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How much have you done to your 240 200

Really roughly, off the top of my head:
-Bought in 2005 with AW71 and '94 B230FT already installed, running just slightly over stock boost levels.
-Bilstein HD's front adn rear (already had IPD sways on both ends)
-IPD lowering springs
-17X7 wheels and 215/45/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 tires (really great tires, didn't last long, $$$$)
-Ford 'Browntop' injectors - LH 2.4 learned them, enabled me to go up to ~12, 14 psi
-Isuzu NPR intercooler - exceedlingly close to a drop in replacement for the stock intercooler, only much more effective - a couple more PSI, especially on hot days
-replaced the AW71 automatic trans with an M47 5 speed manual
-Clutchnet 'red' pressure plate and kevlar clutch disc
-Megasquirt ECU - just more of a fun science project, more than anything. Replaced the ignition and fuel computers
-DIY wideband O2 sensor and AFR gauge
-IPD Turbo cam - hey, it can actually rev a little now!
-3" exhaust from tailpipe to downpipe
-16t turbo upgrade (from 850 R)
-ported the turbo housing and exhaust manifold (opening to turbo is really small for some reason)
-940 electric fan in place of mechanical fan
-MSD 6A coil box and MSD Blaster coil
-IPD coil wires
-Summit battery relocation kit - removed battery from front left corner, placed it in the RR cargo cubby
-replacement hatch wiring harnesses from FCP (inop defroster, intermittent rear power lock)
-replaced stock 530 casting head with 531 (penta) head - with 37.5 mm exhaust valves and some mild porting - used the IPD turbo cam
-Cometic steel headgasket
-M47 broke 3rd gear (too much torque!) - swapped in a Mustang V8 T5 transmission
-one piece driveshaft to match
-Toyo T1 R tires - 225/45/17, cheaper, not quite as nice (don't feel as crisp in cornering)
-IPD adjsutable rear torque arms
-blew up the 8V motor - 25 psi and some iffy gas will do that
-junkyard '94 B230FT
-H-beam rods, forged pistons, machine shop work on block and short/short block assembly
-new Melling oil pump
-16V B234 head from junkyard
-Yoshifab timing belt tensioner and intake manifold adapter
-pair of TTR adjsutable timing gears
-Volvo 960 throttle body
-JGS Turbo exhaust manifold
-eBay (Chinese) GT3076R turbo
-Racetronix 1000cc injectors
-Innovate LC-1 wideband and analog AFR gauge
-setup up Megasquirt to switch between E85 (105, 110 octane) and premium (93 octane)
-G80 locking rear differential installed in 240 axle
-new throwout bearing - killed the old one on a long road trip - apparently it was lightly riding on the PP and a long trip was enough to overheat it and kill it. Luckily the swap uses a Mustant t/o bearing and I was able to get one. On the weekend, in rural Alabama, for $15. Swapped it in a driveway in 2 hours flat!
-Mazda RX7 4 piston aluminum fixed calipers on adapters up front with 11 1/4" diameter Volvo 960 rotors

That brings us to the present day. It dynoed 304 HP at the wheels a couple of months ago, and the best 1/4 mile time so far is 13.2@104 mph.

I've got some more things planned for this spring:
-Custom intake manifold - replacing the 8V intake manifold and adapter
-new 16V head - with some porting done, maybe some bigger valves?
-New Megasquirt controller - currently MS1, going to MS3X.
-performance 16V cams
-Ford V8 'beehive' valve springs-Ditching the crank sensor (and it's reliance on the dog-dish flywheel) and replacing it with a DSM crank sensor built into a dstributor body
-Coil-on-plug ignition
-lighter flywheel, stronger clutch

That will probably use up the amount of money I want to waste on it this year. Hopefully put the car into the 350, 375 WHP range.

Next year:
-tubular header
-better turbo
Hopefully put the car into the 400 - 450 whp range.

Probably need to do some sort of axle swap at some point as well. Volvo axles are tough, but they weren't built to handle that much abuse. Have a Ford Explorer axle swap in mind...

As bought - a real creampuff '93 Classic edition (#1141 out of 1600) with extremely nice paint and flawless tan leather interior and very professionally swapped Turbo drivetrain:

Really, I think it had new upholstery installed,seats were *barely* sat in:

This wasn't how it looked from the factory, but it's how it SHOULD have looked!


Now - doing duty as a bike/family hauler (two tandems and a single there):

Running mid/low 13's at the drag strip:

Under the hood:

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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 (now w/16V turbo)






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