ibestriker,
Have you called those halfcut places for your ECU? They might have it. Like BA Autoparts, Sun Eng Hup and Chan Used Parts just to name a few. If they do have it please haggle. If not they'd offer you cut throat prices.
Hiya Port,
Going to get half cut? then do your body first. Why? Cause you said you're going to change the rubber seals. Best do body then the rubber.. If you install new rubber then right before the spraying it has to be taken off. What happens? Rubber damage!! Hey dude, better get it straight on what you want to do with your car... Think about what you want to do with it, If you're going to sell it in the next few years why waste the money? Wanting your car is up to you no one can tell you how to keep it or how long to keep it.
You don't call Jap cars jap muscle! Jap don't have muscle cars!! They don't even qualify as a muscle car!! Call them Jap classic sports cars. But no way no how they're muscle cars. Why? Cause for example, the cars you've mentioned, they're not even above 5 litres! They're not even 2 litres! As close to muscle a jap car can get are the Skylines. This is just because they're powerful. Besides that none are considered muscle cars. And oh yes babe, i loves the Shelbys and Mustangs etc etc.....Muscle cars translate to raw brute power V8 cars. But cars like Ferraris aren't considered muscle cars. The only Mercedes which was ever considered a Muscle car was the old SEL450 6.9 (I think that's the correct numbers) and also the 500E/E500 W124s. The SEL has a 6.9 litre V8!! I've seen two upfront and they look normal. BUT would love to step into one if ever got a chance!!
Oh by the way, my brother owns a 1977 Celica. Nice. Reminds me of those old Mustangs. With a Trueno engine.
Hey Dino,
City driving, any car would use up alot of petrol. My dad used to have the W124 230E as well. That's a damn nice car. I always think it's better than the C Class. But don't forget it's a damn old engine too! The C class has a (W202 that is) 2 litre DOHC EFI engine. Guess that's why petrol isn't so bad compared to the 230E, which has a SOHC fuel injection (not electronic).
I do not know how effective are those pod filters are because i remember someone said that if I change the filter of my 190E to those performance ones, it wouldn't be effective cause they'd be sucking up hot air instead of cold. They're only useful when you're going at high speed. Like highway driving and racing and such.
You want to change your extractor? I do not know what happens, but I do know it would change the low end and high end power or something. I could be really off but it has something to do with that I think. Someone once said Mercs were already made to be efficient. Optimising low and hi end power to give the ultimate cruise no matter the litre.But please do not compare them to Jap cars. Very different.
Port and polish? No idea if my mechanic can do that but he's done tonnes of mercs and he's good with them and he used to be a racer. If you're interested let me know and I can give you his number.
