I'm VERY new to tuning, and not young but I've got the bug bad.
I've had 15 redblocks, mostly 945s, a 960, 240s and an '01XC, and all were just cars I fit in really well during a LONG 17 years of medical hell/spinal rare disease at 6'5" with the legs of a 5'8" man, and the spine of 7'10" my love of Bricks came from how well they treated my spine. My knowledge base has strictly been on keeping them running in stock configuration, but after a divorce, and not dying, I'm sort of a kid again, and my Son is bonkers for hot rodding, and fast cars...at 5&1/2 yrs old too.
Now my mid life crisis is making some bricks fly.
Presently I have 2 940s, both N/A one is a Regina, that I honestly hate as someone in the previous thread mentioned, the NorthEast, the difference in parts, vacuum lines, different relays, one fuel pump, I don't notice ANY fuel econ but the motor could use a rebuild, etc. and the exhaust is on there just as a mild engine noise dampener and to appear as if I've really got one. It's got Bar's stop leak in it, running fine, and needs a lot of work on the peripherals.
My '01XC is the only other car and it's got a blown trans. But I've thought about taking the regina and dropping the 2.4 LPT in there... what's the learning curve? I can do just about anything I set my mind to, and do it well, with some help here and there.
I'm rebuilding the head on my Bosch 940, lowered, N/A IPD VX cam... but when that's done, and the goop from the head gasket patch in the system is cleaned out that worked o.k. for a year, I should be o.k. on that in 2 weeks or so.
I was toying with rehabbing the Regina and selling it, I can clean it up WELL. But I think a 2.4L LPT would be awesome.
Why is the Regina the "choice" for this one, or is it just what's on hand for the O.P.?
I'd need the schematics and steps for this one, but I have Volvo Mech friends, and you guys as well...