a friend of mine who works on volvos suggested finding a wrecked volvo turbo car and yanking the turbo, and intercooler and using that setup. stock they produce around 8 to 10 psi and i am not really looking to set the world on fire (just yet) so this seems like a good start. then i would need to make an adapter for the turbo to manifold, pipe it, add the oil lines, and do what is needed to change my carter YF and i would be good to go. well the timming as well but i know out of the box the later say 99 to 01 volvos are 2.8 so cubic inch wise it is near a stock 200. any ideas or thoughts? i have already read the idiots guide on how to do it but it seems to make sense to find a turbo and intercooler setup that was originally designed to work with one another and volvos are reliable so it seems like a good engine to find a hair drier from.
anyone thought of or used a volvo turbo and intercooler?
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alot of IC's are infront of the radiator. it won't impact a good cooling system much.
I don't know much about the volvo turbos, but the engine's are similar in size, so they should be close. do you have an specs on the volvo turbos, ar ratios, make, inlet sizes, ect? Should be something online i presume.
I don't know much about the volvo turbos, but the engine's are similar in size, so they should be close. do you have an specs on the volvo turbos, ar ratios, make, inlet sizes, ect? Should be something online i presume.
The Volvo intercooler used to be a popular cheap intercooler for the Fox body Mustang crowd...untill people started going over 10-12lbs boost then the intercoolers started failing.
Gotta watch out on the Volvo Turbos.
They are great. I have a 98 S70 T5, turbo has 186k miles on it and is just now starting to whine a little bit. Not bad for a turbo. If I remember correctly though, they have a slightly different cooling system for the turbos. I believe all volvo turbos after like 1988 were water cooled, so they require a little more plumbing since you have to do coolant and oil. The main advantage is bearing life is increased significantly with a water cooled turbo. Otherwise, they are the standard Garret T3 turbos I believe.
The intercoolers are HUGE! MASSIVE! Look for an intercooler from a T5 or T6 variant (or R) as those turbos ran up to 17psi stock. However, T5 engines were only 2.3L and the T6 I think are 2.8L, so the 3.3 is still 40% and 18% larger than those engines, so the T6 is maybe what you need (from S80 and V90s). I wouldn't mess with any of the low pressure turbos out there. Those are in the 2.5Ts and basically anything that isn't a T5, T6, or R. They only run up to 8psi on those engines, which I think will definitely be a bit small.
Regards,
They are great. I have a 98 S70 T5, turbo has 186k miles on it and is just now starting to whine a little bit. Not bad for a turbo. If I remember correctly though, they have a slightly different cooling system for the turbos. I believe all volvo turbos after like 1988 were water cooled, so they require a little more plumbing since you have to do coolant and oil. The main advantage is bearing life is increased significantly with a water cooled turbo. Otherwise, they are the standard Garret T3 turbos I believe.
The intercoolers are HUGE! MASSIVE! Look for an intercooler from a T5 or T6 variant (or R) as those turbos ran up to 17psi stock. However, T5 engines were only 2.3L and the T6 I think are 2.8L, so the 3.3 is still 40% and 18% larger than those engines, so the T6 is maybe what you need (from S80 and V90s). I wouldn't mess with any of the low pressure turbos out there. Those are in the 2.5Ts and basically anything that isn't a T5, T6, or R. They only run up to 8psi on those engines, which I think will definitely be a bit small.
Regards,
i have read that running too small of a turbo is bad because it will create higher exhaust temps correct? and as far as boost well i am putting it on a mostly stock 200 with cast pistons so i dont think i should be pushing it much over say 8 to 10 lbs right? i will keep an eye out for a T6 set up that sounds like it will put me in the ball park. and as far as water cooling couldn't i just T off at the coolant lines that go to the heater core? there is constant water flow there correct? sorry for asking so many questions i just dont want to go through all the trouble of fabbing the whole thing up and find out i am way way wrong on set up, thanks guys!!
8) too small a turbo tends to create an over boost issue along with an exhaust restriction in high performance applications.
karfer67 you are right in that you want to keep your boost pressure below 10psi on a stock engine. your best bet when picking a turbo is to find one that is one an engine that is close you yours in displacement. as for the low pressure turbos, that is a function of the wastegate or other boost control and not the turbo itself.
karfer67 you are right in that you want to keep your boost pressure below 10psi on a stock engine. your best bet when picking a turbo is to find one that is one an engine that is close you yours in displacement. as for the low pressure turbos, that is a function of the wastegate or other boost control and not the turbo itself.
