v70 2.5 10v ???

Post by **robbie d** » 30 Apr 2008 09:10 pm

hi all ive been offered a volvo 850/v70 2.5 10v engine cheap the car had a rear right off,just wondering if its possible if it could be fitted in a 340,ive never herd anyone to do this or am i beeing stupid?

is there a lot to it?
cheers
rob.

Post by **Jason B** » 30 Apr 2008 09:31 pm

lol, it could be done but no it is not a "drop in" type swap

Post by **carnut1100** » 14 Jul 2008 02:58 am

Would be a neat conversion, but a lot of work.
Not much room up front for a 5 pot......

Post by MJ » 14 Jul 2008 03:46 pm

There is a adapter kit available somewhere that will allow a white block engine (the 850 one) to replace a red block engine (as in 360's), so connecting it up would be alright if you had a 360. For a 340 you'd need to change most of the drive line.

You'd need some custom mounts in order to fit the engine into the engine bay, but someone experienced in such matters wouldn't have too much trouble. I have no idea about the length of the engines though and if it would physically fit without major changes.

It'd make a super car though, as those 5 cylinder engines are great and sound awesome.

Post by **jtbo** » 14 Jul 2008 03:55 pm

Engine lacks bottom end torque quite badly I have heard. Turbo version might be more reasonable swap as amount of work might not be much bigger, however engine would be lot stronger.

Post by **Ronnie** » 14 Jul 2008 10:05 pm

I agree, if you're going to go to all the trouble of putting a whiteblock in there, it would be a bit silly not to use a T5

Post by **foggyjames** » 20 Jul 2008 02:45 pm

The 10v is much better for bottom end torque than a 20v...but even the 20v isn't bad. It's a 4000rpm+ engine for power, but it does move below that.

The 5-pot is almost exactly the same length as a B200/B230, last time I measured.

cheers

James