so no turbo, now what?

volvo940tuner · 06-10-2006, 12:45 AM

so i guess its way too much to change to turbo my 940. lots more than i thought. anywho, what other performance mods CAN i do? besides the exhaust, cone air filter, camshaft, pulleys, etc..? any ideas?

87_744Turbo · 06-10-2006, 12:53 AM

nitrous, port & polish, milled head, header, higher compression pistons.... dollar for dollar your not going to beat turbo performance. lets say you get a cam, header, exhaust, filter, and pullies. all of that is going to set you back close to a grand and for what maybe 15-20hp???

MrBill · 06-10-2006, 12:53 AM

megasquirt? with no turbo I cant imagine it doing much though.
maybe you could come along a nice 531 head and swap em, but if you do that, why not TURBO IT!!

kelley_aj · 06-10-2006, 12:56 AM

My bad I thought you said change not + T

linuxman51 · 06-10-2006, 02:54 AM

if its NA, spray the **** out of it. if its REX, ms and turbo that bitch.
MS on an NA autodog car isnt terribly fun(btdt), but you can get some pretty crazy fuel economy.

VQ · 06-10-2006, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 87_744Turbo

nitrous, port & polish, milled head, header, higher compression pistons.... dollar for dollar your not going to beat turbo performance. lets say you get a cam, header, exhaust, filter, and pullies. all of that is going to set you back close to a grand and for what maybe 15-20hp???

It'd be closer to 100hp gain, if you use a 16V head that is ported and such, more rev equals more hp, but less streetable.

volvo940tuner · 06-10-2006, 08:44 AM

lol i dont have that much money to play around with. ill do what i can for now, and once im done with it and im sick of it, im selling it and getting some turbo volvo, not sure yet.

suterman · 06-10-2006, 09:51 AM

yeah, trade it for a Turbo model.

Tick · 06-10-2006, 10:52 AM

Look for air box mod, porting, ghetto water injection, gap the plugs a little hotter, upgrade coil, advance the timing a tick, good state of tune.... Uh, tighten up the kickdown cable. Good synthetics for everything. Oh, weight. Lose all the frame weights in the engine compartment. Get a smaller denso alternator, ditch all the ac and powersteering stuff and put an elextric fan on it. Those are all the cheap ones I can think of. Smaller wheels.

Didn't you say you had a 3k budget in the last thread? Buy a little turbo volvo and save the heartache. I spent all kinds of time with my old gle before I realized all the work had been done by the factory and I could get mine for 800 bucks.

Or do some serious looking at the +t threads because if you've got the mechanical ability some of these guys are doing it cheap. Just a lot of work.

volvo940tuner · 06-10-2006, 01:46 PM

i know all the stuff i need to +T it, but its lots of work and lots of parts. im slowwwly but surely buying everything i need, so look out for a +T install from me in about 6 months. if something goes wrong with my car before then, im selling it and buying some kind of 850 turbo.

Tabor · 06-10-2006, 02:38 PM

Get the chassis perfect and start saving for the +T. Anything else is a waste of time and money, except maybe a good cam that will also work well with the +T.

impulse922 · 06-10-2006, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volvo940tuner

i know all the stuff i need to +T it, but its lots of work and lots of parts. im slowwwly but surely buying everything i need, so look out for a +T install from me in about 6 months. if something goes wrong with my car before then, im selling it and buying some kind of 850 turbo.

eeeek. you will still have a problem w/ an 850

FWD ftl

Tabor · 06-10-2006, 02:49 PM

Maybe someone with a NICE 242Ti wants to trade for your car.

06-10-2006, 12:45 AM	#1
volvo940tuner Board Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: BOOSTIN', massachusetts	so no turbo, now what? so i guess its way too much to change to turbo my 940. lots more than i thought. anywho, what other performance mods CAN i do? besides the exhaust, cone air filter, camshaft, pulleys, etc..? any ideas? __________________ '93 944-SOLD '91 745 TIC- PARTED OUT '97 854 R- SOLD '96 854T Platinum- SOLD '98 S70 GLT- SOLD *'98 V70R-SOLD* '95 854 T5-R--teh yellow '90 744 TIC SE '96 854R-winter car '88 BMW E30 325IS

06-10-2006, 12:53 AM	#2
87_744Turbo Board Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mesa, AZ	nitrous, port & polish, milled head, header, higher compression pistons.... dollar for dollar your not going to beat turbo performance. lets say you get a cam, header, exhaust, filter, and pullies. all of that is going to set you back close to a grand and for what maybe 15-20hp??? __________________ 1987 744T gave to brother for school and now he's addicted. 1990 744T the new DD. 1984 GT350 turbo was fast. RIP 1987 Conquest TSI one day will be the recipient of the gt350's goodies 2000 Ranger umm not sure of its purpose

06-10-2006, 12:56 AM	#4
kelley_aj Board Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sac, CA	My bad I thought you said change not + T __________________ 1993 940 Bili HD, TME springs, IPD sways and adjustable panhard, ported 15g and mani, 3" turbo back + Magnaflow=mmmmgood, Mike's chips, IPD turbo cam, Dale's gear, browntops shoving 14psi, MSD ign.

06-10-2006, 02:54 AM	#5
linuxman51 ARRRRHARHAR Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: mont, AL	if its NA, spray the **** out of it. if its REX, ms and turbo that bitch. MS on an NA autodog car isnt terribly fun(btdt), but you can get some pretty crazy fuel economy. __________________ "They bum rushed them in their own crib, they drank all their beer, they partied with their ladies and they left with the trophy" Megasquirt Tuning! Plug and play LH 2.4 Megasquirt, now with stealth mode! ported volvo heads

06-10-2006, 09:51 AM	#8
suterman Board Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK	yeah, trade it for a Turbo model. __________________

06-10-2006, 08:44 AM	#7
volvo940tuner Board Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: BOOSTIN', massachusetts	lol i dont have that much money to play around with. ill do what i can for now, and once im done with it and im sick of it, im selling it and getting some turbo volvo, not sure yet.

06-10-2006, 01:46 PM	#10
volvo940tuner Board Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: BOOSTIN', massachusetts	i know all the stuff i need to +T it, but its lots of work and lots of parts. im slowwwly but surely buying everything i need, so look out for a +T install from me in about 6 months. if something goes wrong with my car before then, im selling it and buying some kind of 850 turbo.

06-10-2006, 02:38 PM	#11
Tabor volvoholic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Portland, OR	Get the chassis perfect and start saving for the +T. Anything else is a waste of time and money, except maybe a good cam that will also work well with the +T. __________________ 1983 Volvo 245T with too many mods to list 1975 Volvo 242DL PARTING OUT pm me for parts!

06-10-2006, 02:49 PM	#13
Tabor volvoholic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Portland, OR	Maybe someone with a NICE 242Ti wants to trade for your car.

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