Afternoon ladies and gents,
I recently acquired an absolute gem of a '93 245 with 350k on the odometer and in impeccable condition mechanically and aesthetically. So obviously, it needs a +T, big sways and an LSD.
Anyways, I've done all the searching but would like to hear from those with first hand experience on a few things.
The intended purpose of the car is to be a daily drive-able, weekend canyon carver/DE car on every HPR lapping day I can make it to. Reliability and proper driving characteristics are my priority. Budget isn't massive, trying to stay under $6K while using quality parts and retaining the ability to *BEAT* the f*** out of it without much fuss.
Plans-
-Throw in a VX cam while I gather +T parts to make the car driveable.
-+T from a late 700/900
-E-fan setup, retain AC and PS
-Hopefully make ~220WHP RELIABLY, pushin 8psi
-Factory turbo, maybe a Mistu unit if I'm feelin it.
-As many factory Volvo parts as possible.
- WC T5 Swap from an 'ole foxbody
- DeeWorks and Yoshifab parts, as I have no ability to fab
- Saucy shifter that locates the knob where it should be
- Retaining the cable, no hydro
- Limit some slip in the stick axle back there
- Some IPD springs and turbo boge dampers until I decide what coilover setup I want.
- IPD Sways
- Some sort of strut brace (Kaplehenke if I can find one)
- Maybe adjustable rear linkage?
- Ideally a square 205 setup wrapped around some 15's that clear everything
- Semi-aggressive pads that still stop in the cold, don't care about noise.
I understand this is a pretty tried and true setup which is why I'm going with it, I might get crazy and swap an LS/T56 in after I grenade the redblock but that's hopefully a few years away.
My questions are:
- Can I count on the 700/900 2.4 ECU to maintain safe AFR's during extended thrashing?
- Should I throw in a 240T oil cooler to maintain sub 250* oil temps? Gonna run Rotella 15W-40 OBVIOUSLY!
- Is a crank scraper/baffling needed or can I throw in an extra qt and send it?
- Where in gods name can I find a +T setup here in CO? Our JY's are picked over and our classifieds are bare of brick parts. Sad, really.
-Anybody in CO wanna fab a DP/exhaust for /monies/beers/highfives/allofit?
Also looking for general feedback on the build proposed. I found A LOT of theoretical feedback (thanks internet) on all of these things whilst searching but very little first hand experience and am hoping I can find some here. Hope you're all having a solid week so far!
I recently acquired an absolute gem of a '93 245 with 350k on the odometer and in impeccable condition mechanically and aesthetically. So obviously, it needs a +T, big sways and an LSD.
Anyways, I've done all the searching but would like to hear from those with first hand experience on a few things.
The intended purpose of the car is to be a daily drive-able, weekend canyon carver/DE car on every HPR lapping day I can make it to. Reliability and proper driving characteristics are my priority. Budget isn't massive, trying to stay under $6K while using quality parts and retaining the ability to *BEAT* the f*** out of it without much fuss.
Plans-
-Throw in a VX cam while I gather +T parts to make the car driveable.
-+T from a late 700/900
-E-fan setup, retain AC and PS
-Hopefully make ~220WHP RELIABLY, pushin 8psi
-Factory turbo, maybe a Mistu unit if I'm feelin it.
-As many factory Volvo parts as possible.
- WC T5 Swap from an 'ole foxbody
- DeeWorks and Yoshifab parts, as I have no ability to fab
- Saucy shifter that locates the knob where it should be
- Retaining the cable, no hydro
- Limit some slip in the stick axle back there
- Some IPD springs and turbo boge dampers until I decide what coilover setup I want.
- IPD Sways
- Some sort of strut brace (Kaplehenke if I can find one)
- Maybe adjustable rear linkage?
- Ideally a square 205 setup wrapped around some 15's that clear everything
- Semi-aggressive pads that still stop in the cold, don't care about noise.
I understand this is a pretty tried and true setup which is why I'm going with it, I might get crazy and swap an LS/T56 in after I grenade the redblock but that's hopefully a few years away.
My questions are:
- Can I count on the 700/900 2.4 ECU to maintain safe AFR's during extended thrashing?
- Should I throw in a 240T oil cooler to maintain sub 250* oil temps? Gonna run Rotella 15W-40 OBVIOUSLY!
- Is a crank scraper/baffling needed or can I throw in an extra qt and send it?
- Where in gods name can I find a +T setup here in CO? Our JY's are picked over and our classifieds are bare of brick parts. Sad, really.
-Anybody in CO wanna fab a DP/exhaust for /monies/beers/highfives/allofit?
Also looking for general feedback on the build proposed. I found A LOT of theoretical feedback (thanks internet) on all of these things whilst searching but very little first hand experience and am hoping I can find some here. Hope you're all having a solid week so far!