Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Hey everyone, I was browsing around ebay and came across a used 850 turbo charger. So I got to thinking, would I beable to install this on my 6 cylinder '96 850 GLT? I know that a 6 cylinder engine is fairly rare as far as 850's go, so I wasn't sure if it would even be possible. Wouldn't I need a log manifold fitted for that specific engine? Let me know what you think. The turbo I was looking at will be under "850 Volvo Turbo Charger" on ebay if you wanna check it out and tell me how it looks. Your help's appreciated. Thanks.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

As far as I know the 850 never came with a 6 cylinder engine.

Unless it was only a european thing.
But I have never heard of it.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Same here, never heard of a 6 sylinder engine. Volvo is touting the new S80 because it comes with the first transverse six (for volvo at least).

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

I've never heard of a 850 6 cylinder but if you have money, you can turbo anything...lol...


The main problem lies in what engine you have and whether there are companies which make parts. Otherwise, you might have to make a completely custom turbo kit.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Wait, no volvo's have 6 cylinders??

What's Transverse mean?

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

No 850 has a 6 cylinder engine. They all have L5s. Transverse mounted means that the cylinder bank runs across the engine bay at a right angle to the car.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Sorry RedTurbo, left out that I was referring to the 850s... Volvo put sixes in the 200, 700, and 900 before the 850 was released. The new S80 has one(Volvo's first transverse mounted inline 6) and I forget about the XC90.

And going back to the orgininal question... If you have enough money/time you can put anything in any car. There are a few old 200s that have vette engines in them.


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RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

K well thanks for the info everyone. Once I get the chance I will try to get pics of the engine posted so you can all see what I'm talking about.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Where did your 850 getanother extracylinder from??

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Transverse engines are sometimes referred to as'east/west' engines as an imaginary line running from the front of the engine through to the rear of the engine lies along the axisbetween the front wheels.

A transverse engine has no tailshaft and logically allfront wheel drive vehicles havetransverse engines fitted.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Not to start a fight but there is a few exceptions. Espically GM cars. (Early cars)
The Caddys and Oldsmobile had FWD and regular mounted engines.
Also Subaru's still have that setup as well.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Hello M. Tech ("M" for "Moderator"),

I think Honda once had a model that did have in-line 5, straight-mount and FWD. The design was unique in that the drive shaft was "penetrating through" the holes on the oil pan. The model might have been sold under "Acura" badge, 2.5TL or something like that.

This is off the topic, but Subaru seems to be popular in snowy regions. One reason is of course AWD, but they also use opposed boxer engines, so the C.G is lower to the ground. However, I myself was never attracted by Subaru.

BTW, I drive Ford trucks at work and have been maintaining them by myself (3 of them; '94 F150, '92 F350 and '92 Aerostar). In Japan, the only popular Ford is Mustang, and serious enthusiasts seem to prefer older models like the one you have, rather than newer models.

Good night,


JPN

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

^I love Scoobies. I think they are awesome. The STI is something to drool for...I was actually looking at a Legacy (sold, but thank god, my Volvo had less miles and there wasn't any rust).

Don't they have the H style engines? Now THAT is strange..

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Yes the scoobies are an H-style engine. And Yes they are to DROOOOLLLL over.

The wife is a Subaru Service writer. I hear all the stories.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

My next door neighbour just got a new Subaru Forester AWD. Very very nice mechanics, 2.0L engine, but I did not like the interior or the lack of optionals. It lacks something as trivial as mud flaps and a oil pan protector. USD 29000 for that seems too much for my taste. Oh, and there is only one official rep in the whole country, so it's not a stealership, it's a rapership ;).

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

OK EVERYONE, I WAS VERY WRONG. This car is NOT a 6 cylinder at all, and I have no idea why the woman who sold me it was so convinced it was. It's also not RWD like she said, its FWD. I obviously need to spend more time learning about Volvo, but I think it is pretty lame on her part for trying to sell me the car as a 6 cylinder. It's just a normal 850 GLT, 5 cylinder FWD, but I bought it anyway, and I already love it. I took it for a ski trip with my bro up to Jimminy and it drove beautifully. Thanks for all your feedback.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Most people who know little or nothing about cars will look at you pretty strange when you say your car has five cylinders. Everybody thinks engines only come in 4, 6 or 8 cylinders,which is right 99% of the time. She should have known it was FWD though.

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Jiminy Peak huh? You must live in the Albany NY/Western Mass area. I lived there for about 6 years, and did plenty of skiing/snowboarding at JP and Brodie. - AB

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Hello Axel,

Your description of Subaru "rapership" made me laugh. It was aptly stated.

Subaru is very minor in its home country. Even Honda is minor (but Honda motorcycles have great respect), Toyota pretty much dominates the market, followed by Nissan (though Nissan went downhill about 10 -12 years ago and now the CEO is some French guy from Renault or Michelin or wherever he's from). I myself like Honda or Mazda. Honda plans to replace NSX with a V10 unit. Accords & Civics have never been as popular in Japanese market.

I currently drive Suzuki Forenza, which is not a genuine Suzuki and it's actually Kxrxxn DxxWxx OEM. This car is extremely boring and I hate every bit of the car. On the valve cover it says "D-TEC". I wonder what it stands for, Honda's VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control. "D-TEC" probably stands for "Detonation-Transformedinto Erratic Condition" or something like that:).

Cheers,


JPN

RE: Turbo on a 6 cylinder 850?
 

Droooool. If I had one of those here in Argentina it would probably take 3 days before I´d get kidnapped.

That was much funnier that my rapership joke. :D