GhettoWagon
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- Apr 21, 2021
Aright so after a couple hours scouring the forums reading everything I can, I think I'm ready to ask some questions. I recently acquired my second volvo 240, a 1988 wagon with m47 and stock lh2.2, and am trying to figure out the bare minimum required to +turbo it. I've driven an NA 240 for about a year and done a lot of work on it but have never turboed a car and while I see that it usually requires a lot of junk yard parts, I'm hoping I might be able to get away with less because I'm interested in pulling pretty minimal boost. This is my daily and gets used for long roadtrips and mild off-roading, so I'm looking to just pull 2-3 psi to gain a little bit of oomph.
The reason I post is because I can't find a lot of information about a low-boost +t. There is a 1991 740t at my local yard with all turbo parts intact but the yard is a little pricey and I would like to see how cheap I can scrape by. I know a lot of people skip water-cooling but are there any usually-essential parts I can skip out on like injectors, ecu, and intercooler or will it just lean-out and overheat with the slightest suggestion of boost on the stock equipment? I guess what I'm asking is could I get away with just doing the exhaust parts, turbo, and oil lines, or do I need to go all in even for minimal power gains?
TLDR: With a '91 740t at my local yard, how little can I buy off it to +t my 88 240 if I only run 2-3 psi of boost?
The reason I post is because I can't find a lot of information about a low-boost +t. There is a 1991 740t at my local yard with all turbo parts intact but the yard is a little pricey and I would like to see how cheap I can scrape by. I know a lot of people skip water-cooling but are there any usually-essential parts I can skip out on like injectors, ecu, and intercooler or will it just lean-out and overheat with the slightest suggestion of boost on the stock equipment? I guess what I'm asking is could I get away with just doing the exhaust parts, turbo, and oil lines, or do I need to go all in even for minimal power gains?
TLDR: With a '91 740t at my local yard, how little can I buy off it to +t my 88 240 if I only run 2-3 psi of boost?