Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 11:24:08 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: donor car
saab guy wrote: > > well, got lucky and found a 84 900 turbo donor car for my son's 85 900s > (non-turbo)... we bought it mainly for the air filter/mix control > assembly (after the fire) but now JT is wondering if the turbo unit > could be "bolted onto" his engine. > > Anybody have any experience with this? Would it require a complete > engine swap? > TIA! Yes, you can do it, and you're in prime position to do so. The one thing that will be somewhat difficult to swap in is the APC unit that the '84 has, while your S has no provisions made for it. Check out http://www.teleport.com/~bertram/volvoapc/index.shtml for some good info on how you can install the APC system from the '84 in an "aftermarket" fashion. Other than that, swap the whole thing in. Make sure you take the fuel pumps along with it. And the exhaust. -Justin P.S. And don't tell the insurance company what you've done! :)
