We have a 98 V70R AWD.  It goes like lightning...so does the money to keep
it on the road.  Mostly the electrical has been an issue, but the engine,
like the wind when the high pressure turbo kicks in.

This is the 3rd and last Volvo Wagon I will own, but not because of the
engines...they are a rock, granite.

I guess it's the weight and shape of the 2.3 4cyl turbo engine that nobody
has done a conversion with this motor.  I'm talking the 88 vintage.  I
literally could not kill that thing and it passed smog easily, sold it with
almost 200K.  I saw it years later, still going strong.

Any comments on the conversion...ever tried?

Kim
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: re. I did it.. i just bought my first (NVC) car... straying
from the

> I drove a 5speed wagen (240) that had an aftermarket turbo, ported
> head, cam, etc.....
> They told me it was kickin near 300hp.
>
> WOW. I guess this would be the experience of driving an SVX syncro
> (Vanagon Content), because having driven a normal 240 (automatic) and
> climbing into this thing......i was simply blown away.
>
> Today i drove by a house that had to have 10 volvo wagens (and a sedan
> or two) in various states of decay in their lawn. It was amazing. I
> assume this is Chris's volvo counterpart on the western side of PA.
>
> I truely respect volvos as good cars, regardless of what people say. I
> think they dominate many of the newer VW's and Audis when comparable
> (Audi Wagen priced the same......)
>
> -Craig
> '85GL
>