{"id":141453,"date":"2025-11-27T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141453"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T04:38:58","slug":"1990-mercedes-300e-with-a-toyota-1jz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141453","title":{"rendered":"1990 Mercedes 300E with a Toyota 1JZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1990 Mercedes 300E (W124<\/a>) originally came with a 3.0 L M103.983 inline-six. It is now powered by a turbocharged 2.5 L Toyota 1JZ inline-six. The 1JZ motor features ID1050X injectors, custom exhaust manifold, Drift Motion turbocharger kit, DieselPumpUK intercooler, and Link ECU. The drivetrain uses a Nissan CD009 six-speed manual transmission and one-piece driveshaft. The car rides on Godspeed coilovers and stops thanks to SL500 (R129) brakes. Those are covered by AMG Monoblock 18-inch wheels wearing Lionhart LH-503 tires (225\/40, 255\/35). You can find this unique Mercedes for sale on Bring a Trailer<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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This 1990 Mercedes 300E (W124) originally came with a 3.0 L M103.983 inline-six. It is now powered by a turbocharged 2.5 L Toyota 1JZ inline-six. The 1JZ motor features ID1050X injectors, custom exhaust manifold, Drift Motion turbocharger kit, DieselPumpUK intercooler, and Link ECU. The drivetrain uses a Nissan CD009 six-speed manual transmission and one-piece driveshaft.… Read More »1990 Mercedes 300E with a Toyota 1JZ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":141460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[487],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-w124"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1990-Mercedes-300E-with-a-Toyota-1JZ-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141538,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141538","url_meta":{"origin":141453,"position":0},"title":"Toyota Corolla Van with a 1100 hp 1JZ-GTE","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Goleby's Parts returned their 1JZ-powered Corolla to work as the shop car. 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