I had read previously this was not the case, but yes a friend of mine just put a w116 turbo onto his w126 and it was a complete walk in the park.
Mac on 6/8/06 12:06 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The turbos are interchangable from the older engines to the newer ones. > As far as I can tell, they are identical. > > John Ervine wrote: > >> Luther Gulseth wrote: >> >>> 617.950 is listed at 115HP and the .951/2 are 123/125HP. If >>> stroke/displacement are the same, what did they change that increased the >>> HP? Are the shortblocks identical? TIA all. >> >> >> In addition to what has already been mentioned, the w116 300SDs used the >> earlier >> AirResearch turbo units. I believe AirResearch was later purchased by >> Garrett, >> but don't know that for fact. >>
