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Originally Posted by pete c
The benz I5 turbo version is the way to go. Plenty of power and they will outlast that S-10 a few times over. BTW, I am talking of the old (85-earlier) OM-617. It is cast iron, top to bottom and will go a million miles if maintained at all. The newer benzes are partly aluminum and don't have anything close to the same reliability/longevity.
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Can you say heavy? The turbo is the only choice to get any torque at all out of the cast iron Benz engine.