T.J.T
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- Oct 4, 2021
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- Calgary Canada
I made this post on a Volvo facebook page and felt it was easier to copy and past the same question here as they said this site has had a few drag builds done on it. Ill see if I can dig up the build threads but here is my plan for now.
Does anyone want to chat about using a 240 (242 or 244) as a drag chassis? I know there are cheaper and proven build options out there but I like the body style of these cars, weight and wheel base for certain reasons. The plan is putting a 8.5 cage in the car start with a 5.3 single turbo, th400, probably 8.8(though 9 inch not out of the question) solid rear end full stand alone ecu. The car will be built for drag week type events and mostly 1/8th mile racing.
I've done reading on making the 8.8 fit, unsure if a 9" rear end would work. I know there are ls swap kits and I'll run the hooker headers turbo kit as I've helped build a car using that kit and it's simple and cheap and we made 1100 wheel backing up a 78mm turbo. I'm unsure how much work a th400 will take to fit into the car, obviously I won't be against using persuasion tools to message the tunnel if needed.
Then I'm getting hung up on a 2 door (242) or 4 door (244). Still it's a little unclear if both the 242 and 244 are the same as the 240 and volvo just dropped the unique model numbers.
I've found some decent candidates 4 door cars in the "nova scotia" blue (unsure if that's the legit name) but after checking for a few months it doesn't appear the 2 doors come up too often.
So if anyone has a 2 door that would part with �� or has any experience with this chassis and type of build I'd love to hear some input.
Thank you
Does anyone want to chat about using a 240 (242 or 244) as a drag chassis? I know there are cheaper and proven build options out there but I like the body style of these cars, weight and wheel base for certain reasons. The plan is putting a 8.5 cage in the car start with a 5.3 single turbo, th400, probably 8.8(though 9 inch not out of the question) solid rear end full stand alone ecu. The car will be built for drag week type events and mostly 1/8th mile racing.
I've done reading on making the 8.8 fit, unsure if a 9" rear end would work. I know there are ls swap kits and I'll run the hooker headers turbo kit as I've helped build a car using that kit and it's simple and cheap and we made 1100 wheel backing up a 78mm turbo. I'm unsure how much work a th400 will take to fit into the car, obviously I won't be against using persuasion tools to message the tunnel if needed.
Then I'm getting hung up on a 2 door (242) or 4 door (244). Still it's a little unclear if both the 242 and 244 are the same as the 240 and volvo just dropped the unique model numbers.
I've found some decent candidates 4 door cars in the "nova scotia" blue (unsure if that's the legit name) but after checking for a few months it doesn't appear the 2 doors come up too often.
So if anyone has a 2 door that would part with �� or has any experience with this chassis and type of build I'd love to hear some input.
Thank you
