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I made it awhile ago, so I don't quite remember the specifics, but I believe I took a bottle jack from a junkyard, drained the hydraulic fluid, took out the big piston, tapped in a fitting, and then just used a bunch of pipe fittings to shrink it down to that pressure gauge size with the T...

Time for a small update Pretty much have just been driving the car. Been getting me to and from school and my job. I have now put about 10k miles on the car with 0 breakdowns (gotta love kjet reliability and simplicity), so I am pleased with that. Sitting at 290k miles on the odometer now...

Thanks for all the information you have provided. It has really helped in planning and choosing an ECU along with the parts to go with it. Its nice to know the injectors/ignition outputs can be reutilized. I am tempted to just pay the little bit extra for the Street version, that way I have room...

Thanks for the quick reply. Looking over the information you supplied, it seems that I gain an output by moving the PS pump over to CANbus, but I lose an output needing to run a tach. So that breaks even. I am interested in seeing the answer to your post before mine. It would be nice to...

Hey. So, after lots of research, I think Maxxecu has caught my attention the most for an aftermarket ECU system for my 84 242 turbo. I am still determining if Maxxecu mini or if Maxxecu street will be a better option for me. The main reason I would choose the street version over the mini version...

I've read the whole post, but I didn't see a lot about ECU selection? It talked mostly about engine and transmissions. This is a reasonable way to break it down. I'm not entirely sure if I need that much I/O, and I heard you can extend the I/O with an extension on the maxxecu, though it...

Hello everyone. I am the owner of a 1984 242 turbo that has a b21ft and kjet. I have decided to make this a fun streetcar. I have a b230f, holset hy35, and t5 transmission that will be installed into the car. I am looking into custom fuel management, and I am somewhat overwhelmed by all the...

Yoshifab pistons and rods dont work with the b23 due to the different bearing sizes from the b23 to the b230. If you wanted to use those, you are going to have to find a b230 to use. The issue here isnt the impossibility of a 400-450whp 4 banger, its the idea that it will be able to be daily...

Wanna daily it? keep it bone stock

Sounds like an issue with the WUR. I would check all the fuel pressures using an accurate fuel pressure gauge and seeing if they are in spec. I would recommend watching some videos on how to properly measure fuel pressure as it can be kinda complicated. This wouldn't be a Kjet answer without...

Rebuild #2 -------------------------- This time around, I decided to go all in. I was going to clear out the garage and buy an engine hoist. Out came the engine and the 2nd rebuild began. What caused the oil pressure to fail? Well it turns out, my oil pump failed. The keyway on the shaft broke...

Body -------------------------- This 240 was very rusty, shocker, I know. The passenger side rocker panel was pretty much no more including a large portion of the passenger floor pans. Now, I don't know how to weld nor do I own a welder, so I did what I could on the cheap. I got a piece of...

Hello Everyone! My name is Adam. I just recently turned 18 years old and will be pursuing a degree in mech engineering at a local college this coming fall. I just wanted to introduce you guys to 1 of 3 in my fleet of current Volvo project cars. This will probably be a pretty long post as most of...

Alright, not really sure which channel to post this on, but I felt this channel was the most appropriate. So I purchased a nice headlight for an 86+ Volvo from a junkyard. What I received was a glass headlight that was not an E-code. I did not think the USDM ever got glass lenses for the 86+...

Thanks for your reply! I still need to check the WUR pressure, so I will get back to you on that. The start issue is quite odd in my opinion. I thought accumulator as well, and still might be the accumulator. Sometimes I can leave it sit for 24 hours and it will start no problem, sometimes it...

This is my 1984 Volvo 244 turbo intercooler. It is completely stock. Anyways, to start off, I am having a few issues with the startup (I know, kjet, surprise surprise). It sometimes requires me to turn the engine over 7 times, other times only 2 times. And when it does start, sometimes it only...

Well, on my drive home the fuel pump started cavitating all the time, not just in pulses. It was a constant buzzing. After a few miles, the car started to choke from air bubbles in the fuel. Overall, unpleasant drive home. Anyways, I pulled the sender. The MTC pump was completely dead. Hooked...

Hello everyone. So I have a 1984 244 turbo intercooler. So this bad boy is rocking Kjet in all its glory. Anyways, ever since I have restored this thing, the main fuel pump always seems to cavitate, and really quite loud as well. I have redone the entire fuel system not too long ago. So it...

so little update. I think the issue is resolved. Today I drew out a sample of oil from the dipstick tube using a vacuum pump making sure to get the very bottom of the oil, and it looked like perfectly normal oil. So my guess is that when I went to check the oil that day on the dipstick...

Hello. I have a 1984 volvo 240 turbo intercooler. I just spend the last 3 months rebuilding the bottom end (main bearings, rod bearings, polished crankshaft, new pcv box, and other stuff). I had previously done the piston rings, cylinder wall hone, turbo rebuild, and head gasket not long before...