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That's what made mine for me...I got an almost complete ex-highway patrol Mustang for $185 bucks. Trashed, wrecked and disassembled, but it had the 5.0 and T5 so I jumped on it.
I have a couple of tubos for a 2.3, I may have to put a 2.3 turbo motor together and swap in into something else. I do have another Ranger...
I have a couple of tubos for a 2.3, I may have to put a 2.3 turbo motor together and swap in into something else. I do have another Ranger...
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Of course there's also the clearance factor to consider. That Volvo intercooler is a good unit and easy to find, and I would certainly use it if there's room for it but it is pretty large. If space is a factor the other extreme is the much-harder-to-find Mustang SVO intercooler. A nice compact unit that lays flat under the hood. There may some other small intercoolers out there if anybody knows...
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Mid-80s. I had an '85 740 turbo with the intercooler, I think they brought them out in '84 or so and built them for several years. I don't think they put the intercooler on all turbo models though, look for the "Intercooler" on the trunk lid. I'm not too up on Volvo stuff anymore so I'm not certain about the years.
EDIT: An Ebay search for Intercoolers turns up some interesting possibilties...
EDIT: An Ebay search for Intercoolers turns up some interesting possibilties...
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SVO intercoolers can be found all over the place. With the exception of those wishing to keep their cars fairly stock, most folks switch over to a front mount setup and usually end up selling off the stock intercooler. It isn't going to work well in anything but an SVO anyway. Without any airflow over it, it just becomes a heat sink and not a very good one at that.
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I used the volvo 740 IC Here is a good deal on one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1989-...spagenameZWDVW
On the ranger for a FM IC these work very well.
On the ranger for a FM IC these work very well.
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Originally Posted by Bart99GT
SVO intercoolers can be found all over the place. With the exception of those wishing to keep their cars fairly stock, most folks switch over to a front mount setup and usually end up selling off the stock intercooler. It isn't going to work well in anything but an SVO anyway. Without any airflow over it, it just becomes a heat sink and not a very good one at that.
It's been in the back of my mind to build a twin-turbo motor for my Tiger for some time now, and I had thought of using two small intercoolers as well. Space is at a premium in these cars and they would have to be mounted someplace where I would most likely have to run a duct to them.
Figuring out how to overcome the obstacles in swaps like this is half the fun!
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