Wise or just Plain Stupid

[c70geoff]

hehe just as it says guys is it gonna be a fun car or a dead car if i put this 18T on my 2.4LPT

[Wobbly Dave]

Errr - what did I say about a month ago?

[c70geoff]

stupid then
:(

[jotter22]

:uglyhamme

[JamesT5]

What's an 18T? Some on here talk numbers like a 16 (something) or an 18 (something) but what are they? Are they to do with boosting?

[p fandango]

What's an 18T? Some on here talk numbers like a 16 (something) or an 18 (something) but what are they? Are they to do with boosting?
its the turbo size, the bigger the number the bigger the turbo

[Wobbly Dave]

I am not trying to belittle you - far from it. If you want to upgrade the power then start from where you mean to go on. I had a quick look on the trader & you can buy 2 saffy auto T5 C70s for less than 1000 quid - there are nice/nicer examples if you change colour - depending on taste. E.g. there's a black 99 plate with fake pegs and projector headlights.

What's the point of stick an 18T on LPT engine, which will need fortifying to start with - just to get to where the T5 starts? On book you're giving away 90 horses on an S60 T5 2.4 for starters. C70 is a nicer shape mind.

In 9 years of being on the forum I must have seen this 100s of times - so take my advice sell the LPT before you start putting tints & other bits on it.

[Wobbly Dave]

What's an 18T? Some on here talk numbers like a 16 (something) or an 18 (something) but what are they? Are they to do with boosting?

As pedro points out Volvo runs Mitsubishi turbochargers all based on the TD04 frame. So TD04-15G, 16T, 18T 19T are the part numbers & are down to the compressor housing size IIRC?