So my 98 V70 AWD has been awesome to bring back to life, has been my daily driver for the past year or so and have really come to enjoy the wagon. I had it with a 13T and T5 ECU for a while and then moved up to the 18T and ARD Blue ECU. After 6 months of the new setup I am very happy but not satisfied.
I am really looking to try something other than the TD04 series for this project. After some thought I have decided to approach this a bit differently. Rather than just slap a big turbo on my current motor I will be buying another motor to build first. This will be the most complex project I have attempted but I am up for the challenge. I am going to need to learn a lot as I go, really hoping I can get some guidance here too.
Here's a rough idea of what I have planned so far, please let me know what you think:
low mileage RN motor, most likely 2001-2004 2.3L HPT but open to the 2.4L HPT from +2005 if the price is right
Cylinder head ported and polished
H Beam Forged Rods
Wiseco Pistons
ARD 340lph fuel pump
650cc Injectors
Precision 3431 57 Trim .63AR, Tial WG ??mm
With the usual FMIC, 3" downpipe, R manifold, etc.....
Shooting for 350-400whp to start.
I know I am going to have to address other areas like the transmission and suspension, etc...but I want to get my powerplant figured out for now. Please let me know if the above setup seems reasonable, what am I missing, what would you do differently?
Many thanks,
Brandon