Considering converting to a turbo in my 93 glt. I need some body parts, so I'm going to try to buy a whole car from brim's import, a junkyard that has twelve 94 complete turbo cars alone. I'm curious though, what differences do the engines have mechanically? The turbo is 2.3 where as the na is 2.4 liters. Also, the compression ratio is significantly different. 10.5 - 8.5 I believe. Do they change the crank to give it a shorter stroke which would make less compression and displacement, or do they do something else? What about the pistons? Any ideas would be helpfull. Also, would using the manual trans be a problem?

A 93 is a one year only "strangeness". Not really motronic...not really LH. Are any of the 12 94 turbo cars standards? If so, just buy one of those, and fix it up. I think having dreams is wonderful, and trying to make them a reality shows you have "gumption", but I think what you are envisioning will turn into a nightmare.

Chris

If there are so many 850s to choose from, why not get the whole car, and put the good parts from yours onto a 97T? :)
The problem of converting the auto to manual would be all of the electrics and computer... the physical mating of the tranny should go OK.

Klaus
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98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)

Putting in a complete turbo engine will probably be the best bet. Can I use the manual trans with it, or will I have to swap the tranny to. Would like to keep the manual.

There'
s more to it than that. The engine is stronger (mechanically) than the NA. Not worth doing in my mind.

I'd agree. I'm no expert, but economically, I think it would make more sense to sell your car and buy a turbo model. If you really want to keep your car and add a turbo, you'd probably be better off replacing the entire engine with a used turbo engine.