Project 244 GLT Turbo

[dionbullock]

Hello all!

I thought I'd start a write up on the project that is about to start. MadMatt will be doing like 90% of the work, so technically it will be his project with my car(s)!! lol

The backstory:

I have been wanting to turbo my 240 since I bought it last year, but finding the time and money was difficult. Since the purchase of the 240, I have changed the shocks and springs to some classicswede ones, they made a world of difference! But always felt the car could do with some more grunt, with me being used to T5's, driving a 130bhp ish volvo leaves you wanting some more power!

The easiest route to more power in a 240 is probably a b230fk conversion, it can be done relatively cheaply and quickly. So i set out to look for a 940 lpt, and after a few months, one came up local for the right money! Bought it, and used it as a daily for a few months while it still had mot and tax left on it.

The plan:

Take out the engine from the 940, replace some service parts like oil seals, belts, filters and so on. Change the cam at the same time.

I have also bought some uprated parts to on the engine, such as an induction kit, T5 injectors, an MBC plus boost gauge, an de-restricted ecu, an uprated clutch from the 2.4TD version.

Hopefully an upgraded turbo if i can find a good cheap one! something like a 15g,16t or 18t, rather than the ickle 13c thats on it now, but this is proving difficult to source with a straight exit, not the angled exit! Might have to make do with the 13c for now.

The engine mount bushes will be changed to some classic sweede ones, along with an adjustable engine stabilizer bar. Some of the bushes on the back end will be done too!

One of the last jobs will be the exhaust, Ive had to go for a custom made one due to the bend in the down pipe clearing the steering colum. I havent decided on the type of tailpipe or number of silencers yet, i'll play it by ear

Whats happened so far...

The only thing that's happened so far is the 940 is in Matt's place, ready to be stripped out and for the engine to have the bits n bobs done, before it goes in the 240, which hopefully should be before the end of the year!

I'll try and get some pics up of how the project id progressing and I'm sure ive missed quite a few things out and made it sound a lot easier than it actually is (Like the wiring loom, intercooler pipe and so on - Matt did try to explain to me how he would go about solving these issue, but i was lost!)! All I can say is i'd have no idea where to start if it wasn't for Matt (MadMatt) and his brother Dai (classicswede) :thumbs_up:

I'll keep you updated