outonthetiles
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- Apr 1, 2012
Let me start off by saying I was a 3800 guy before I was a Volvo guy. I've done several 3800 builds including a 3800 supercharged Fiero and my 5 speed manual swapped '00 Impala autocross car.
I started driving old 240s to keep the mileage off the Impala, and I fell in love with them. I gradually started really getting into them and by now I could be considered a RWD Volvo "nut".
Anyways, my daily was a '90 244 M47 car that I had +t'd and had been dailying for almost a year. It was a really fun setup but I knew I was on borrowed time with the 300k mile plus drivetrain.
At the same time I had bought a '97 Camaro V6 to flip. The longer it sat in the driveway and the more work I realized it needed the more I began to convince myself that I needed to put the drivetrain in my 240.
So I did.
The first day was very straight forward. Had the b230 out and the 3800 in the bay, starting to mock it up.
Either the oil pan or the crossmember would have to be modified, so I chose to modify the crossmember. Engine mounts were simple, I was able to keep the camaro mount brackets on the engine and use poly trailing arm bushings on the crossmember side in custom standoffs. Trans crossmember is a notched m47 unit and I used a stock camaro 4l60e trans mount.
I played around with a few ideas using various stock manifolds flipped and reversed (this is a very budget minded build). Ultimately I had to come up with something a little more custom. Most factory 3800 manifolds are cast which makes modification difficult. However, rear manifolds from FWD applications are welded steel. I got a couple of these from various 3800 friends who had upgraded to headers and got to work making custom "log" style manifolds. This manifold design is common for 3800 turbo applications. Not ideal, but for my build it is cheap and is great for packaging. The crossover is bits and pieces of a FWD crossover pipe, repurposed for my application.
The turbo is a $300 CXRacing T4 T67 .68AR. I figured I'd give it a try. Ebay intercooler, ebay intercooler plumbing kit, ebay wastegate, free knockoff HKS BOV, 42.5lb Injectors. 3" custom downpipe and full 3" exhaust.
I started driving old 240s to keep the mileage off the Impala, and I fell in love with them. I gradually started really getting into them and by now I could be considered a RWD Volvo "nut".
Anyways, my daily was a '90 244 M47 car that I had +t'd and had been dailying for almost a year. It was a really fun setup but I knew I was on borrowed time with the 300k mile plus drivetrain.
At the same time I had bought a '97 Camaro V6 to flip. The longer it sat in the driveway and the more work I realized it needed the more I began to convince myself that I needed to put the drivetrain in my 240.
So I did.
The first day was very straight forward. Had the b230 out and the 3800 in the bay, starting to mock it up.
Either the oil pan or the crossmember would have to be modified, so I chose to modify the crossmember. Engine mounts were simple, I was able to keep the camaro mount brackets on the engine and use poly trailing arm bushings on the crossmember side in custom standoffs. Trans crossmember is a notched m47 unit and I used a stock camaro 4l60e trans mount.
I played around with a few ideas using various stock manifolds flipped and reversed (this is a very budget minded build). Ultimately I had to come up with something a little more custom. Most factory 3800 manifolds are cast which makes modification difficult. However, rear manifolds from FWD applications are welded steel. I got a couple of these from various 3800 friends who had upgraded to headers and got to work making custom "log" style manifolds. This manifold design is common for 3800 turbo applications. Not ideal, but for my build it is cheap and is great for packaging. The crossover is bits and pieces of a FWD crossover pipe, repurposed for my application.
The turbo is a $300 CXRacing T4 T67 .68AR. I figured I'd give it a try. Ebay intercooler, ebay intercooler plumbing kit, ebay wastegate, free knockoff HKS BOV, 42.5lb Injectors. 3" custom downpipe and full 3" exhaust.
Someone has some mad skills, I'm impressed. How far north in NY are you?
