Just picked up Mercedes M104 twin turbo engine

I finally got the engine back home. Here are the specs on the engine:

It's a deviated version of the Turbo Technics - twin turbo kit which was commissioned by an MB dealer in the UK. The regular version of this kit was to take a 3.2L M104 from it's 220hp to 345hp (at the crank). This set up was taking things a lot further.

Custom built M104.992 engine: -3558cc displacement (90.40mm bore, 92.40mm stroke) - Forged CP pistons - AMG C36 crankshaft - Turbo Technics rods - Ported & polished head - Twin GT28RS turbochargers - (original turbos where Garrett T2) I believe it was running 12psi of boost (vs 6psi) and put down 400 hp at the wheels

Here is a shot of the engine home:

I need to find a better solution to this pipe coming off the turbos. The end of it is 2".

Here is the 2" downpipe collectors that mate to turbos. Crappy crush bends. Hard to believe the car made that much power with this bottleneck.

[

I was thinking something like this coming off the turbos and modifying an off the shelf down pipe from another car.

http://www.atpturbo.com/mm5/merchant...egory_Code=FLG

The engine was not running any sort of intercooler either. It was using meth injection to cool down the intake charge.

It is going to be quite a project to put this together. The car was running an Australian brand of stand alone fuel injection. I also bought a 722.6 trans which uses a custom TCU. It will be great to have an extra gear and more sophisticated trans.

Thanks for any ideas!

What is it with people not unbolting the torque converter when they pull an engine?

So… How much further did it take it?

It was putting out 400 hp at the wheels with no intercooler and the crappy downpipes pictured.

Locost? Please?

It is going in my 95 w124 wagon!

ok. longroof with boost is almost as cool.

Hotness!

Oh, please please please make it a completely blingless Q-ship!

In reply to ccrelan:

Excellent!

Build thread?

Knurled wrote: What is it with people not unbolting the torque converter when they pull an engine?

Did you read that Subaru thread recently where the OP did just that? Sounds like it can be a cause of immense frustration.

So,any updates?

I really want to put a turbo m104 in something with a manual transmission of course.

those are not typical cheap crush bent pipes. not mandral bent either but other than a slight restriction in the diameter they look to be good smooth bends. if they work for your application I would not hesitate to use them.