pmathews

Can anyone recommend an engine swap / transmission swap for a 1997 C230? The automatic transmission is slipping and since the engine has 145k miles, I think it's a good time to swap both. I would love to upgrade, but I'm not sure about the electronics and brackets and such. It's probably best to keep in the same class (C230, C280, etc...)

I would like to keep the cost to less than $4k, so I'm looking at low to mid mileage engines from wrecked cars. I would consider a rebuilt engine/trans, but probably want to stick with a low mileage un-rebuilt engine/trans.

The car has been great, and everything else works fine, it's just time to rebuild the existing engine trans or swap.

Also, can anyone recommend a good shop in the Dallas area? I've used non-Mercedes mechanics in the past, and I've had a lot of good experiences with those guys, so I would prefer a non-dealership since my car is high on miles and I want to keep costs down.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance.... Paul

ShollyC220

http://www.club202.com/forums/showth...ht=Engine+Swap

http://www.club202.com/forums/showth...ht=Engine+Swap

hope these help.

-sholly

MrSpace

put a 55 engine in it!!!!

C55 baby, but it would be muchos $$ and you need to change suspension and such.

The best would be a C230k engine.

Etienne

Ashkan's C43

put 211 e55 engine, that would be so bad ***, you'd rule the world, the world man