crankdat Hi there, im intrested into making my 2002 v70 cross country into a badass sleeper. the last service i had done the mechanic told me the motor in my car is the same as an xr5 this got me looking into possible engine swaps. what would be a good swap id like to have it high pressure turbocharged maybe twin if thats possible and atleast 5 cylinders.
timbo You're mechanic is wrong your engine is an RN Whiteblock the xr5/P1 cars run an RNC Whiteblock. Lots of major differences between the two means its not a drop in proposition nor is it worth the hassle if you have an auto. First step before trying to get any more power out of it would be a manual conversion or youre wasting your time/money. Young Andrew Bowman in Melbourne has a manual XC70 running a 16t turbo and has about 180kw at the wheels.
crankdat Cant drive manual due to major ankle recontruction the mech was from a certain famous national motoring associaction lol. Just so where are on the same page my car is AWD and could a k24 turbo bolt-on?
timbo You can bolt a k24 on but it will destroy your gearbox and AWD pretty quickly. Andrew is onto his 2nd or 3rd rear diff