how fast

[t5 pete]

I had a 760 turbo 182bhp it was ok but was too over engineered ie vacume side im just on with a 240 turbo i hoping for 250bhp what a wolf in sheeps clothing i cant wait to get it done the 760 turbo was a 4 clyinder engine with 8 valve also the best thing about these are the rwd there more fun

[t5 pete]

P.S. i hope my 240 will be like that

[SyKo]

take a look at www.ipdusa.com, they have performance mods on there. remember if you want power, you need to get the suspension and brakes up to spec as the standard ones are poor over 200hp - trust me on that one!

I would definitely recommend the sports camshaft they sell, it says its for the b230 engine, the only difference between b230 and b200 is the cylinder diameter tbh, so that cam WILL work in a b200 if you should so have one. If you have the b21 block, i am not so sure, it may use the same 530 head though.

I have the turbo performance cam, with the adjustable cam shaft pulley etc ... i would get the pulley as you will loose *some* torque between 1000 and 2500rpm, but the adjustable gear allows you to put 2.5 degrees advance on it to get it back.

Matt

[t5 pete]

Which volvo do you have

[Jimmie]

Nothing wrong with the 1/2/7 series volvo's,they were built for safety not speed but were tuneable.
I always found them reliable but they are dated now just the same as the 850,a square box on wheels.

[t5 pete]

i take it you have a newer car that these

[SyKo]

i have two. a 1989 740 2.0i and a 1993 940 GLE 2.0i Turbo which is very rapid and light aswell as safe

[dangerstevie]

The 740 in that vid is awesome and i would love one! those older 7 and 9 series cars are too cool just underpowered (std) has anyone ever put a T5 lump onto the RWD box?

[b230k740]

I personally prefer the older volvos; more character, I have a 740, my dad has a v50, the v50 is overall crap, personally they are boring, boring to drive in every way and is obviously not as practical as the 740

[DuncVolvoTurbo]

Sorry but all Volvo's before the 850(Facelift) where naff.....(run's and hides behind sofa!!!)....... The early Volvo's had good build quality but they weren't exactly performance cars where they?, the only exception is the wedge, and that only has the looks....

It is quite easy to get huge power out of the 2.3 Turbo engine, the Swedish guys do it all the time. I don't know the total ins & outs of it, but it involves a truck intercooler, and a bus turbo. These and a few other bits, could easily have you at over 500bhp.......from a brick! lol!

All cars before the 850 were naff? Can I draw your attention to the 740 Turbo and the 960 (yes 960) Convertible below!

[Tomcat]

Must admit that I've changed my mind since I made that remark, got a soft spot for the 960 now. Still not over keen on the looks of the 740's but they're growing on me.

[DuncVolvoTurbo]

Must admit that I've changed my mind since I made that remark, got a soft spot for the 960 now. Still not over keen on the looks of the 740's but they're growing on me.

Excellent.........a RWD convert! lol!

[Tomcat]

Hey!, I love RWD!, I used to own old F*rds (ssshhhh, don't tell anyone)...

[rogerhechorister]

760s come in v6 (B28 - horrid, slow thirsty and unreliable: or B280, only marginally better) or the B230ET turbo. I had a B280 until a friend melted the engine and it was easily the slowest of my 4 rwds and barely made 20 mpg on a run.

The B230ET turbo is damn good for its age - 182 bhp and a lot more with the big valve head, wild cam, MBC and wideband AFR - even with Motronic. I think some later ones were LH 2.2 or even 2.4 - lots more chippable - but I think Fred's chips will do piggybacks for Motronics too.

B234F is a very spunky 156 bhp. Put it this way, my B200FT is about 8mph quicker at the top end than my B280 was, my B230ET about another 5 quicker than that, and the B234 just goes on gathering way seemingly for ever (at least another 10). I have very nearly doubled the national in it - and it's standard so far.

A B234F+T with John V's pistons and rods in (and grooves in the pistons for the valves), the earlier turbo off the B230ET, standard 7 or 9 series intercooler, and a little bit of turning up ought to deliver 250 at the flywheel easily and reliably. Be careful to route the downpipe round the steering column and support the manifold strongly. Balance shafts and oilfeeds are other issues too. A 2.5 penta and penta cams with a bigger modern turbo and intercooler, chips and injectors can make VERY big power. I have heard of Swedes with 800 to 1,000 bhp (but I don't know how long for).

