oldschoolvolvo
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Nice work. Curious how it sounds too.
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"Barn Find" 1980 242. Now with Turbo LS
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mopar318
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BIG UPDATES, Now Turbo Aluminum 5.3 LS with Haltech:
So I was looking at the 5.3 l33 that I put together last winter for my 93 classic wagon and looking at the 242. I figured if I can sell the 16v Redblock I can swap the 242 instead, and make the wagon a nice daily driver with a +t setup. So I listed up the engine and it sold within a few days!
Now it's time to start the LS swap. Here are the details.
Haltech Rebel LS
Stock unmodified 5.3 Aluminum l33 with 190,000 miles with a new oil pump.
Texas Speed Madd Maxx Camshaft
Heads were cleaned and had a valve job done with upgraded valvetrain for the cam.
VS Racing Billet 78/75 with T51R housing
TKX 5 speed with McLeod Street Pro clutch setup.
Andersson Steel and Speed LS engines mounts
Summit Low profile oil pan.
Holley Ultra low ram intake with 100# injectors
LS3 DBW TB
Haltech Rebel LS is crazy nice. It's the cheapest on the market for plug and play standalones as well.
Clearance with the low profile oil pan. Since the sump comes further forward I notched the crossmember with the play available from ASS
Engine/Trans install went pretty smoothly. I had to drop the cross member a bit to get the pan in, but overall its a quick pull/install.
The shifter location is about 1.5" futher forward than it need to be. A small cut of the shifter hole and an offset lever should take care of that. I can bring the engine back another 1", but I would start to run into tunnel/firewall clearance.
TURBO!
So I was looking at the 5.3 l33 that I put together last winter for my 93 classic wagon and looking at the 242. I figured if I can sell the 16v Redblock I can swap the 242 instead, and make the wagon a nice daily driver with a +t setup. So I listed up the engine and it sold within a few days!
Now it's time to start the LS swap. Here are the details.
Haltech Rebel LS
Stock unmodified 5.3 Aluminum l33 with 190,000 miles with a new oil pump.
Texas Speed Madd Maxx Camshaft
Heads were cleaned and had a valve job done with upgraded valvetrain for the cam.
VS Racing Billet 78/75 with T51R housing
TKX 5 speed with McLeod Street Pro clutch setup.
Andersson Steel and Speed LS engines mounts
Summit Low profile oil pan.
Holley Ultra low ram intake with 100# injectors
LS3 DBW TB
Haltech Rebel LS is crazy nice. It's the cheapest on the market for plug and play standalones as well.
Clearance with the low profile oil pan. Since the sump comes further forward I notched the crossmember with the play available from ASS
Engine/Trans install went pretty smoothly. I had to drop the cross member a bit to get the pan in, but overall its a quick pull/install.
The shifter location is about 1.5" futher forward than it need to be. A small cut of the shifter hole and an offset lever should take care of that. I can bring the engine back another 1", but I would start to run into tunnel/firewall clearance.
TURBO!
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im glad this is happening. that shifter position ends up pretty good in there! im suprised tbh!
mopar318
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Yeah the trans+bh is the exact same as the t5 + Volvo bellhoung and adapter. The engine is just a little further forward now to fit that massive clutch in the bellhousing.
DET17
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Your rear tires are going to hate you. Nice work.
mopar318
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They will manage for a while. 245/40 toyo R1R, the original R-esq compound R1R.
brendon_ak
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Holy hell what a pivot, awesome!!
mopar318
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I started mocking up the accessories so I can start on the turbo piping. I'm doing 16 Gauge SS connected to V bands on the cast headers, with a support bracket. I made a 3d printed jig to get my collector correct.
I also got the clutch bled and it feels really good. I used a long bleeder hose that's bolted up out of the way near the reservoir. For bleeding I just fish it down and am able to gravity bleed it.
I also got the clutch bled and it feels really good. I used a long bleeder hose that's bolted up out of the way near the reservoir. For bleeding I just fish it down and am able to gravity bleed it.
DET17
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NOW I finally understand why your 242 had the Ford rear end conversion.
"It all makes sense to me, Alex!" - Reverend Jim
"It all makes sense to me, Alex!" - Reverend Jim
mopar318
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I don't have a whole lot to update. I did get my collector cut and tacked together using my 3d printed fixture.
Fuel system 95% plumbed. Injectors and rails installed.
I flipped the DBW TB over since it fit better this way.
Fired up the Haltech. I had program installed, and intial settings/tune installed in less than 10 minutes. I test the DBW. It's crazy how snappy that throttle blade is. There is no way a human could replicate that speed of throttle opening. I'm confident it will start/run right away once everything is hooked up.
Fuel system 95% plumbed. Injectors and rails installed.
I flipped the DBW TB over since it fit better this way.
Fired up the Haltech. I had program installed, and intial settings/tune installed in less than 10 minutes. I test the DBW. It's crazy how snappy that throttle blade is. There is no way a human could replicate that speed of throttle opening. I'm confident it will start/run right away once everything is hooked up.