Turbo Ascona

azopelnut · 07-21-2009

I stumbled across this link today....check this out!!
BTW Does this monster belong to anyone on the forum??

powerfulcars.net

officertyo · 07-21-2009

I do not know if anybody here owns this car, but the better question is how does this person put oil in the car? The oil fill seems to be under the cowl.

opelnut10 · 07-21-2009

Looks to be a Volvo conversion, I guess to put oil in it one would have to drill a hole in the cowl over top of the oil filler or........... use a flexable tube on the end of a funnel. I'm sure if the person has the capability to engineer all that plumbing under the hood they can figure out a way to get oil in it

opelnut10 · 07-21-2009

One reason for it being back under the cowl is it is a 6 cyl. and it has an inner-cooler in front of the radiator. I bet that one will open a few eyes at a stoplight

BQS4 · 07-21-2009

According to the video, it's an M30 motor from a 528i BMW

hrcollinsjr · 07-21-2009

Originally Posted by BQS4

According to the video, it's an M30 motor from a 528i BMW

Didn't watch the video but it sure looks to be a BMW engine and I'd say the M30's were/are common.

Harold

opelnut10 · 07-21-2009

Originally Posted by BQS4

According to the video, it's an M30 motor from a 528i BMW

That's what i get for using the WAG system instead of watching the video. Still I bet it is a pretty quick unit, depending on how big the turbo is and how much boost it puts out.

Aardvaark · 07-21-2009

Looks like a clean installation. But also like the heater was eliminated
and it has no a/c. Would never work for me. Looks like a fair weather
sleeper!

07-21-2009	#3 (permalink)
opelnut10 Living in the past Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,372 Real Name: Lloyd Provided Answers: 2	Turbo Ascona Looks to be a Volvo conversion, I guess to put oil in it one would have to drill a hole in the cowl over top of the oil filler or........... use a flexable tube on the end of a funnel. I'm sure if the person has the capability to engineer all that plumbing under the hood they can figure out a way to get oil in it

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opelnut10 Living in the past Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,372 Real Name: Lloyd Provided Answers: 2	Turbo Ascona One reason for it being back under the cowl is it is a 6 cyl. and it has an inner-cooler in front of the radiator. I bet that one will open a few eyes at a stoplight

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BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,028 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	According to the video, it's an M30 motor from a 528i BMW __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

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Aardvaark UFO pel abductee. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,242 Real Name: Mark Paar (not Parr) Provided Answers: 5	Looks like a clean installation. But also like the heater was eliminated and it has no a/c. Would never work for me. Looks like a fair weather sleeper! __________________ -Mark '75 Manta Direct link to my album of Opel related parts catalogs and magazine articles for reference: http://www.opelgt.com/photopost/show...ser/23031/sl/a

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07-21-2009	#2 (permalink)
officertyo wicked wagoneer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: florida Posts: 63 Real Name: Ron	I do not know if anybody here owns this car, but the better question is how does this person put oil in the car? The oil fill seems to be under the cowl.

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