[kmasthan]

Wooooow!
Read the whole article at one go. Felt as if I bought a Merc and did all the work Buying pre-owned car and doing up gives all the satisfaction than buying brand new car.
Happy motoring!

[Malluspec]

W124 is always the king . Great car anyway.
Way to go .

[catchjyoti]

This is one car with old world charm and old world power. Loved your write-up. Enjoy it for many years!

[Navs]

This E300d looks just fantastic !!!
I loved the research and effort to get the output as per your desire.

[eyeman]

Fantastic car you have got there. Really superb effort you have put in to make her shipshape. I agree with GTO and so many others that you should preserve her in her original specs. Enjoy the car man!

[Stribog]

My thought when I opened your review, saw that it was a 1995 model car - Seriously? WHy would anyone waste money on it

My thought when I saw the final picture in this review - That is one sexy looking beast and I would love to drive it and totally worth the efforts put in.

Amazing car, are you planning on remapping the engine for a performance boost or you are going to keep it stock?

[sbanerjee]

He has already mentioned that he has done changes in the engine and will be posting the updates on upgrades. So I guess the engine is not stock anymore.

[Govardhansupra]

The perfect stance!
Are you going to upgrade to 19 inchers?
What gearbox are you planning to upgrade to?
What engine mods are to be carried out to achieve the said figure ? - Don't bother to answer these questions now! Let the answers come as a surprise and a delightful read for all others.

Bye bye! I'm off to OLX with "W124" in my search bar

[ads295]

Hey man,

Congrats on your purchase, I remember we spoke on the OM606 build months ago on the Facebook page, am so glad you chose to keep the engine in a W124 and not the Jeep that you mentioned you wanted to put it into

Quick question: why does the intake manifold make it look like a stock turbo OM606?

Good luck with the build! I suppose you'll send the pump to Dieselmeken or Myna? What turbo did you finalise on? Since this is the NA OM606, what pistons are you going to upgrade to? I suppose the most cost effective gearbox is importing a used 722.6?

Anyway, really happy to see the car with you, keep us updated

[mayurhuria]

First of all, thank you everyone. Glad you like the car.

Originally Posted by GTO

Suggestion = don't modify it for any more power, it has almost 140 BHP which is enough for a youngtimer. Would suggest, spend that money instead on making it mechanically perfect. A 25-year old car has a lot of mechanical / electronic / rubber parts that need to be set right to make it "tight".

Originally Posted by nihasbabu

I am of the same opinion as GTO. Dont modify it for more power. Instead use that money to rectify other mechanical and electrical issues caused due to its age.

Originally Posted by veedub89

As GTO suggested, I would also advice a bit of caution on trying to extract a lot of power from the engine. I think spending the same amount of effort and money to make the car mechanically perfect would be well worth it and almost certainly guarantee that you can keep this car with you for another decade.

Get some interior mods to make the car more liveable and you will never want to look at another car.

Originally Posted by starter

My humble request would be to keep her stock.
Bring her back to factory condition mechanically and visually.

Originally Posted by Shanky_1002

as everyone has mentioned do keep the power mods on hold and bring up the mechanicals and interiors to perfect stock condition.

Originally Posted by eyeman

I agree with GTO and so many others that you should preserve her in her original specs.

Originally Posted by Turbohead

Like everyone else , I would also suggest you to skip the upgrade for power and get the car in perfect condition.

Well gents, as much as I appreciate your suggestion on keeping it stock, but its too late to be wise now, its been 2 years and the car has nothing but upgraded only. The turbo build is almost at the verge of completion now. Although have taken care of supporting things as well like rubber parts replaced, electronics are never an issue with this etc. Plus the car is getting built as per its potentials and limitations, i.e a fast city and highway machine and not a corner carving monster.
Secondly, the car was bought with only intention of modifying it. Although, later I realised its legacy, but still for me its not a car that should not be modified. Maybe, I would like to keep a w123 or w114 stock, if I got a decent one in the future, but not a w124, unless its an e500/500e.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Which turbo are you going for, which pump does this have? That gearbox has to go 1st.

Originally Posted by Govardhansupra

The perfect stance!
Are you going to upgrade to 19 inchers?
What gearbox are you planning to upgrade to?
What engine mods are to be carried out to achieve the said figure ? - Don't bother to answer these questions now! Let the answers come as a surprise and a delightful read for all others.

Hey, almost everything has been either changed/upgraded or beefed up for the purpose and will update in coming posts. So stay tuned guys.

Originally Posted by ads295

Hey man,

Congrats on your purchase, I remember we spoke on the OM606 build months ago on the Facebook page, am so glad you chose to keep the engine in a W124 and not the Jeep that you mentioned you wanted to put it into

Quick question: why does the intake manifold make it look like a stock turbo OM606?

Good luck with the build! I suppose you'll send the pump to Dieselmeken or Myna? What turbo did you finalise on? Since this is the NA OM606, what pistons are you going to upgrade to? I suppose the most cost effective gearbox is importing a used 722.6?

Anyway, really happy to see the car with you, keep us updated

Hey, yes I remember. That was the case with a spare engine, which I wanted to swap to an old jeep made for offroading purposes only. But I am pretty occupied with this one, so that build is off the chart for now.

I will update everything in the coming posts and there is a ton of information which I want to explain in detail for the benefit of everyone so slowly but everything will be revealed soon.

[ads295]

Everyone who says this car should be kept stock - you may want to search for "OM606 Superturbo" on Youtube
The engine has immense capability.

[AJ18]

Tastefully modded, gangsta spec cars are a rarity amongst the ricers around us. The W124 never caught my eye like the BMWs of the same generation, but this one is absolutely spectacular.

[bamaboy]

Awesome thread, Baba! You inspired and motivated me to go ahead with my E220 purchase and ownership. Can't wait to see the final build.

Cheers!

[Bhalla]

What a great pick. This is my all time favourite Mercedes. Congratulations brother.

[DevOnWheels]

One of the best Merc of all generations. The stance looks proper Gangsta. Looking forward to the turbo build, sir.

On a side note, once the turbo build is done please revert back to the stock wheels. Will be a super sleeper smoking modern day sports sedans in traffic light grand prix...