This ISN'T about a mercedes' motor in a mercedes auto-it's about a mercedes
motor in a dodge-and being that-why the hell can't it get better gas mileage
if they are such good tuners?!!
Brent
>From: "Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: RE: DML: Mercedes-Benz 4.7l V8????
>Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:11:04 -0800
>
>Why would anyone driving a MB care about gas mileage?
>
>Ron
>00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
>For modifications see my DML Profile
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Brent Barts
>Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 10:50 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Mercedes-Benz 4.7l V8????
>
>
>
>My two cents on this is that if mercedes designed this motor-wouldn't it be
>more high tech-like four valves a cyclinder instead of two and be able to
>at
>least get good gas mileage?
>Brent
>01 dak cc 4.7
>
> >From: jon@dakota-truck.net (Jon Steiger)
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >To: dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net
> >Subject: DML: Mercedes-Benz 4.7l V8????
> >Date: 8 Dec 2000 18:08:41 GMT
> >
> > I picked up the January issue of Popular Hot Rodding yesterday; I
>think
> >it
> >was Mike who mentioned the Arias 10L HEMI. (Too bad its chebby based.)
> >:-(
> >Anyway, as I was flipping through the rest of the magazine, I saw a
>little
> >blurb on the Kenne Bell SC kit for the 4.7, and this line caught me
> >completely
> >off guard:
> >
> >"Many people don't know just how great this 4.7L engine really is, and
>fans
> >of
> >Mercedes-Benz might have interest, too, since the motor was designed by
>MB
> >for
> >Chrysler just before the D/C takeover."
> >
> > ????????????????
> >
> > This is the first time I've heard that; any truth to it? Until this
> >article,
> >I hadn't seen anything that implied it was anything other than a Mopar
> >design.
> >Anyone know the facts? This just doesn't seem right.
> >
> >--
> >
> > -Jon-
> >
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