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  • 92CelicaHalfTrac

    Sept. 1, 2011 10:15 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Y-xzkCdtMx8

    Soooo... is the T6 swap hard? Because that's incredible and i must have one.

  • Taiden

    Sept. 1, 2011 10:52 a.m. Taiden Dork

    Oh my lord, let's go halfsies on one. Don't be surprised if you wake up duct-taped to your sheets with the car gone. I swear it was the repoman.

  • 92CelicaHalfTrac

    Sept. 1, 2011 10:56 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

    I can't decide if i'd want a T5 or a T6. The T5 actually sounds crazier to me, but there's something about a Turbo i6 wailing that really does it for me.

  • Taiden

    Sept. 1, 2011 11:06 a.m. Taiden Dork

    I just love the body style and sheer powa

  • Feedyurhed

    Sept. 1, 2011 2:56 p.m. Feedyurhed HalfDork

    Always loved that boxy body style. The Volvos (and Saabs) of the 70s and 80s rocked! It was when Ford and GM got a hold of them that they got ruined.

  • Lugnut

    Sept. 1, 2011 3:29 p.m. Lugnut Dork

    I have heard that the T6 is easier to swap into the rwd cars. Something about custom oil pans and turbo-to-fender clearances or something.

  • m4ff3w

    Sept. 1, 2011 4:38 p.m. m4ff3w SuperDork

    Lugnut wrote:

    I have heard that the T6 is easier to swap into the rwd cars. Something about custom oil pans and turbo-to-fender clearances or something.

    Yup.

  • bigdaddylee82

    Sept. 1, 2011 6:00 p.m. bigdaddylee82 New Reader

    I'd surely ditch the little twins on the T6 and go with a big single Garrett or Holeset.

    I've had delusions of a B6294T powered 242 for years.

    • Lee
  • EvanB

    Sept. 1, 2011 8:08 p.m. EvanB SuperDork

    Hmmm...I just bought a 745 Turbo. Maybe I should turn up the boost and run it till it blows as an excuse to swap a T6 in.

    Or maybe I shouldn't since I don't have much money.

  • Billy_Bottle_Caps

    Sept. 1, 2011 9:10 p.m. Billy_Bottle_Caps Reader

    Man that thing sounds sweet

  • ProDarwin

    Sept. 1, 2011 9:14 p.m. ProDarwin Dork

    Dear god. Want.

    Also, 2:01, I want the car he's up against :)

  • ls1fiero

    Sept. 1, 2011 9:30 p.m. ls1fiero New Reader

    I can't even dream that cool. Soooooooooo much love for the 242 and the sick little wagon too. Drooooool

  • 92CelicaHalfTrac

    Sept. 2, 2011 9:20 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork

    Lugnut wrote:

    I have heard that the T6 is easier to swap into the rwd cars. Something about custom oil pans and turbo-to-fender clearances or something.

    Sooo... the swap isn't actually that bad? HRM.

    What transmission do you use for these shenanigans?

  • pres589

    Sept. 2, 2011 9:26 a.m. pres589 Dork

    T5/TKO with adapter plates.

  • ransom

    Sept. 2, 2011 9:48 a.m. ransom HalfDork

    Any idea whether the T5 or T6 adds a bunch of weight to the nose? Here's me hoping that they're somehow lighter in construction or more conducive to being set closer to the firewall.

    I loves me some 240 wagon (245? Okay, my love hasn't shed the full light of naming conventions on me...), and that seems more "right" than a Ford swap. But if it's going to be more nose-heavy than a V8, that seems wrong.

  • Vigo

    Sept. 2, 2011 9:54 a.m. Vigo Dork

    Ive got a very nice 78 242 someone should buy..

    As for that vid, i guess the poster is better at donuts than showing trap speeds in his video. What's he got to hide?

  • pinchvalve

    Sept. 2, 2011 12:10 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

    That made me tingle a bit.

 
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