Volvo 850 Made from 1993 to 1997, this Volvo line was available in both a wagon and a sedan, both with were graced with several trim levels.

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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:15 PM
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is it possible to purchase a turbo for my 850 glt and if so how much would it cost and would i have to do anything further in order for it to preform correctly.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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Depends, what year 850?
 
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:23 PM
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96 glt 2.4l
 
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Does it not have a turbo now?

edit: No, it does not have a turbo. It would probably be cheaper and a lot easier to buy a used engine that had a turbo and do an engine swap rather than modding the engine to add a turbo. Plus the 2.4L engines are weaker than the 2.3L engines and wouldn't hold up to a turbo as well. And then you would have to buy a different ECU as well, exhaust, coolant and oil lines, intercooler, just lots of things you need to do. If you want a turbo that bad, I would buy a turbo car.
 

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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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no turbo... please tell me something good
 
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 03:29 PM
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read previous post with edit.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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Sell the car and buy a turbo model.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 08:11 AM
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1. The answer is yes you can.

2. The real answer is sell your N/A buy a turbo model Volvo and mod it from there.

3. If you really want to turbo your car take a look at this short list which doesn't include everything you'd need.

- Turbo
- Downpipe
- Catback system
- Turbo hoses (Silicone)
- Intercooler hard pipes
- T-bolt clamps
- Vacuum lines
- Oil or water lines for the turbo
- Tapping your oil tank for the turbo
- Intercooler
- Major ECU tuning. Not like going to a tuning company and saying give me a tune. It's more like going to a custom tuner who can dyno tune to get the perfect tune to make your car run properly.
- Etc...

Done right with brand new parts and the proper tuning as said above your looking at a good $3k plus. More then your car is worth and I am guessing you'd spend a good $5k to start off with and that is just a rough estimate.

Sell your car and buy a turbo model. Much easier to do and mod from there on out. You'll be happy you did.
 
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