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940 Turbo Upgrade Help Needed 900 1994

posted by  spook on  Wed Apr 28 13:59 CST 2004
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Dear Cole,

Good p.m. and may this find you well. I've never driven any turbo-charged car. I understand seeking advice on the best deal for a turbo re-build. But seeking modifications that go far beyond the original design seems to me to be asking for trouble.

A Volvo 940 is not a Porsche. Even Volvo's own engineers' efforts to install a more powerful engine - the 6 cylinder - were not an unqualified success. While many 960 drivers love them, they are more maintenance intensive than the four-cylinder cars, and far less forgiving of indifferent maintenance.

In short, the 240-940 series Volvos were designed to be the equivalent of transport aircraft, not fighter jets. These cars get you where you need to go, safely.

They may be boring. Sometimes, though, "Boring is Good".

I'd hate to see you cook an engine, by stressing it beyond its design capacity.

Is there any way to "go gently", i.e., to avoid pushing the envelope?

Yours faithfully,

spook





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