Are you FREAKING KIDDING ME???FknBadFkr said:
If you can really get that kind of a power boost for 1500, you WILL be hearing from me in 6 months, guaranteed. Let me get my turbo project finished up, and I will start saving up the cash. Holy crap that's gt killer potential right there. I'd make ricers eat their stick on roof scoops.
ill check my PM soon.. as for the HP. back over a yr ago i chatted with 8 of the 12 (at that time) runnign Volvo head cars. like i said the lowest i heard was 320 HP and 4 more in the high 300 range. 3 in the mid 400HP range and one low 500HP...now Phil came out and busted them all down with his 720 dyno burn out HP..lol
So on a n/a car would this be a good swap? Or would it be a useless waste of time until an addition of a turbo?
muh'stang
If I were rich, I'd make sure all the scoops on my
I'd bet you would be extrememy pleased with the results of the head on a n/a engine.
Ive always kept the volvo head swap idea in the back of my mind incase I ever pick up a 2.3L again. What year and model cars do you find the head on?
Ive always kept the volvo head swap idea in the back of my mind incase I ever pick up a 2.3L again. What year and model cars do you find the head on?
well finaly i was able to do a lil more to my whip yo. (Thnkyou to 40Bob) I bought an intake since i cant make anything for a while and now i need to it some where so i can finish the IC pipes,fuel lines,regulator,upper radiator hose,lower hose,and lil details then ill be ready to run..YAY..sux my dad will be in town from Kansas next weekend and i think ill be too taxed for cash this weekend to do much anyways enjoy and laugh at my aging out dated now project...........Hal
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Is the head a direct bolt on or is there some modification involved? (meaning with the water passages and the head bolts?) What years and models did this head come on and also what had to bedone with the ignition?
Nate
Nate
+1
the car club i started at my school is | | this close to buying a 2.3L mustang II (underdog X 2!!! lol)
i saw this thread and brought it up, and alot of people liked the idea
the car club i started at my school is | | this close to buying a 2.3L mustang II (underdog X 2!!! lol)
i saw this thread and brought it up, and alot of people liked the idea
the head drops on a stock 2.3 block. i mod the head for all water and oil passages. i use undercut ARP head studs and made spacers for the 3 on the intake side where is a lil shorter.
This sounds like an awesome swap. Looks like I'll have to keep an eye out for volvos at the yard.
btw, with a custom valve cover you could easily make this look like that SVO engine.
btw, with a custom valve cover you could easily make this look like that SVO engine.
'89-'90 Volvo 740GLE B234F enginePhatt_daddy said:
I would also like to know what has been done about ignition. Just use the existing distributor with custom wires?
Its an aluminum head.... The ignition is stock Dizzy with Accel wires, i bought the 8.8 custom fit and can make two sets from the V8 kit. they fit under the stock wire cover and run behind teh head under the intake so noone has to see them. very smooth and clean install..........Hal