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340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:21 pm
by scratterdan
hiya folks. i really want a volvo 300 series and once my 106 sells i will be purchasing one. but i dont no what oto go for. it will be a daily driver but its gotta be able to withstand a good bit of drifting.
there seems to be alot more 340s around than 360s but i really dont no what to get. all the onces ive looked at that are good soolid cars are 1.4's. are these good enough and would a 340 withstand hard driving and drifting?
hope you all can help me with this one. thanks dan

Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:58 pm
by scratterdan
anyone? my 106 just sold so now i have cash burning a hole in my pocket haha

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Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:00 pm
by theo2468
best to get a 360 really
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:05 pm
by scratterdan
ok mate. any reason for this?
i was after a clio 16v powered on if the money was right.
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:09 pm
by theo2468
theyve got a stronger set up, which will be better for hard drifting
360-torque tube
340-prophaft
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:18 pm
by scratterdan
hmm ok. i just ned to find one now. pref a 3dr tho.
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:22 pm
by theo2468
good luck on finding a 3 door 360 ha
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:25 pm
by scratterdan
lol do they not make them? (i probally sound silly now lol)
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:26 pm
by theo2468
no they do, just dont come up for sale much
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:37 pm
by scratterdan
ok. is yours still for sale?
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:40 pm
by theo2468
yeah certainly is
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:43 pm
by scratterdan
are the rust bits surface? or will they poke through with a screwdriver? whats the mileage?
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:57 pm
by theo2468
surface rust, and its done 126.000 quite abit but this drives fun no noises or anything. to be honest ive seen these engines do way over 200,000 also got 12 months mot
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:28 pm
by jon-ovlov
Not a thread hijack, however if a valver will be desired in the future, a volvo 340 1.7 is THE base for it, as the 1.7 bits fit the renault engine. the 360's have volvo's own engine. You can do a 1.4 340 to valver engine swap, however you will need a lot of 1.7 bits.
Re: 340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)
Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:49 pm
by scratterdan
do the 340's as a base (drivetrain etc) cope well with the 16v power? dan