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I swear every once in a while we find one. "What the f*** is this from?" "Oh yeah, Kyle and that s40". What a day. #longlivethersasvolvocirclejerk

I want back any of my ball bearings you guys find😂...😒

Any updates? I love this project

Time? Do tell ...

I have no idea what you're talking about but I'm certain neither do you.

How about pics of the car as it stands ? Clean tool box and all but honestly, I want to see the car.

The alternator died on me over the winter and until recently it was too cold for me to get out and work on a car. Last weekend the weather finally warmed up enough for me to replace it. While the intake was removed, I also replaced the oil trap in preparation for my emissions' test. Unfortunately, I discovered that my heater core had ruptured and it needs to be replaced. New parts have been ordered and are trickling in - in the meantime, here's how we arrived at the final version of the RAM shown in the introductory picture: When members of the MWC decided to hold that super secret midnight meet at my house that I told you about earlier, it was to brainstorm the possibility of doing a single turbo conversion. I wanted a 2-1 manifold instead of a custom header because it was cheaper and easier/quicker to make. So, the first order of business was to have those flanges that I posted earlier made. Once they were done, I dropped both them and the head off at JJFAB and we ordered some 1.5" piping. A short while later, Joe had tacked together Version 1 of the RAM: It looked promising, but had some drawbacks (DP exiting towards the motor, oil drain tube at an awkward angle, etc). On a whim I threw on the "down" version of the stock manifolds and flipped the RAM upside down: Functionally, everything appeared to aligned much better, even the oil drain: but we had one small problem: The turbo sat too far away from the block. To rectify this, Joe started over from scratch tacking the RAM together. A while later, I received this image from Joe: Perfect solution for a k24 or, perhaps, something outside of the Mitsubishi family. Once the welding was completed, I scooped everything up from Joe and sent the manifolds out to have them coated. Ceramic coated exhaust manifolds and 2-1 tubular RAM manifold: The RAM is designed to literally be plug and play (or, should I say... hot swappable) There's no need to drop the motor to install anything on the back of the engine - just remove the stock turbos/exh. manifolds/DP and replace with the parts on the engine stand. Since I was no longer going to need the stock heat shields, we decided to use the heat shield mounting location as a bracing point for the RAM: K24 and a oil/water line kit from Amazon.com The modified wastegate actuator arm necessary once the k24 was re-clocked For multiple reasons, I decided to run a vband on the k24 flange. Ordered the flange and vband from CJ Yother and had him weld it prior to shipping: Turbo with the upper motor mount in place. The mount is resting on the motor in this picture, so at this angle it looks like its touching the actuator. At its installed height it clears the wastegate actuator. another view Props to JJFAB - especially Joe B (550) for his hard work and fab/welding skills.

Give it a rest Deimos. We all know there are issues. This thread is about pushing the limits of the S80.