puru1027

hi try to buy old sl 500 (02-04 years) and change engine to sl55

right now I'm not enough money so I buy sl500 and change engine and transmission to sl55 ..

first question.. Is it bad choice ol sl500? I think abc and sbc problem is all over model so It's doesn't matter what year car I buy... matter is it's current state..

secoun question Is it hard? change to sl55 engine ? I think it's very easy and I think no need to change transmission Am I right???

plz teach me newbie I'm so excited to get sl..

I living in Korea so sl55 and sl 500 about 15000 dollars difference..

alx

hi

dont

LukasBMW

You do not want to buy an SL500 and try to convert it to an SL55.

Buy an SL55

or

Buy an SL500 and then later buy a Kleeman supercharger for it when you can afford it.

You are probably better off saving up more money and then buying an SL55 as an SL55 will be faster and more reliable then a SL500 with an aftermarket supercharger.

Additionally, unless you can afford AT LEAST $5,000.00 a year to keep the car running, forget it. An early SL55 will run you about $5k a year in repairs/maintenance if you want to keep it in tip top shape.

CHP_H8_ME

Yep, bad idea...SL500 has an Aluminum rear sub frame, and the SL55's is steal, to handle the additional torque..

Thomas668

as everyone said dont do it!!!

just get a sl55 much better!!!!!!

Sharkster

As everybody else said: Don't do it! If the difference between an SL 500 and an SL 55 is about 15k USD, then be aware that this venture couldn't be handled with just 15k. It'd be way more expensive. In fact, I think that it was never done before... for a good reason.

Get yourself an SL 500 (and maybe an AMG bodykit) and keep it like that! The SL 500 is a great car, just the way it is...

Z06KLR

Sounds like a pretty dumb idea. Don't do it.

Benz-O-Rama

puru1027

Thank you very much very kind and good answer

puru1027

Thank you very kind answer

crazyfox

So what's the verdict?