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Originally posted by Bilal
Ronald, i keep asking stupid questions, BUT, upon special request, would AMG take their famous 7.3 V12 and place it in a strengthened SL AMg, and then add a supercharger, making it truly a V12 Kompressor, with 700-800HP?
Is it all possible for a price? Ps, check your PM
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Yes and no: AMG stopped making individual cars some time ago. If you would send an official inquiry, they would probably tell you to go around the corner to
HWA.
I.e., That's were the A 32 V6 Kompressor or the CLK GTR were built in the name of / for AMG.
Don't forget that any AMG car not only has to pass German safety regulations, but also has to go through the whole Mercedes-Benz test program for every model (which is one of the biggest in the Automobile industry). So, it would be a lot of testing for just one car and therefore ridiculously expensive.
However, there have been some interesting individual cars in the last couple of years from AMG like the G 63 or the E 55 V8 Kompressor (but a few years ago in a W 210!).
But in your case, the problem wouldn't be building a 7.3l V12 Kompressor (which woudl probably have 850+ bhp). You would have to find a gearbox and axles that could withstand the torque.
It is my personal (!) opinion that the S/CL/SL 65 models aren't available yet because there is no transmission available on the market to withstand the torque of the engine in Mercedes-Benz long-term reliability tests (and is small enough to fit into theses cars).
Ronald