Intercooled and Turbo?
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A 240 could be a turbo charged, with intercooler or without. Intercooler cools the air and so it makes it denser thus increasing power.
Turbochargers add power to an engine but usually in Volvos reduce economy and have some bad maintenance side effects. Numbers say 30-40% power increase over a nonturbo. Earlier 240's were not intercooled, later Volvos, 740's, 940's all had intercoolers. On an early 240 turbo, an intercooler can easily be added.
Turbochargers add power to an engine but usually in Volvos reduce economy and have some bad maintenance side effects. Numbers say 30-40% power increase over a nonturbo. Earlier 240's were not intercooled, later Volvos, 740's, 940's all had intercoolers. On an early 240 turbo, an intercooler can easily be added.
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nothing will fail as long as you do regular maintenance. you will probably have an electrical problem before you'll have turbo failure.
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Well, I know turbos are "cool" especially for the performance minded, and I agree that if good maintenance, and care, are done, turbos are pretty troublefree BUT in reality they are more troublesome and less economical over the long run than NA cars. Volvo turbos are much worse on gas consumption (around 5MPG), seem to leak more (personal experience), and the turbo IS a costly item when it does need replacement. At this stage in our Volvos lives (200k etc.) they do fail, and are costly often exceeding the cost of the car itself. The extra power you get, my NAs have 114hp vs my turbo's 160, well, I am not aware of these extra 46 horses. I feel the difference, the kick, but overall for the average, frugal Volvo owner I'd recommend a NA car to a turbo.
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02-22-2007 08:37 PM