Mercedes-Benz M117 engine
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The Mercedes-Benz M117 engine family
is an OHC
(overhead cam) design with 2 valves per cylinder
V8 automobile engine
made by Mercedes-Benz
between 1969 and 1992.
RACING:
Internal combustion engine
The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high -pressure gases produced by combustion apply direct force to some component of the engine...
is an OHC
Overhead camshaft
Overhead cam valvetrain configurations place the engine camshaft within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drive the valves or lifters in a more direct manner compared to overhead valves and pushrods...
(overhead cam) design with 2 valves per cylinder
Cylinder
Cylinder most commonly refers to:* Cylinder , a three-dimensional geometric shapeCylinder may also refer to:-Science and technology:* Cylinder , the space in which a piston travels in an engine...
V8 automobile engine
V8 engine
A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
made by Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
between 1969 and 1992.
Technical details
| Years | Note | Bore/Stroke [mm] |
Displacement Engine displacement Engine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top dead centre to bottom dead centre . It is commonly specified in cubic centimeters , litres , or cubic inches... [cm3] |
Compression Compression ratio The 'compression ratio' of an internal-combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity... |
Power Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations... [kW] at engine rpm |
Torque Torque Torque, moment or moment of force , is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist.... [Nm] at engine rpm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-76 | D-Jetronic | 92 / 85 | 4520 | 165 | 378 | |
| 76-7? | K-Jetronic ff. | 8.8 : 1 | 160 | 370 / 3250 | ||
| 7?-79 | 165 | |||||
| 78-79 | Alu-Block ff. | 97 / 85 | 5025 | 8.8 : 1 | 177 / 5000 | 404 / 3200 |
| 79-81 | 96.5 / 85 | 4973 | 8.8 : 1 | 177 / 4750 | 404 / 3200 | |
| 81-85 | 9.2 : 1 | 170 / 4750 | 405 / 3000 | |||
| 85-87 | Euro | 9.0 : 1 | 180 / 4750 | 400 / 3750 | ||
| Cat | 164 / 4700 | 365 / 2500 | ||||
| 87-92 | Euro | 10.0 : 1 | 195 / 5200 | 405 / 4000 | ||
| Cat | 185 / 5200 | 390 / 3750 | ||||
| 85-86 ? | ECE | 96.5 / 94.8 | 5547 | 10.0 : 1 | 220 / 5000 | 455 / 3750 |
| 85-87 | Euro | 9.0 : 1 | 200 / 5000 | 430 / 3750 | ||
| Cat | 178 /4800 | 390 / 3500 | ||||
| 87-91 | Euro | 10.0 : 1 | 220 / 5000 | 455 / 3750 | ||
| Cat | 205 / 5200 | 430 / 3750 |
Applications
- SPECIAL: 300E AMG "The Hammer" 5.4/5.6/6.0 (W124Mercedes-Benz W124W124 is the Mercedes-Benz internal chassis-designation for the 1985 to 1995 version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The W124 models replaced the W123 models after 1985 and were superseded by the W210 E-Class after 1995.-History:...
) (355/388 PS)
- 280 SE, SEL 4.5 (W108Mercedes-Benz W108The Mercedes-Benz W108 and W109 were luxury cars built by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through 1972. The line was an update of the predecessor W111 and W112 fintail sedans. The cars were successful in West Germany and in export markets that included including North America and Southeast Asia...
) USA, 143 kW / 195 PS - 300 SEL 4.5 (W109) USA, 143 kW / 195 PS
- 450 SE, SEL (W116Mercedes-Benz W116The Mercedes-Benz W116 was a series of flagship vehicles produced from September 1972 through 1979. The W116 automobiles were the first Mercedes-Benz models to be officially called S-Class, although earlier sedan models had already unofficially been designated with the letter 'S' - for...
) - 450 SL, SLC (R107Mercedes-Benz R107The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 automobiles were produced from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes, after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names. The R107 replaced the W113 SL-Class in 1972 and was replaced by the R129...
/C107) - 450 SLC 5.0 (C107)
- 500 GE (W463)
- 500 SE, SEL, SEC (W/V/C126Mercedes-Benz W126The Mercedes-Benz W126 is a series of flagship vehicles manufactured by German automotive marque Mercedes-Benz. Premiering in September 1979 as the successor to the earlier W116 line, the W126 was the second generation of the Mercedes-Benz flagship to officially bear the S-Class name referring to...
) - 500 SL, SLC (R107Mercedes-Benz R107The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 automobiles were produced from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes, after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names. The R107 replaced the W113 SL-Class in 1972 and was replaced by the R129...
/C107) - 560 SE, SEL, SEC (W/V/C126Mercedes-Benz W126The Mercedes-Benz W126 is a series of flagship vehicles manufactured by German automotive marque Mercedes-Benz. Premiering in September 1979 as the successor to the earlier W116 line, the W126 was the second generation of the Mercedes-Benz flagship to officially bear the S-Class name referring to...
) - 560 SL (R107Mercedes-Benz R107The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 automobiles were produced from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes, after the G-Class. They were sold under the SL and SLC model names. The R107 replaced the W113 SL-Class in 1972 and was replaced by the R129...
) USA
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