{"id":42363,"date":"2019-06-28T18:11:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T23:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=42363"},"modified":"2019-10-04T17:41:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T22:41:45","slug":"1969-mercedes-280sel-with-a-408-ci-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=42363","title":{"rendered":"1969 Mercedes 280SEL with a 408 ci LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Josh Stahl is the President of Reviva<\/a>, a company in Minneapolis, Minnesota specializing in rebuilt gasoline and diesel engines. The company recently launched a line of performance LSx V8s<\/a> ranging in outputs of 450-600 horsepower. Josh decided the best way to showcase their new performance LSx V8s was to build a tribute to the original Mercedes Red Pig<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The project started when Josh sent his 1969 Mercedes 280SEL (W108) to Bo Vescio at Vescio’s Customizing & Restoration<\/a> in Rogers, Minnesota for a complete makeover. There the car received an Art Morrison front and rear independent clip held together by a custom middle. The suspension was upgraded with RideTech coilovers, adjustable swap bar, Detroit Speed steering rack, and Wilwood disc brakes (6-piston front, 4-piston rear). <\/p>\n

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Under the hood sits a 408 ci LSx V8 built by Reviva making 607 horsepower and 596 lb-ft of torque. The engine features a bored LQ4 block, Manley forged 4.00 stroke crankshaft, Manley forged H-beam rods, Manley forged dished pistons, upgraded camshaft, LS3 ported heads, and 42 lb injectors. The V8 is mated to a T56 six-speed manual transmission with a McLeod RXT twin-disc ceramic clutch, custom 3-inch aluminum driveshaft, and Strange rear end with 3.54 gears. <\/p>\n

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The car is currently making a tour of Goodguys events and might even make a stop at SEMA 2019. After that we can expect to see this amazing creation on an autocross course. <\/p>\n

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Source: Vescio’s Customizing & Restoration FB page<\/a>, LSx Magazine<\/a>, and Fuel Curve<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Josh Stahl is the President of Reviva, a company in Minneapolis, Minnesota specializing in rebuilt gasoline and diesel engines. The company recently launched a line of performance LSx V8s ranging in outputs of 450-600 horsepower. Josh decided the best way to showcase their new performance LSx V8s was to build a tribute to the original… Read More »1969 Mercedes 280SEL with a 408 ci LSx V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":42365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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":[808],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-w108"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/1969-Mercedes-280SEL-with-a-408-ci-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117757,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117757","url_meta":{"origin":42363,"position":0},"title":"Buick Regal with a 454 ci LSX V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"American Gasser was tasked with upgrading the powertrain and suspension on this Buick Regal T-Type. 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