YellowT5-r
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- Joined
- Dec 7, 2004
- Location
- Portland, OR
So I've had this 1991 745ti since about 1997. Love the car madly. I'd done most of the usual mods, IPD suspension, 15g, MBC, Thelostartof chips, RSI Stage II cam and adjustable cam gear, Unorthodox Racing aluminum crank pulley, etc. Finally put an M90 in the car about 5 months ago and loved that, then my trusty old B230FT went all soft and squishy (read: leak down that would make a porn star blush). Now our other car is a yellow T5-R, and I LOVE that motor, but just don't like the FWD platform. I have been threatening this conversion for years, but as life works, I had the time, but never the $$ to get the job done right. Peter Lissens has been mocking my progress towards this goal for at least the last 2-3 years. Well, I'm finally in a place where I have the $$, but absolutely 0 time (I work between 80-120 hours per week), so enter RSI. Jonathan, the unassuming evil genius, Eric, the only guy with dirty hands in the shop, Pat, who I'm sure does something there, and Mitch, who BBQ's a mean weenie and accepts payments, and tolerates abuse admirable.
The requirements:
A reliable DD that uses as many OEM Volvo parts as possible (ancillary bits at least, hoses, motor mounts, etc.)
With the hood down, the car should look like something a sporty grandpa would drive
Power under the curve before peak - it's a daily driver after all
As much power and torque as we can possibly stuff under the 400 WHP Curve
The plan:
Stage I - Mule motor phase
Transplant a stock, running 5-Cylinder white block into said '91 745
For convenience and cost, we're using a white block M90
New header, turbo, IC, intake, fuel rail, injectors, COP ignition (all being set up for a later built motor), 960 cooling system
MSnS
See what breaks/fix
Stage II - Stupid slick stuff and catchup phase
Slick Stuff:
Teach MSnS how to run Volvo's variable cam timing (I got your V-Tec right here, yo!)
Run the variable exhaust from a +T car and the variable intake from an N/A car (if you're gonna do stupid stuff, you should be really stupid)
Set up MSnS to run a Ford Flex Fuel sensor (hey, E85 is green fuel and lets you build really really stupid motors)
See what breaks/fix
Catch up:
Need better suspension - convert the car to RSI coil overs
Need Moar brakes (most likely an R conversion)
Starch and press drive line - as soon as the car has more than 225 rubber under it, PARTS WILL FLY - not sure what rout we're taking here yet
Daily driver style cage to remove flexy-flier quotient and add safety
Subtle first gen M3 style flares so we can actually put some rubber under a grandpa series
Paint?
See what breaks/fix
Stage III - Stupid motor build
RSI internals
Head work
Custom cams
Balanced within an inch of its life
Dry-sump oiling - cause we can, and if you can, shouldn't you?
Richmond Gear 5 or 6 speed
Relocate motor even further down and back as possible
See what breaks/fix
That's the nickel tour of the project that's only been in the works for about the last 12 years .
The following images may be inappropriate for younger viewers, however, be assured that the vehicle in question is over 18 years of age, and is subsequently a legal, consenting adult.
The requirements:
A reliable DD that uses as many OEM Volvo parts as possible (ancillary bits at least, hoses, motor mounts, etc.)
With the hood down, the car should look like something a sporty grandpa would drive
Power under the curve before peak - it's a daily driver after all
As much power and torque as we can possibly stuff under the 400 WHP Curve
The plan:
Stage I - Mule motor phase
Transplant a stock, running 5-Cylinder white block into said '91 745
For convenience and cost, we're using a white block M90
New header, turbo, IC, intake, fuel rail, injectors, COP ignition (all being set up for a later built motor), 960 cooling system
MSnS
See what breaks/fix
Stage II - Stupid slick stuff and catchup phase
Slick Stuff:
Teach MSnS how to run Volvo's variable cam timing (I got your V-Tec right here, yo!)
Run the variable exhaust from a +T car and the variable intake from an N/A car (if you're gonna do stupid stuff, you should be really stupid)
Set up MSnS to run a Ford Flex Fuel sensor (hey, E85 is green fuel and lets you build really really stupid motors)
See what breaks/fix
Catch up:
Need better suspension - convert the car to RSI coil overs
Need Moar brakes (most likely an R conversion)
Starch and press drive line - as soon as the car has more than 225 rubber under it, PARTS WILL FLY - not sure what rout we're taking here yet
Daily driver style cage to remove flexy-flier quotient and add safety
Subtle first gen M3 style flares so we can actually put some rubber under a grandpa series
Paint?
See what breaks/fix
Stage III - Stupid motor build
RSI internals
Head work
Custom cams
Balanced within an inch of its life
Dry-sump oiling - cause we can, and if you can, shouldn't you?
Richmond Gear 5 or 6 speed
Relocate motor even further down and back as possible
See what breaks/fix
That's the nickel tour of the project that's only been in the works for about the last 12 years .
The following images may be inappropriate for younger viewers, however, be assured that the vehicle in question is over 18 years of age, and is subsequently a legal, consenting adult.
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