340 1.4 engine change ?

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Drew V-340
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340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by Drew V-340 » 03 Jul 2016 02:32 pm

Hi guys is there any lump I can drop straight into the 340 1.4 without much hassle or turbo options cheers

360beast
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Re: 340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by 360beast » 03 Jul 2016 03:41 pm

Renault 5 turbo.

With 1.7 parts Renault F4R, F7P, F7R

Some people even turbo the original engine but you would need to lower the compression.

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Re: 340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by rob118 » 18 Apr 2017 03:02 pm

Sorry to bring back a old thread but I have a volvo 340 1.7 swapped to a F7R, I know a 1.4 340 can take a 360 power steering rack my question is,

Would I be able to buy a 1.4 340 convert it to power steering then drop my F7R into it? im not sure if the steering rack will get in the way of eanything

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Re: 340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by winwin01 » 19 Apr 2017 03:29 am

Well, I want to know the same.

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Re: 340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by rob118 » 20 Apr 2017 03:54 pm

Or would it be easier to get another 1.7 and try and fit power steering to it? If thats even possible because I already have the mounts and everything in my donor car.

Cheers Rob

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Re: 340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by 360beast » 20 Apr 2017 06:30 pm

I would be surprised if the rack did foul on anything.

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Re: 340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by rob118 » 21 Apr 2017 08:29 am

Cheers I shall try it once I get a new 340, hopefully once I come back from my holiday and have some spare cash.

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Re: 340 1.4 engine change ?

Post by classicswede » 21 Apr 2017 12:31 pm

What I remember and you will find if you search the forum is that to fit the PAS rack to a 1.7 you need to raise the engine a little.

If that needs to be done you are going to need also ajust the gearbox position to keep perfect prop alignment
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