volvo 240 gl mods

I think that is a carb so produces about 97bhp. The two paths I Recommend is switching to a larger carb (like twin 40's) or adding fuel injection this can potentially release another 20 bhp or so. An engine swap would be another option - adding the later B27A engine. How much work do you want to do? How much do you want to spend. A cam would make a bit more power but fuelling should be your primary consideration on this car.
 
Keep watching ebay - there may well be some body mods available things crop up from time to time - you could get custom vents punched into the bonnet.

There are some universal DTM front splitters available too.

I would remove the Volvo bumpers and smooth over the front with GRP to give a Rally look - this would be cool!
 
I think that is a carb so produces about 97bhp. The two paths I Recommend is switching to a larger carb (like twin 40's) or adding fuel injection this can potentially release another 20 bhp or so. An engine swap would be another option - adding the later B27A engine. How much work do you want to do? How much do you want to spend. A cam would make a bit more power but fuelling should be your primary consideration on this car.


Disagree strongly on this engine. Has never been good. They are well known to blow their heads long before 60k miles. Volvo tried to improve the renault V6 but messed up the construction. Try to get an engine from a renault 30tl (it's the same engine but manufactured by renaut). It will last 200k miles, have lower gas consumption and gives 10-12 hp more
 
Thanks for the input elcid - much appreciated. I didn't realise these engines were so prone to failure - they are certainly not tuned to the max as standard anyway. I can't believe a Renault made engine is better than the volvo version (I do now though;)) - but these things happen. Maybe Volvo had a bad day when they started production.
 
hello

i am new to the forum, this thread is the reason i signed up

having searched the web for uk based engine conversion details for the 240 and came up with nothing... this thread came up

anyway

i am also interested in finding out what bigger or force induced engines would make a straight forward swap into the 240

or if anyone can recommend some specialist who can do the work or has done such conversions before

i am hoping someone would reply back and say the 940's 2.3t is a straight swap....
 
If only the 2.3T was a straight swap. What engine are you starting off with? I wonder if the Focus RS engine would fit - its an interesting idea? I'll see if I can dig up anything on the 240.
 
There is I beleive a 140bhp 3l version of the B28F from the 264 models which may well be a straight swap.

As far as the engine choices on the 240s I think that the 2.3 l with 113 hp is the most powerful engine that the car came with as standard.

The later B28O engine fixed a lot of the early reliability issues (see the Volvo 760/80 range for donors).

There was a special edition 240 turbo - I can't find out the spec of this engine or what it was based on.
 
Mmmm.

Waynne might be better to answer this than me about engine swaps on volvos. Haven't touched a volvo in ten years even though I live in volvoland (sweden).

Basically you can put anything under the hood of an old volvo as long as you can close it and the engine is not an yankee bigblock. It's a very strongly built car and you'll not get problems with too much weight on the front end(might end up in uprating brakes though)
Here are some links (sorry, the text is in swedish)

http://www.blocket.se/vi/16924946.htm?ca=2_s

B230 marine block is the strongest 4 cylinder engine. very common engine to tune in sweden (lowered compression by thicker head gasket, turbos, intercooler, weber carbs or programmable fuel injection).

Tuning parts(some specific volvo, some not):
www.misab.se
http://www.gikturbo.se/
www.haltech.com
www.aempower.com
www.accracing.se

Worth reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_injector


Enjoy it!

regards
 
thanks for the articles.

are there any recommend volvo specialists out there that do engine swaps?
 
i think the easiest(sorry for any spelling mistakes)way,is ask people in the know about these volvo's and there are plenty around;just look at turbo bricks,and anthony hyde's volvo turbo world,this are sites especialy about the 240 series.
 
mmmm. Might provide you with a pic of a volvo. Won't say anything except that it is an -84 model and a friend of me owns it....

Will be home at last tomorrow.
 
Hello Waynne.

Was a little cryptic on the last reply. I've put out some pics on a volvo (had to get the owner's permission before I took any pictures).

Look closely at the pictures. Look at the shape, brake discs etc. Some things are not original on this car: The front rims, tail lights and engine (original engine is being overhauled). Else it is as it was delivered from the factory (an old lady in her fifties was the first owner on it, the second is my friend).

Just to bait you and point in the right direction:
This is a 1984 model 2 door (from late -83 and onwards volvo only produced 4 door 240's).

have put the pics on my blog:
http://www.elmyrvang.blogsome.com
 
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It's one of the missing three cars of 500 produced from your link Waynne.

Look closely on the shape of the car. Especially at the trunk. Look at the size and shape - nothing is right compared to a regular 240 (length, structure, shape etc).

Will put out some more pics and facts about it when I have better conditions
 
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Sorry - been out of action this weekend. Cool pics - how much work does it need?

Very nice find - what a small world;).
 
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not much. Some rot on the door which has to be fixed. He has the original parts in his basement (to preserve them). A new paint job will benefit the car but nobody wants to take that job due to the extreme specs on it (strip it down, out one layer of dust thin primer and one dust thin layer of the top coat)

The crank has to be repaired and will not come cheap.

Will put out the specs later on of the car. they're quite extreme
 
Look forwards to reading up on that. (Hey - you are over 10 posts so you can now upload pictures etc...!)
 
Hello :). Here are some of the modifications that the factory did on these volvos. I have most surely forgotten a lot and don't know about all of them either.

Perfect. Of cours I'll put out pics here


Paint - only 2 layers of paint. One layer is the primer and the other is the top coat

Rear axle - Locker and moved about 15-20 cm forward (better weight distribution)

Rear part of the car - Shortened as you can see.

Body - Acid bathed. The material thickness on most of the body panels are 0,3 mm. The
shape of the roof is different. leaf thin windows all around. The bumpers have
no function except cosmetics (stripped to 3 brackets and have no collision bar
inside it). Wider tyre wells and reshaped to remove unecessary material.

Inside the car - Shall be stripped. Original it is only a single seater. Race chair with
six point belt (because of obvious reasons it's now mounted seats, mats etc
from a regular 240). Original factory mounted aluminium alloy roll cage.No sound
insulation whatsoever in the car

Gear box - 5 speed with straight cut sprockets.Very high gear ratio (and it eats
clutch plates for breakfast).

Engine - Don't know so much about it. Around 2,1 litre volume, custom fuel injection,
turbocharged (1,8 - 1,9 bars), rossi crankshaft, original oil injectors beneath
the pistons (cooling and lubrication). Unsure about the cam shafts and the timing
but it lifts 16,3 mm. Developing (road going version) 420 hp

Engine bay - Stripped. Torpedo wall originally cut. Both for saving weight and hot swap
between right/left hand steering (mounted thinner and lighter plates over the
holes).

Suspension - Uprated. Original the shockers have a three step adjustable setting.
Bigger and ventilated brake discs around the car. Close ratio steering column

It weighs less than 1000 kilos
 
Less than 1000kilos. That will make a good power to weight ratio. Nice spec list - it's crying out for some serious track days;).
 
Boosting at 1.8 - 1.9 bars:razz:

You must have some sort of forged internalls otherwise rod's will be shooting out through the block that must be getting on for 30psi:love:
 
What sort of management is the engine running, stock but from a late volvo or something like MS or Omex?
 
Have no idea about the fuel injection used on that engine or the specs on it.

The crank in this engine is made by rossi. Don't know about the rest of the internals but I'll ask (reckon though they keep at least the same standard as the crank).

Regards
 
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