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This guy did an SLR engine swap! Holy shit!
From the original poster (I found this on another forum, from a guy who found it on another forum )
Ya'll remember Mohamed Bin Sulayem right? Well I met him today, him and his gorgeous SLK.
Here's what happened:
I was on my way home from school when I see an SLK wit two black patches on the hood. I was like "stickers". So I decided to check it out. After a fast lunch, I went to the house where it was parked. I get close and see that those black patches were actually the engine sticking out of the hood. I was like WTF? I was even more shocked when I read SLR on the engine. So I started snapping pics. When a Nissan Armada pulls up and who else but Bin Sulayem steps out of the house to get something from the Armada. Then he gets in the SLK and calls me to talk to him. At first I didnt recognise him, but he told me later on. My first reaction was to point speechless at the hood. He told me got the engine and put it in himself and changed the transmission, and it's a RWD. He said it had 615hp, and could go well over 350 km/h. He told me he had already been up to 320. He said it's a one of a kind, and that AMG are coming to Dubai just to see it.
The reason why he did such a crazy think was because all the other cars he has (Enzo, F50, F40, GT1, etc etc etc...) were undrivable in these streets cuz of all the traffic, so he settle with a SLK55 with an auto transmission, a comfy, easy ride in other words. But he wasnt happy with the power output...So hey, might as well drop an SLR engine into it...
Oh, and the sound...Mind blowing...
Crazy car...
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What a wild car that would be. I wonder if he changed the brakes, suspension etc.
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Originally posted by JCX
Part of me wants to say - "GOOGLE"
Part of me wants to say - "He is / was a rally driver"
Take your choice.
I dont know too many rally drivers who live in Dubai with a car collection such as that guys. He's an oiler for sure.
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Originally posted by BumpinTalon x2
but for some reason the guy talks about him like he used to be a famous person?
But, he IS a famous person...he's raced in the Paris-Dakar Rally numerous times...and been a Middle Eastern Rally Champ for like 10 years or something...
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Holly shit...I never thought of the dakar rally. Still is there really that much money in rally racing?
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Originally posted by TheBenzo I dont know about that 615 Hp thing, those SLR Engines are pushing over 800... must have typed it in wrong. The Twin Turbo V12 6.5 L makes 603 horse..
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