740/760 turbo

[AndysR]

Always had a soft spot for the early 740's and 760's and have been toying with the idea of getting a turbo'd one. I know out the box they're not going to set the world on fire but anyone on here had any experiences of them? I know about Smithy's 940 build has anyone else had one at all?

[T5frankie]

id love a 70's 240 turbo myself with single round headlights

http://www.youtube.com/user/t5franki...29/hToovSSFqB8

or this one with squares even
http://www.youtube.com/user/t5franki...11/-DrECDn2GCQ

[AndysR]

id love a 70's 240 turbo myself with single round headlights

http://www.youtube.com/user/t5franki...29/hToovSSFqB8

or this one with squares even
http://www.youtube.com/user/t5franki...11/-DrECDn2GCQ

Tell me about it...

Been looking on Garaget and getting a right hankering for a 740/760.. trouble is the 850...... Can't justify 3 cars

[t5 pete]

We have had qite a few of the 760 turbos they are great cars and im sure there 182bhp stock with the garratt turbo

[AndysR]

We have had qite a few of the 760 turbos they are great cars and im sure there 182bhp stock with the garratt turbo

Yes that's right

What are they like to drive, what do they actually feel like performance wise compared to a bog standard T5?

[T5frankie]

Yes that's right

What are they like to drive, what do they actually feel like performance wise compared to a bog standard T5?

have you seen the interior in them? lol

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-740-...ht_2033wt_1313

[Palmer]

Ive sat in a T5, and owned 2 940's.

The T5 seemed a bit firm for my ass, whereas the 940 (740s almost identical) seemed more like driving around in an armchair. They are really comfortable. I had some 40mm lowering springs on mine and it made a world of difference.

Takes alot more effort than a T5 to get the power though, but then again.... it is going to the right wheels :')

have you seen the interior in them? lol

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-740-...ht_2033wt_1313

Not all of them are that blue ****e!

But then again, have you seen the red ones? *barf*

[smithy]

Always had a soft spot for the early 740's and 760's and have been toying with the idea of getting a turbo'd one. I know out the box they're not going to set the world on fire but anyone on here had any experiences of them? I know about Smithy's 940 build has anyone else had one at all?

the 760 turbo intercoolers were 182 bhp with a garratt t3 turbo as standard but the 940 had a better engine and squiter blocks too.and also some of the 700 series turbos ran 9mm rods instead of 13mm rods too.perfect option would be get a 740/760 turbo and drop the 940 engine with the 740 cam turn that baby up to 20 psi then less than a 6 sec to 60 mph mate.but i still like my 137 bhp 940 just looks right with the pearl paint too.and yes you can make a 760 turbo go faster than a t5 just using an mbc

[M-R-P]

Smithy, yours looks the absolute dogs with the pearl and them deep dish wheels hmmmm.

[smithy]

Smithy, yours looks the absolute dogs with the pearl and them deep dish wheels hmmmm.

you have seen nothing yet mate got some plans pics to follow in the future

[M-R-P]

you have seen nothing yet mate got some plans pics to follow in the future

Cool, just don't over-cook it

[smithy]

Cool, just don't over-cook it

i never do mate i like thew retro look too much

[M-R-P]

That's where the 7/8/9 series Volvos age so well, P2s will be dog food tins well before they will ever be considered retro imho

[T5frankie]

Cool, just don't over-cook it

he has a 1960's bat man mobile body kit to put on lol

[smithy]

he has a 1960's bat man mobile body kit to put on lol

no thanks lol

[nottsgreent5]

i ran a mbc on my old 740 turbo was lethal in the wet quick car never seemed to run out of steam lol

[cherry1809]

A black 740 turbo intercooler estate (Preferably without the gopping red leather) Is the only car I'd swap or sell mine for... At the minute. I did have a hankering for a black 93 Viggen, But it needs more chassis work than a 740. Lol.

[t5 pete]

they were good on power but now where near as quick as the t5 standard and all of ours were autos but as smithy said you can make them quick with very little effort

[cherry1809]

Yeah I was looking it up a while back. Later block with the oil squirters, 16v head etc. But the right one just never came up.

[T5frankie]

nice little vid

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vED23lDjCDM&feature=related[/ame]