Moedy

anybody here ever rebuild there engines? I plan on buying a 55 and keeping it for while and maybe supercharging it way down the road

rsr911

Yes it can be done but it aint gonna be cheap.
These engines are factory balanced and blueprinted. I have seen them in person being assembled in Affalterbach.

You will need to know what you are doing or have a professional do it to make sure it is done correctly to give you what AMG originally intended.

SoCalCLK

No need to mess with all the work and effort that AMG put into the engine from the beginning

Moedy

thanks for the reply, yeah was thinking it would be pricey but was just curious to how much it was and if anyone has done it. I have not seen a w209 for sale with mileage over 100k but have seen a few 208's with 130k+. how many miles do you all have on your vehicles?

rsr911

45,500 mls on my 2002

bug88

i got 80,XXXX on my 2001

2PRECISE

I rebuilt mine, it was a joke to rebuild, easy as pie, expensive to do, but its easier then it looks.

Moedy

how much it run you? how many mile you got on it now and how many were on it when you rebuilt it?

2PRECISE

had just under 50 000 , never really added it up, but it was under 5 grand.

Moedy

what made you want to rebuild the engine at 50k?

2PRECISE

I put a blower on it, so i rebuild the bottom end with good pistons and rods, I dont any motor issues with the blower.

AMGSC

Did you lower the compression? Why did you need to change the rods?

2PRECISE

I raised compression, and the rods look scary to me, for the power they will see.

Moedy

how much power you getting? you bring it to the track?

2PRECISE

track for sure, but it will be a street car, when im done everything ill post results.