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Originally Posted by freshwhite335
this is a really solid motor. had it in my SLK and never had an issue
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You are absolutely right about the motor. It's the same motor (minus the SC) as the big body cars with the superchargers pumping out 470hp-510hp (depending on model.) Without the added stress of the supercharger you can expect the N/A variants to last.
Check out this snippit from Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercede..._5.4.C2.A0L_V8
This car has the 722.6 transmission:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G-TRONIC
This transmission is designed to handle 796 lb-ft from the AMG-65 motors.
TL;DR <PROVEN> This car's engine/tranny combo is bulletproof.