{"id":74068,"date":"2021-07-06T16:59:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T21:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74068"},"modified":"2022-10-12T00:38:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:38:56","slug":"awd-mercedes-van-with-a-twin-turbo-m177-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74068","title":{"rendered":"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74076\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74076\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"74076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74076\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1154&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1154\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C866&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of years ago the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gad-motors.de\/\">GAD Motors<\/a> in Fellbach, Germany rented a Mercedes V-class for a trip. After driving it they decided they needed one of their own albeit with a lot more power. Their &#8220;Speed Shuttle&#8221; project started with a Mercedes V 250 d (W447) van that came with a turbocharged 2.1 L OM651 inline-four making 187 horsepower and a 4Matic drivetrain. They replaced the diesel inline-four with a twin-turbo 4.0 L <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercedes-Benz_M176\/M177\/M178_engine\">M177 V8<\/a> capable of 900 horsepower. They paired the V8 with a 9G-Tronic nine-speed automatic transmission and 4Matic all-wheel drive. The van stops thanks to six-piston calipers with 390 mm rotors in front and four-piston calipers with 360 mm rotors in back. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74077\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74077\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"74077\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74077\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-02.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" 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href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74078\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74078\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"74078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74078\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-03.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-03.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-03.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-03.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-03.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74079\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74079\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"74079\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=74079\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-04.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-04.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AWD-Mercedes-Van-with-a-Twin-Turbo-M177-V8-04.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/c2EicHI3JHE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/PdbfQgyq0fg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c2EicHI3JHE\">GAD Motors<\/a> (video description) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwn0jaGbgMkYioOWBzMog1Q\">Gumbal<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/518190\/twin-turbo-v8-vclass-race\/\">Motor1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of years ago the team at GAD Motors in Fellbach, Germany rented a Mercedes V-class for a trip. After driving it they decided they needed one of their own albeit with a lot more power. Their &#8220;Speed Shuttle&#8221; project started with a Mercedes V 250 d (W447) van that came with a turbocharged&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=74068\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":74076,"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":70,"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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1075],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-w447"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":91599,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91599","url_meta":{"origin":74068,"position":0},"title":"AWD Mercedes Van with a Twin-Turbo M177 V8 Goes 145 mph","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"GAD Motors and their AWD Mercedes V63 van attended the TTT half-mile event in Germany and went 234.69 km\/h (145.82 mph). 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While there they increased their top speed from 234.69 km\/h (145.82 mph) set last year to 249.48 km\/h (155.01 mph). 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We also want to thank the owners and builders who shared their projects with us. We look forward to another year of filled with wonderful engine swaps. Below are the top 25 posts from 2024. 25. 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He accomplished this goal with a twin-turbo 5.0 L M119 V8 sitting in the engine bay. It produces 900+ horsepower thanks to two Precision turbochargers. Behind the motor is an H-pattern manual transmission. 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