Do you mean sending a downpipe to sweden? All help I can get is welcome. But first give me some pics from the engine bay need to know how tight it is.foggyjames wrote:Would a picture/measurements of the downpipe be more useful? I could even send one. It's very tight - just getting the thing out is a challenge. I think if a RHD one were to be made, it would have to be 2-piece to allow it to be actually installed.
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Yes...post should be cheap enough
Give me a day or two...will do!
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Ooops...forgot....
I'm 99% sure it will need a break in the middle, or it will be impossible to install.
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I'm 99% sure it will need a break in the middle, or it will be impossible to install.
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Ahh.. Mr. Kormu. THE Volvo guru.
Buy those headers If they are made by Timo Kormu, those are TOP quality.
Guy knows his business.. he's one of the most acknowledged Volvo builders in Sweden/Finland. He was building race engines out of Volvo redblocks when I wasn't even born... ~300hp out from a B20 in the 70's without turbos, nitrous etc... is quite a merit..
Buy those headers If they are made by Timo Kormu, those are TOP quality.
Guy knows his business.. he's one of the most acknowledged Volvo builders in Sweden/Finland. He was building race engines out of Volvo redblocks when I wasn't even born... ~300hp out from a B20 in the 70's without turbos, nitrous etc... is quite a merit..
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300bhp from a B20 is impresive. Tuners in the Uk seem to struggle getting 200bhp. Dont understand why that is.
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Yeah 300hp from a naturally aspirated four cylinder pushrod engine is a damn good job even nowadays.. And when you are using the parts you made your self.
That ~300hp Amazon he built in the 70's was one of the first fast cars he built, it ran 11's in the 1/4 mile. Pretty impressive because I read that the B20 didn't even have roller rockers.. That Amazon got his him first clients and made him well known in the racing scene.
This might sound bit over glorifying, but this guy is almost a god in the Volvo and racing scene in here.
That ~300hp Amazon he built in the 70's was one of the first fast cars he built, it ran 11's in the 1/4 mile. Pretty impressive because I read that the B20 didn't even have roller rockers.. That Amazon got his him first clients and made him well known in the racing scene.
This might sound bit over glorifying, but this guy is almost a god in the Volvo and racing scene in here.
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I've just had my manifold and downpipe off to weld it up. It had broken all the way round just after the 2 pipes become 1. Welding took 10 minutes, but the whole job overall was over an hour thanks to the lack of space in there. I can definitely confirm that RHD headers will have to be in 2 pieces, and even then it's a pain to get the lower '2 into 1' section up through the bottom of the engine bay.
I've been giving serious thought to making a tubular manifold to directly replace the upper cast iron section, but I decided the cash and effort could be better spent on an engine swap.
I've been giving serious thought to making a tubular manifold to directly replace the upper cast iron section, but I decided the cash and effort could be better spent on an engine swap.
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If some one wants a manifold made the chap who does my exhausts can make them as a one off or a batch.
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That's not a bad idea, since the stock downpipe is manageable, if not ideal. Produce a better designed manifold which mates to the stock DP. I like the idea.
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I can't see you getting much benifit from making a replacment for the original manifold just to fit onto the same down pipe.
It's going to be very hard to make it balanced that way.
It's going to be very hard to make it balanced that way.
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