Ceej
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- Jan 23, 2020
Sort of a loaded title, I suppose I?ll clarify lol
I recently bought my first Volvo, an 89 245 and plan to make it my DD/project.
It runs and drives pretty well but I?m on the fence as to which direction to take with it.
Add a turbo and supporting mods or swap in a Junkyard LS? My goal would be around 300whp.
I would do the work myself including any fabrication, welding and wiring required for mounts, exhaust, driveline, harness splicing e.t.c.
Cost wise looks to be comparable, unless I was to add power to the LS.
I think a 300whp red block would be refreshing in a sea of LS swaps but it?s hard to resist a powerful lumpy v8.
To those of you with experience, which do you prefer and why?
I recently bought my first Volvo, an 89 245 and plan to make it my DD/project.
It runs and drives pretty well but I?m on the fence as to which direction to take with it.
Add a turbo and supporting mods or swap in a Junkyard LS? My goal would be around 300whp.
I would do the work myself including any fabrication, welding and wiring required for mounts, exhaust, driveline, harness splicing e.t.c.
Cost wise looks to be comparable, unless I was to add power to the LS.
I think a 300whp red block would be refreshing in a sea of LS swaps but it?s hard to resist a powerful lumpy v8.
To those of you with experience, which do you prefer and why?