240 turbo bricks
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Hi,
I should have eventually, I have a shed with lots of bits and bobs in, including a late model 940 engine and a 16 valve head, the plan is to bolt an eaton m90 to it, Its coming on slowly as its a costly thing and I'm not usually too flush.
A guy I know has turboed a 240 in the uk, There is supposed to be a problem with the steering column fouling the downpipe or something but its get around-able (no pun intended), hence why the factory on ever turned out LHD turbo 240s
I know quite a few guys in the Uk that have/had fast RWD volvos, I had a 940 myself (the donor for the engine) but it caught fire.
I should have eventually, I have a shed with lots of bits and bobs in, including a late model 940 engine and a 16 valve head, the plan is to bolt an eaton m90 to it, Its coming on slowly as its a costly thing and I'm not usually too flush.
A guy I know has turboed a 240 in the uk, There is supposed to be a problem with the steering column fouling the downpipe or something but its get around-able (no pun intended), hence why the factory on ever turned out LHD turbo 240s
I know quite a few guys in the Uk that have/had fast RWD volvos, I had a 940 myself (the donor for the engine) but it caught fire.
so I'm not a bit daft then. At least two of us have taste. I just bought an estate with 6 months MOT for less than it's scrap value. This turned out to be lucky as my mate has stuffed it into a Discovery and knackered it. On the look out for a GLT estate to add to my Volvo collection. 121 Amazon 65, PV444 58 and crash damaged 240.
If you want a 240 that can be easily modifed, get a post 1990 240, a 740 or 940. The reason why its easy to modify them is that they use Bosch Lh 2.4 fuel injection and EZK ignition. (look for the "LAMBDA" badge or "catalizer" on the grill/boot.
Lh2.4 can adapt itself to adjust (upto a point) to better breathing modifications like better exhaust, intake, porting etc, unlike a carbed or K-jet setup.
Also bear in mind that you can add a turbo, just by swapping the exhaust manifold, adding a turbo, intercooler and piping. The ECU side is taken care of by finding Turbo computers (about £40 for the two form a 940 turbo) and plugging them in place of the standard ones
The only drawback of this is that if you want a post 1990 (Lh 2.4) 240 GLT you'd better start looking now, because they stopped making them in 1993, ok, so a post 1990 volvo 240 is not that rare, a post 1990 Volvo 240 GLT is quite rare, A post 1990 Volvo 240 GLT saloon...? I have only ever seen one or two.
Lh2.4 can adapt itself to adjust (upto a point) to better breathing modifications like better exhaust, intake, porting etc, unlike a carbed or K-jet setup.
Also bear in mind that you can add a turbo, just by swapping the exhaust manifold, adding a turbo, intercooler and piping. The ECU side is taken care of by finding Turbo computers (about £40 for the two form a 940 turbo) and plugging them in place of the standard ones
The only drawback of this is that if you want a post 1990 (Lh 2.4) 240 GLT you'd better start looking now, because they stopped making them in 1993, ok, so a post 1990 volvo 240 is not that rare, a post 1990 Volvo 240 GLT is quite rare, A post 1990 Volvo 240 GLT saloon...? I have only ever seen one or two.
In a word, no.
you can run higher compression (N/A) pistons ok, as long as the tune is good and you don't go too overboard with the boost.
I guess it would make more sense to transplant a complete turbo motor into the car, which is what I'm doing.
If you're really interested, take a look at www.turbobricks.com/forums the knowledge and stuff done on there is amazing and its a great community. Be warned though, its worth using the search feature as most questions have been covered already, take a look at the FAQ section too.
you can run higher compression (N/A) pistons ok, as long as the tune is good and you don't go too overboard with the boost.
I guess it would make more sense to transplant a complete turbo motor into the car, which is what I'm doing.
If you're really interested, take a look at www.turbobricks.com/forums the knowledge and stuff done on there is amazing and its a great community. Be warned though, its worth using the search feature as most questions have been covered already, take a look at the FAQ section too.
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