Re: [MBZ] Young Walt needs this

2010-11-15 Thread John Reames
What about acquiring a MBE 900 in. Iirc they are available in a 4cyl... Or if you need more power, the MBE 4000. Iirc they are detroit marketed MB medium and heavy duty truck engines... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 12, 2010, at 16:56,

Re: [MBZ] Young Walt needs this

2010-11-15 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Find me one and buy me one, and I'll gladly do it! The 4000 would be one nice powerplant for sure! My shoestring budget is the biggest issue, there's so many things I want to do but can't afford... Walt On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 4:46 PM, John Reames jwrea...@comcast.net wrote: What about

Re: [MBZ] Young Walt needs this

2010-11-12 Thread Walt Zarnoch
That looks huge! I don't know if it'd fit, the 617 already has trouble. I've got my adapter plate finished(except for triming the outside) already, so I'm past my financial point of no return. Next stop, custom lower pan! I'd rather have a high reving Benz engine anyways, the Cummins would

Re: [MBZ] Young Walt needs this

2010-11-12 Thread Mitch Haley
Walt Zarnoch wrote: I'd rather have a high reving Benz engine anyways, the Cummins would likely need a tranny swap or .7:1 diff gearing to do anything but pull stumps. That and EVERYONE swaps a cummins into something... Yeah, but they usually swap A series (about 600cc per cylinder) and

Re: [MBZ] Young Walt needs this

2010-11-12 Thread Walt Zarnoch
Hmm, maybe put one in a Caddy Fleetwood limo? Looking under the hood it miiight fit... Walt, who needs to keep thinking one project at a time, one project at a time... On Nov 12, 2010 4:56 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For