Nadim 323Ci
Legacy Member
I'm a BMW guy and I don't know Mercedes much, but I love the 190E.
I was wondering what's the track potential for a 190E. I believe the 2.3L 16V is the engine to get (evo's are out of price!). Any specific year better than the other years?
Are race parts readily available? Coilovers, sway bars, urethane bushings, camber plates, big brake kits, rollover cage, oil cooler kits, ... or everything has to be custom-made? If they are available, are the prices reasonable (comparable to BMW)?
Is the 2.3 prone to over heating? Any known weaknesses in the chassis or suspension component?
How is the tranny? Solid? Any shorter differential swap available (from automatic cars maybe)?
Ok I'll stop here for the questions for now.
This is just sooo nice :
Old-school benz FTW :
I was wondering what's the track potential for a 190E. I believe the 2.3L 16V is the engine to get (evo's are out of price!). Any specific year better than the other years?
Are race parts readily available? Coilovers, sway bars, urethane bushings, camber plates, big brake kits, rollover cage, oil cooler kits, ... or everything has to be custom-made? If they are available, are the prices reasonable (comparable to BMW)?
Is the 2.3 prone to over heating? Any known weaknesses in the chassis or suspension component?
How is the tranny? Solid? Any shorter differential swap available (from automatic cars maybe)?
Ok I'll stop here for the questions for now.
This is just sooo nice :
Old-school benz FTW :
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