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Post by mefistofeles » 25 Sep 2006 07:56 pm

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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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.
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Post by foggyjames » 25 Sep 2006 08:06 pm

Yes...post should be cheap enough :)

Give me a day or two...will do!

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Post by mefistofeles » 20 Oct 2006 08:41 am

foggyjames wrote:Yes...post should be cheap enough :)

Give me a day or two...will do!

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Day or two? :D

Meaby it is easier if you search for a similar company in UK and ask if they are interested to make headers to Volvo 360?
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Post by shimon340 » 20 Oct 2006 12:23 pm

wow!!

what is the companies name who is making these? pretty useful for other projects!!

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Post by foggyjames » 20 Oct 2006 05:04 pm

Ooops...forgot....:)

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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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Post by mefistofeles » 20 Oct 2006 06:31 pm

shimon340 wrote:wow!!

what is the companies name who is making these? pretty useful for other projects!!

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The companies name is Timos Motor = Timos Engine.
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Post by Fuse » 20 Oct 2006 08:35 pm

Ahh.. Mr. Kormu. :) THE Volvo guru.

Buy those headers :lol: 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.. 8)

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Post by classicswede » 20 Oct 2006 09:04 pm

300bhp from a B20 is impresive. Tuners in the Uk seem to struggle getting 200bhp. Dont understand why that is.
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Post by Fuse » 20 Oct 2006 09:10 pm

Yeah 300hp from a naturally aspirated four cylinder pushrod engine is a damn good job even nowadays.. :P And when you are using the parts you made your self. :D

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.. :shock: That Amazon got his him first clients and made him well known in the racing scene. :P

This might sound bit over glorifying, but this guy is almost a god in the Volvo and racing scene in here. :lol:
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Post by filthyjohn » 21 Oct 2006 09:44 pm

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.

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Post by classicswede » 22 Oct 2006 03:57 pm

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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Post by volvorsport » 02 Nov 2006 08:18 pm

well , you could always just make the top section 4-2 to fit the std downpipe ?

i know some chaps who can !!

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Post by foggyjames » 07 Nov 2006 11:25 pm

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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Post by volvorsport » 13 Nov 2006 08:47 pm

james ,

pretty soon ill be sending my header off to get priced up - have you got a spare one from a 360 ? i dont suppose theyre different to the other redblock NA exhausts .

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Post by classicswede » 13 Nov 2006 08:59 pm

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.
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