Thericker

Will be transplanted into my S430 this time next month, Talked w/Jim(Mechtech) & Bill(HPS) and they both said I'll be fetching nearly the same rwhp as the hps II 5.4 AMG motors, I have additional cat delete mods w/racing cats for secondaries + the 500 motors can run more boost safely compared to the 5.4's

So I'll be getting around 380-390 ish @ the wheels!!

Here's a couple pic's I snapped of both our cars @ the place I bought the motor, 1 of the workers has a S500 w/similar facelift mods & blacked out Brabus wheels pretty cool He has some AMG style tips powder coated black, welded to the stock exhaust...

newton22

You know what, you should keep or put back on (if you took them off) the S430 badges.

Awesome buy, where did you find the motor and how much?

sprink49

I love stuff like that. You can have a lot of fun working a car up like you have...enjoy.

Thericker

Thanks guys....Motor ended up right around $3,000 + my core return
Can't wait Newton I have her debadged I agree it would be funny, but anyone who sees my car at a glance wouldn't mistake it for an S430 even if I rebadged it S430 w/quad tipps and all

Vader55

Very cool.

Thericker

Yo! Benznodubz, I decided to paint my current wheels w/your set-up-- 65 gun metal color getting scheduled later next month also.... Thanks for the idea....

YABADI

Congrats on the new motor . Good thing you didn't sell your car.

HLG600

The 500 motor is an awesome engine. At 35K miles, it is just broken in. Good luck with your mods.

HLG600

Wait, $3K for the motor? That's a great deal considering that a E55K motor with the same mileage is around 10K more. I kno, I kno, it's a handbuilt AMG, but the cost for a 500 motor is great. Any idea how much the swap is going to cost?

timoc42

Where did you get the motor from? Was it a lucky one-off deal from a junkyard? Or is it a company that specalizes in selling used motors?

I have an S280 back in asia, and if I can get a 500 motor for just 3000 bucks, wow, that will be a great deal. Even after shipping which may cost 5000 bucks and installation, it will be a good deal... the 500 is like 50k more than the 280.

I wonder whether the engine will matter if I have a RHD versus a LHD.

newton22

Did you get it from ebay ricker? I swear I saw a 113 S500 motor on ebay for $3000+.

Thericker

It was a lucky salvage yard find, but I think he has two 2000/2001 w220 S500 motors for sale, There not the previous generation 1999 motors they wouldn't even work w/my blower..

Mine is 2001 35k & comes w/6 month warranty, the other is 2000 w/ 60k If anyones interested pm me and I'll fwd you contact info.
I got the Vin# w/ all verifying mileage records, no flood damage.....

You'll need your old working motor in trade as a core return w/sale.

Installing new motor w/Supercharger is going to cost me an additional $2200.00..... If you were just changing out motors, probably $500-900 bucks in that case.