Hi Guys and Girls Aquired a 1996 850 CD estate with 96k on the clock - CHEAP..... Its a 2.5 10v is the ONLY down side, I havent got it at home yet as no space quite yet. Will post pics when I can ;) I wanted a NON TURBO for reasons that will become clear later BUT my question is: I wanted a 20v so can I swap out the 10v entire block (complete) for a 20v one? Cheers Phill
On the face of it, yes. But the 10v uses different management to the rest, so not quite so simple I'm afraid :(
I'll get a complete doner car ;)
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;760096]On the face of it, yes. But the 10v uses different management to the rest, so not quite so simple I'm afraid :([/QUOTE] May be a little easier than you imagine, as long as there are no major differences in the half of the wiring harness going to the inside of car and fusebox from the ecu, the engine harness from the ecu could easily be swapped to 20v item, so then then ecu could be switched to suit a 20v set-up, just an idea from what I saw of the wiring when I gutted a 10v a while back
Very very easy! Converted my old 2.5 10v too a 2.5 20v turbo (lpt from 855 awd) wiring and ecu is plug and play just make sure they come from the same 20v engine you will use. Dismantle ecu box and you will see it splits in two where ecu sits.. back half goes too car interior/fusebox front half is all 3ft of engine loom. just plug the 20v loom in place of the 10v and drop in the 20v ecu,..obvs with 20v engine. hope that answers your Q's
[QUOTE=mk3phill;760645]Very very easy! Converted my old 2.5 10v too a 2.5 20v turbo (lpt from 855 awd) wiring and ecu is plug and play just make sure they come from the same 20v engine you will use. Dismantle ecu box and you will see it splits in two where ecu sits.. back half goes too car interior/fusebox front half is all 3ft of engine loom. just plug the 20v loom in place of the 10v and drop in the 20v ecu,..obvs with 20v engine. hope that answers your Q's[/QUOTE] Sounds very interesting, have you got any other info regarding this.... Thread....... pics..... etc....... so want to do this and need all the help I can get....... If you added a turbo to the 2.5 whats involved..... Was thinking of getting a T5 doner car etc..... ;)
If your going to get a T5 donor car, why don't you just buy a T5 to use?
[QUOTE=martin_r_smith;760795]If your going to get a T5 donor car, why don't you just buy a T5 to use?[/QUOTE] Because its a mint WHITE shell...... ;)
thats the way t5s will go soon if you want a great one biuld it from an n/a lol
[QUOTE=martybelfastt5;760801]thats the way t5s will go soon if you want a great one biuld it from an n/a lol[/QUOTE] ;) lol
Yeah seems to be all the mint shells are old fella's in their 2.0 10v plod-alongs, serviced religiously at volvo dealerships and parked on driveways for their lifespan. While all nice T5's /R's are / were modded, shagged or wrecked or just too expensive to find a good one. Be interesting thread to follow if you do go for a turbo install, you got any pics of the shell as is now ?
Stripping interior has begun ;)
Feel sorry for my man cave ;)
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[QUOTE=Wheelspinwardrobe;768581]Stripping interior has begun ;)
Feel sorry for my man cave ;)
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That looks about as tidy as my garage. :D
[QUOTE=stribo;768583]That looks about as tidy as my garage. :D[/QUOTE] The weight saving was already ridiculous............... wood boards from the boot WTAF!!!! LOL ;)
I have got a few pics somewhere..but yea I agree best are built from na lol my old saloon was a beast..last an current t5 quite shagged lol