The M46 and M47 boxes are marginal at 250, but the M90 fine up to about 300 - maybe 500 for a while. Beware, M90 bellhousings are integral and you need the propshaft too. M90 demands diesel clutch to go onto B234 (splines).

Late Jumbo brakes ought to be OK (just). Littles iffy - and I seem to warp Bigs frequently (on 4th set so far). Oh, there are ABS complications on brakes too.

I'm still on a learning curve on diffs but there are the early 1030s (too weak) later 1031s and 1041s from 9 series - two different types of LSD - a 70/30torque biasser and a G80 locker, and ratios from anout 4.11 to 3.31 - and teh ones from the IRS 9s as well.

Wheels come at least 3 diameters (14, 15, and 16) two rimwidths and 3 offsets (20, 22, and 43 mm). Millions of styles. Virgos often foul later brakes, and Polaris or Eiker are up to about £1800 per set of 4!!

The Nivomat self-levelling shocks are very expensive but wonderful and come in two heights. Apart from that lowering is hacksaw easy. IPD make antirollbars and it is also possible to pair up two sets of front and rears carefully selected from 9 series (seeral differnt thicknesses at both ends, many 7s have no rear arb at all)

The 5 cylinder engines (and their turbos) will go onto an M90 from a 6 cylinder whiteblock (bolt-on) - but the dizzy then fouls the bulkhead.

No later Volvo looks anywhere near as good as a 7 or 9 estate!

[Murphy]

You cannot remove a cat if it has one fitted, although it is not an MOT failure [pre-'93] it is illegal.

[RobbieH]

Had a 940 SE estate with the B200FT engine in 155bhp guise. If I was pushed I'd say it was the best car I ever had and wished in some ways I'd kept it. Motorways runs were capable of 28-30mpg if the right foot was used sparingly to get much above 80-85. I think round town commuting runs averaged out at 25mpg. Top end - not sure took mine up to 100 ish on a run back on the A50 from Derby late one night but that was as far as I was willing to go. Could hustle off the line faily quick for such a big car.

The real enjoyment came on runs from Manchester to Newark to see my parents via Sparrowpit, Baslow Bank, Chesaterfield and Mansfield. Used to scare the bejezus out of nerks in their little Novas, Escorts, etc with "custom add ons". Set the old bus up properly, plus knowing the roads from cycling the same route pre car owning days, and I could have some real fun as the old girl picked up her skirts and ran with the boys. Tonne and a half of metallic blue metal bearing down on them gave an interesting reaction in ther rear view mirrors .

Still look back at pictures and think "what if"...... I'd kept it and bunged a decent engine in or modded what I'd got. Probably 12 points, no license and an empy wallet .

[t5 stealth]

the 760 was a 2.8 v6 & it was a gutless over rated alluminium renault engine as fitted to the ren25.awful engine,overheated & head problems with overheating.....rather have the 740 or the 940 or better still is the 960 with the 3.0 straight 6.all of these are crap on fuel tho lol,but they all have to carry a lot of weight around with them lol
unfortunatly renault fitted a couple of there engines into volvos....340,440,480

[v70torslanda]

The real enjoyment came on runs from Manchester to Newark to see my parents via Sparrowpit, Baslow Bank, Chesterfield and Mansfield. . .

Still look back at pictures and think "what if"...... I'd kept it and bunged a decent engine in or modded what I'd got. Probably 12 points, no license and an empy wallet .

Remember doing that in reverse one summer evening nearly 20 years ago. Had a Mazda RX7 that we'd tuned the nuts off, porting, Janspeed zorst, the lot. Out of Baslow and up past Lover's Leap with the roof off and the music blaring, picked up a tail - turned out to be a 24v Senator. Past Eyam and across Tideswell Moor at Stupid-and-a-half mph. Topped out at 130+. As we came down thru the hairpins just before Peak Forest he put the blue lights on. I thought my licence was gone for ever but he didn't even give me a ticket, just a fearsome bollocking.

I bet that wouldn't happen today. . .

[rogerhechorister]

The 24V senators would do over 155 in standard trim.

[v70torslanda]

The 24V senators would do over 155 in standard trim.

The RX was standard gearing. It ran out of speedo at 130mph. On one motorway the needle went past the end of the scale and started to climb back up for its second revolution!