hey all im new to this forum,
i have a volvo 340 1.4 dl, it is my first car as im only 17.
i am keen to start driftin and i dont want to go to the hassle of changing the engine yet
so i was just wondering if there was anything i could do to get more power out of it without doing anything too drastic?
any help would be much appreciated.
thanks
kev.
afraid the answer is that its probably not worth it, the engines are pretty torquey for a 1.4 anyways. The only real way of making it more drifty is to tighten up the handling lots. I would leave the engine alone if it works well, and wait until it is possible to afford a 16v engine swap (actual swap is very very cheap, only the insurance that'll sting)
For lowering bits etc talk to dai (classicswede) who has a thread in the offers section on performance parts
yeah the engine is a good little runner, i know r5 gtt engines fit in the 1.4 but i doubt ill be able to afford the insurance for a turbo, is there any other engines that will fit into the 1.4???
cheers for the replies.
its just i heard that 1800s and 1700s only fit 1.7 340s due to the subframe being different than the 1.4?
is that true and if so, how would i overcome that problem?
kev
have a good search around, theres plenty of info on the swap. I've not much idea about 340's but the chassis etc is all the same as far as I know, I think its only the sump and 1.7 bell housing that need swapping.
