Just picked up a couple of Volvos and found this site, looks very handy for info.

I've got a beaten up 360GLE with 230,000 Miles on it and my brother has a mashed 340 1.7 and this 'pimp' mint condition 340 1.7 as can seen below, stripped interior, bucket seat, side pipe exhaust

He uses it for drifting mostly

Wondered what sort of normally aspiriated engine transplants are possible, what sort of conversions have people done on here and how were the results?

cheers
Chris

welcome! how is that car lowered?

best thing to put in a 340 is EITHER

renault 19 1.8 16v engine

OR

volvo 1.7 turbo engine from a 400 series.

the renault engine has a bit more umph, and no turbo to faff around with..

Hiya,

Thanks for the info, the car is lowered at the moment just by cutting the springs and bending the rear leaf springs. Brother is in the process of making a coil-over conversion for the car.

5lab wrote: best thing to put in a 340 is

a B280E.......

V6 Man wrote:

5lab wrote: best thing to put in a 340 is

a B280E.......

With 2 turbo's

That car looks sweet on those rims and lowered like that!! Lowerings next for mine when i get round to it!!!
As for engine swaps the possibilities are endless, but a 2.3 red block is a popular mod into a 360. I'm curently planning a 1.7turbo lump from a volvo 440 turbo into mine. A member on here has one pushing 193bhp doing 14.summut standing quarters.
Cheers Adam

jtbo wrote:

V6 Man wrote:

5lab wrote: best thing to put in a 340 is

a B280E.......

With 2 turbo's

and nos

5lab wrote:

jtbo wrote:

V6 Man wrote: a B280E.......

With 2 turbo's

and nos

And a standalone fuel management system... not a bad way to spend ten thousand dollars



I'll get me coat...

For a quick and easy swap you could just drop in a 2ltr from a 460.
Not a lot involved, the worst part is fitting the 1.7 sump on.
This is the simplist N/A engine to fit.
Oh the car looks nice.

Dai

not really - the renault 19 1.8 16v is just as easy to fit (its the same external shell..)

d3k4y0 wrote:

5lab wrote:

jtbo wrote: With 2 turbo's

and nos

And a standalone fuel management system... not a bad way to spend ten thousand dollars

I'll get me coat...

1 B280E with a 24valve head..... $2300

2 Garret Ball-Bearing Turbochargers $2500

1 NOS Direct Port System $1500

1 Motec M600 $3500

1 Cheap Camera $50

1 Picture of the WRX drivers face when the lights go green: Priceless

nagh you can get a b280e 24v for pennies, just buy a bashed up pug 605

then the money can be spent on good tyres... or just go steal some bald ones the tyre places dont need, either way it's still gonna tear em apart

Wow, that car looks brilliant. I like the lowering and the wheels

screw motec... MS+S $200
get a truck turbo of ebay for £120 like i did (well..ok, a truck turbo and a bus turbo lol) cheap as chips!
Griz