what ever happened with the volvo DOHC swap?
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88stangmangt
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No money, i went nuts making it look pretty then went on a vacation. now im catching back up but ontop of that i had to put all my tools, mill , lathe, welder , plasma cutter and ect. into storage. There are aprox 15 Volvo heads running and one hit 720HP on the dyno but couldnt stop spining its wheels. He has stock cams,valves but went to solid lifters and ported...........Hal
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Mr. Rustypwnz
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when you have a volvo head swap on a 2.3t, I doubt that the bottom end is stock, or anything else.
of the guys ive chatted with who have done teh swap and dyno'd (that will talk) none were under 300hp 4 were over 400 hp and 1 over 500 hp....
"when you have a volvo head swap on a 2.3t, I doubt that the bottom end is stock, or anything else."
well im that sorry sap who has all stock internals and i think Colin has all stock internals on his swap too. Phils engine is a 2.3 turbo block, 2.5 stock ford crank,after market rods and pistons....The head has stock cams,vlaves,but uses VW solid lifters,and comp cams 4.6 beehive springs.
my engine ill build for the Volvo head next is the same as Phils. but ill have titanium rods and the Diamond pistons for the swap............Hal
"when you have a volvo head swap on a 2.3t, I doubt that the bottom end is stock, or anything else."
well im that sorry sap who has all stock internals and i think Colin has all stock internals on his swap too. Phils engine is a 2.3 turbo block, 2.5 stock ford crank,after market rods and pistons....The head has stock cams,vlaves,but uses VW solid lifters,and comp cams 4.6 beehive springs.
my engine ill build for the Volvo head next is the same as Phils. but ill have titanium rods and the Diamond pistons for the swap............Hal
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the Volvo head on a NA 2.3 would be light years ahead of a ported iron head. i know i know wheres the proof. wheel the flow alone rivals the ARCA head up to 400 lift and with porting im sure the ARCA will be barely ahead. not to mention as is it (the Volvo) has better low end flow totaly stock and would help over all drive ability...............Hal
well the way i mod the Volvo head you can drop it directly on a stock block. about 6-7 of the running Volvo head 2.3s have stock pistons too....i cut my pistons with valve reliefs but wish i didnt now. i will use Diamond custom pistons in my real Volvo head engine...once you mod the head, make the intake and header itll drop right on.Mitsu timing belt,crank gear spacer,aux gear spacer,and bushings to adapt Ford cam pullies to the Volvo cams............Hal
I would be VERY interested in the write up myself. I am in the position now to begin my 2.3T Project once again. Over the Winter I plan to get the body of my Hatch re-done and find the T5 I need to put in behind a new powerplant.
ill look for a link, there have been a few write ups on the work already. i just made adapters to use teh Ford adjustable cam pullies instead of having customones made. I had posted in a few places about the full conversion for the Volvo head. my cost for just a bolt on head,timing belt,pulley adapters,all spacers is 350.00, if you need valve job or anything else will be extra. for a full custom intake,header, will be 1500.00. thats bolt on you add your turbo fit the DP then mod the upper hose and turbo oil drain. all other water lines will work like normal..............Hal
