.
If it was me and mine blew up, I honestly think I'd do a m113 conversion and put a v8 in it at that point.
Mine needs a new blower (leaking from snout behind the black part) and a balancer. Age/ high mileage things. Ive basically parked the car for now.
Most all of them have 80,000-121,000+ miles. Very few with actual advertised mileage after verification.
Good usable low mileage V8 AMG nearly costs more than full rebuilt 3.2. Then you gotta keep buying parts to complete install. Adding 200# to the front of a nose heavy car is counterproductive. Unless 1/4 mile is your poison.
At that rate, just buy an SL55, bolt on go fast parts and enjoy! To each their own. V8 SRT would be fun, OTOH.