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Will a turbo tranny work in a non turbo car? 850

posted by  someone claiming to be fixit2003 on  Sun Oct 15 02:54 CST 2006 [RELATED]

I'm think about buying a used tranny for my '95 non turbo. There's an S70 turbo tranny for sale on ebay. Will that work and do I absolutely need one from a non turbo car?








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    Will a turbo tranny work in a non turbo car? 850

    posted by  Vanagony on  Sun Oct 15 11:48 CST 2006
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    Hi, I just installed a turbo radiator in my non turbo 94 850. The only difference is an additional coolant tank for engine? oil on the passenger side. You simply do not use it. I hope you are getting a decent radiator used. The fins on my 94 original were dust. I bought the new radiator on ebay stores for $120 shipped. You better be saving a bundle buying used. It's a pain to replace the radiator, not hard, just a pain.








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      Will a turbo tranny work in a non turbo car? 850

      posted by  MadeInJapan on  Sun Oct 15 15:57 CST 2006
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      What's the deal with a radiator change on a thread about changing the transmission? No relation in this case. I'm sorry but I don't know the answer to your question. I do know that if you have to change the tranny anyway, you could go to a manual tranny instead of an auto one. Many over on the message board at volvospeed.com are doing this and talking about it, so check it out.
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      1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic (125K), 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red (45K), Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon (Sold at 140K and miss her). My cars have been running so well lately they've got me worried.








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        Will a turbo tranny work in a non turbo car? 850

        posted by  Rule 308 on  Sun Oct 15 16:59 CST 2006
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        While it will physically bolt up it will not work the way you want it too. I had the unusual experience of bolting in 2 turbo trannies under warranty until it was figured out that the parts department had given me turbo trannies for a non-turbo car. The big difference was that when you accelerated hard it would snap your neck when it shifted. If driven moderately it was even noticeable but the first time you went to get on the freeway it was a neck snapper. You will need to find a non-turbo trans for your needs.

        Mark








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          Will a turbo tranny work in a non turbo car? 850

          posted by  someone claiming to be fixit2003 on  Mon Oct 16 16:29 CST 2006 [RELATED]

          Thanks... I'll keep looking.







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