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Re: how hard would it be to turbo charge a 242? 200 1984

posted by  someone claiming to be philip bradley on  Sun Dec 16 01:32 CST 2001 [RELATED]

With the Miata and other cars, you can buy kits. The parts are there, the instructions are there, the support is there. With the Volvo, there are no kits at present. The parts are there, because Volvo turbocharged the motor. But you have to find all the parts, decide which you need, and engineer this project. I think it could be done. A few years ago, I wrote some of the details in an article that is at the Turbobricks website under the Mods section. In the years since, I have not read much of people attempting this. There may be a couple of people out there. Give it a try, but remember that you are proposing to stress an old motor. For that reason alone, I would tend to lean towards salvaging a turbo drivetrain (engine and transmission and fuel injection and ignition) from a turbo car and using those parts. The newer the better.

Philip Bradley





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