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[quote=”Lord Ihcalam” post=60056][quote=”LanEvoX” post=60045]
I would see how much it is to get it a small turbo..like say a 20mm turbo doing about 15 lbs of boost. It has no power because it only has a single cam 8 valve head.[/quote]
couldnt he do a head swap too to DOHC? i thought about doing it on my saturn along with a 5sp swap but i just hate the car so much that im not gonna bother and im just going to get a different car when i can.[/quote]
Nope, the 8 valve single cam and the 16 vlave dual cam are different sizes. and by the picture of the engine it wouldn’t fit.
[quote=”lifeinhd” post=60041][quote=”Lord Ihcalam” post=60034]i’d buy a huffy before i bought a daewoo. no matter who’se badging its wearing.
Not a bad looking ride. it has potential. see if a junk yard has a working compressor for the AC, or look into aftermarket ones. If it was the same as a GM one, i’d drop ship you the spare one i have from a car i scrapped last year… for a nominal fee of course. Let me know if you want to drop a GM 5.0 into it, make you a great deal on a moderate mileaged engine WITh transmission.[/quote]
Thanks! Is there even a possibility of it being the same as a GM one? I know Saabs during this period had a few parts in common with GMs, but Volvos, not so sure….
As much as I’d love to do a V8 swap (this thing has NO power), if I don’t think I could handle a straightforward Corolla engine swap, I can’t imagine trying to fit something never intended to be bolted in there :ohmy:
Oh, and the last flaw I noticed, broken antenna means I can only pick up one of my favorite stations. I have the remaining part, but rather than tape it on I think I’d better just get a new one. Funny how I can suffer without AC but not without me tunes :P[/quote]
I would see how much it is to get it a small turbo..like say a 20mm turbo doing about 15 lbs of boost. It has no power because it only has a single cam 8 valve head.
[quote=”lifeinhd” post=60041][quote=”Lord Ihcalam” post=60034]i’d buy a huffy before i bought a daewoo. no matter who’se badging its wearing.
Not a bad looking ride. it has potential. see if a junk yard has a working compressor for the AC, or look into aftermarket ones. If it was the same as a GM one, i’d drop ship you the spare one i have from a car i scrapped last year… for a nominal fee of course. Let me know if you want to drop a GM 5.0 into it, make you a great deal on a moderate mileaged engine WITh transmission.[/quote]
Thanks! Is there even a possibility of it being the same as a GM one? I know Saabs during this period had a few parts in common with GMs, but Volvos, not so sure….
As much as I’d love to do a V8 swap (this thing has NO power), if I don’t think I could handle a straightforward Corolla engine swap, I can’t imagine trying to fit something never intended to be bolted in there :ohmy:
Oh, and the last flaw I noticed, broken antenna means I can only pick up one of my favorite stations. I have the remaining part, but rather than tape it on I think I’d better just get a new one. Funny how I can suffer without AC but not without me tunes :P[/quote]
I would see how much it is to get it a small turbo..like say a 20mm turbo doing about 15 lbs of boost. It has no power because it only has a single cam 8 valve head.
[quote=”Lord Ihcalam” post=59984][quote=”LanEvoX” post=59973]
No you can’t, it’s not sold any longer. [/quote]
Yes it is. its not Produced anymore. theres a difference.[/quote]
I have not ever seen it sold in parts stores. So unless you know a supplier or it’s black market, you can’t get the stuff any longer. r134a is starting to be phased out too, I wonder what will be next…
[quote=”Lord Ihcalam” post=59984][quote=”LanEvoX” post=59973]
No you can’t, it’s not sold any longer. [/quote]
Yes it is. its not Produced anymore. theres a difference.[/quote]
I have not ever seen it sold in parts stores. So unless you know a supplier or it’s black market, you can’t get the stuff any longer. r134a is starting to be phased out too, I wonder what will be next…
Not bad, I have worked on volvo’s before, they last a really long time. Your engine is a single cam 8 valve. the one my parent’s had was the twin cam 16 valve. What year did you say it was? our’s was a 90 station wagon with over 218k before my parents killed it (put in oil they shouldn’t have) but all in all you found your self a cool little gem 🙂
Not bad, I have worked on volvo’s before, they last a really long time. Your engine is a single cam 8 valve. the one my parent’s had was the twin cam 16 valve. What year did you say it was? our’s was a 90 station wagon with over 218k before my parents killed it (put in oil they shouldn’t have) but all in all you found your self a cool little gem 🙂
[quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=59926][quote=”lifeinhd” post=59914]I’m looking into a conversion as well, but seems on this car I may have to replace the evaporator and condenser to do so. We’ll see.
Also seems Corolla tyres/rims are smaller than Volvo. Too bad :([/quote]
Cant you just recharge the car with R34a (or w/e it is) just as it is?[/quote]
No you can’t, it’s not sold any longer. after the 95 model year all manufactures went to r134a as the refrigerent. Dealing with A/C is vary tricky and the coolant is highly toxic. He’s better off not running it and just rolling the windows down. A/C systems actually sap power and fuel from your engine to work. I have working a/c but I rarely use it; I just have the windows down.
[quote=”LeoTheLion89″ post=59926][quote=”lifeinhd” post=59914]I’m looking into a conversion as well, but seems on this car I may have to replace the evaporator and condenser to do so. We’ll see.
Also seems Corolla tyres/rims are smaller than Volvo. Too bad :([/quote]
Cant you just recharge the car with R34a (or w/e it is) just as it is?[/quote]
No you can’t, it’s not sold any longer. after the 95 model year all manufactures went to r134a as the refrigerent. Dealing with A/C is vary tricky and the coolant is highly toxic. He’s better off not running it and just rolling the windows down. A/C systems actually sap power and fuel from your engine to work. I have working a/c but I rarely use it; I just have the windows down.
ok, so I am essentially telling the computer that the engine temp is above what it should be and to turn the cooling fans on. makes sense. just like jumping a computer power supply. I will do that once the weather clears up, thanks College man! much appreciated.
ok, so I am essentially telling the computer that the engine temp is above what it should be and to turn the cooling fans on. makes sense. just like jumping a computer power supply. I will do that once the weather clears up, thanks College man! much appreciated.
only sometimes…it did it again yesterday while I was waiting for my brother to get out of school..my temp gauge started rising so I decided to turn the ac on. that well turned the fans on and the temp gauge went back down to normal. So I am pretty positive the sensor is failing me and I need to at some point get the sensor replaced.
only sometimes…it did it again yesterday while I was waiting for my brother to get out of school..my temp gauge started rising so I decided to turn the ac on. that well turned the fans on and the temp gauge went back down to normal. So I am pretty positive the sensor is failing me and I need to at some point get the sensor replaced.
Possitive, I bleed the system out fully when I did my radiator replacement. It’s been doing this for month’s now, but it’s getting worse. I also have excelent heat when I turn the heater on. I had to do that while idleing the car waiting for my parents to get out of the store yesterday because I noticed my temp slowly rising. Once I turned the heater on and drove around the parking lot temp went back down to normal.
Possitive, I bleed the system out fully when I did my radiator replacement. It’s been doing this for month’s now, but it’s getting worse. I also have excelent heat when I turn the heater on. I had to do that while idleing the car waiting for my parents to get out of the store yesterday because I noticed my temp slowly rising. Once I turned the heater on and drove around the parking lot temp went back down to normal.