Most powerfull 850 in the UK?

[y2blade]

Agreed! I need to see this done

Same, will be following with interest.

[stribo]

Me too.

[partsforvolvos.com]

Can't wait for this to start, my brother used to own dubsport and had 3 twin engines cars mk1 golf mk2 Rallye and a mk4 gti all vr6 supercharged absolutely mental.. Good luck.

awsome neal ! i remember all those cars well.

[partsforvolvos.com]

regardless, we are still so far behind sweden to what they have achieved with a volvo engine

[MoleT-5R]

Cat's out the bag now then, It will be a fantastic project and with plenty of the well known 'Claymore creativeness' thrown in no doubt !! Picking up the V70 next week so if there's anything else you might need off it Colin, just let me know mate

[Jim S70R]

Yeah I'd say that the peril is still the most powerful Volvo in the uk, last figure was 591bhp. After having the pleasure of being out in this car I can certainly say its proper quick, the power is delivered across the rev range and believe it or not the grip is really impressive for a near enough 600bhp front wheel drive car, but then again that's a good example of a good suspension and tyre setup!!

[V70 Graham]

Yeah I'd say that the peril is still the most powerful Volvo in the uk, last figure was 591bhp. After having the pleasure of being out in this car I can certainly say its proper quick, the power is delivered across the rev range and believe it or not the grip is really impressive for a near enough 600bhp front wheel drive car, but then again that's a good example of a good suspension and tyre setup!!

Also a fairly hefty budget.....I just hope the 'bean can' makes an appearance in the build somewhere lol

[don kalmar union]

From memory the earliest 'most powerful' 850 was built by Stuart Williams from Hertsay in Kent maybe some 10 years ago now, then came RT Mechanics attempt and latterly Tim Williams has developed his own and others' cars into the 400 bhp area, which all apparently run faultlessly.

Don.

[T5frankie]

Yeah I'd say that the peril is still the most powerful Volvo in the uk, last figure was 591bhp. After having the pleasure of being out in this car I can certainly say its proper quick, the power is delivered across the rev range and believe it or not the grip is really impressive for a near enough 600bhp front wheel drive car, but then again that's a good example of a good suspension and tyre setup!!

that 591bhp figure wasnt just on pump petrol though, think it was around 530bhp

[V70 Graham]

that 591bhp figure wasnt just on pump petrol though, think it was around 530bhp

Is that all.....

[partsforvolvos.com]

i actually thought they were at less than 500 if you read the build thread on pump fuel, and it went to 550 on race fuel ? maybe that was the first lot of testing.

who cares anyway lets not split hairs - we can all shut up until we have 500 as well.

[Harvey]

So how the engine's going to layed out
1. one for the front & one for rear
2. both linked together e.g end on end flywheel to lower crank pulley linked inline then RWD set up. i would think alot less hassle to set up.

[claymore]

So how the engine's going to layed out
1. one for the front & one for rear
2. both linked together e.g end on end flywheel to lower crank pulley linked inline then RWD set up. i would think alot less hassle to set up.

No much simpler than that, one engine in the front, one engine in the back, with a common throttle cable and clutch and a quick release system for the gear linkage (so that either engine can be run interdependently of each other)

[hybriduno]

Now you know i'll love this! and always happy to help!

[Harvey]

No much simpler than that, one engine in the front, one engine in the back, with a common throttle cable and clutch and a quick release system for the gear linkage (so that either engine can be run interdependently of each other)

I see sounds easy,But the way the AWD "R's handle with there side hop thing could be fun ,getting them fine tuned so they both are working very close on the numbers will be tricky,and both clutches to bite at the same time.
I guess if the main thing is to go 1/4 mile that should not be a problem in a straight line.

[Jim S70R]

that 591bhp figure wasnt just on pump petrol though, think it was around 530bhp

i actually thought they were at less than 500 if you read the build thread on pump fuel, and it went to 550 on race fuel ? maybe that was the first lot of testing.

who cares anyway lets not split hairs - we can all shut up until we have 500 as well.

591 on race fuel and 535 on standard pump fuel, still a great result regardless.

[Santa]

Weather it counts or not, I wanna see it mate

Agreed! I need to see this done

What they said!

[Jim S70R]

So is the Peril the most powerful 850 in the uk, and if so what power did it eventualy produce, just want to know what I'm aiming for....lol

If your looking to join them boys with the big bhp figures then good on you, would be cool to see you pumping that out especially if you could keep the super charger and turbo charger that would be wicked.

[WOODY T5]

right that it nos for me now lol good on u col go for it wot bhp u running now tho!

[stribo]

right that it nos for me now lol good on u col go for it wot bhp u running now tho!

Noooooooooo, it's hard enough for anyone to get close to your times without NOS.
Can I just say mate I was really surprised with your car when I saw it at Shakey, I knew it was quick, but I expected it to look tatty, the interior to look a mess with guages all over the place, and not well fitted (not because I assumed you're that type of person, but I've seen alot of quick cars where function is more important than form) your's looks factory fresh, and it's a real credit to you that you not only have the quickest (1/4 miler), but one of the best looking cars on the forum, which I think is often overlooked.