volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

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08-07-2009, 11:38
Schakal

volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

i know they were something like 120bhp fitted to volvo 440 and 480s.
wondering what would be the absolute maximum power to get out of
one of them engines ??
is 300bhp possible ?
08-07-2009, 11:47
sieger

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

hi there

300 bhp will cost buckets of cash

if you aiming for 250 bhp, it is less expensive.

a friend has a b18ft with kms system and some other goodies (turbo from a VW TT i believe) and pushes around 270 bhp

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...8/a58354c7.jpg
08-07-2009, 14:27
Sparkie

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

richard got 350bhp out of a supercharged and turbocharged 1.7 engine. dunno what happened to it, or exactly how reliable it was.
08-07-2009, 14:41
sieger

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

engine of richard is fine , only the car isn't :)
08-07-2009, 18:23
raj

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

whos this richard.?:scratch:
08-07-2009, 18:57
Schakal

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sieger

hi there

300 bhp will cost buckets of cash

if you aiming for 250 bhp, it is less expensive.

a friend has a b18ft with kms system and some other goodies (turbo from a VW TT i believe) and pushes around 270 bhp

is that 250 bhp with standard engine internals ?
08-07-2009, 19:54
sieger

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

Richard is a guy on the volvo 480 forum ,,he mods the ecu.

I recon that 230 240 can be done with orginal internals , but you need an uprated clutch
08-07-2009, 21:00
Schakal

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sieger

Richard is a guy on the volvo 480 forum ,,he mods the ecu.

I recon that 230 240 can be done with orginal internals , but you need an uprated clutch

rich pruen springs to mind :scratch: i remember that name from my old lurking
days over at volvo 480 forum , iirc one of his chips get 180bhp out
of the standard 120bhp car .
08-07-2009, 21:07
Scoff

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sieger

Richard is a guy on the volvo 480 forum ,,he mods the ecu.

I recon that 230 240 can be done with orginal internals , but you need an uprated clutch

I've delt with some rich mods, they wern't very nice to look at, sorry. Soldering and choice of components was not elegant, but they worked fine enough though.

I know this will sound like a pitch, but I can still offer modified timing modules. They are a little more agressive than Rich's, mine remove the boost limit completely (without interrupting normal driving values).

300hp will be very hard. With with the wilder N/A camshaft they stop making power at about 230hp. You will probably need some good cylinder head work and a nice camshaft to get anywere near 300hp.

Sparkie, as for 350hp, I have severe doubts about that.
08-07-2009, 21:49
Sparkie

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoff

I've delt with some rich mods, they wern't very nice to look at, sorry. Soldering and choice of components was not elegant, but they worked fine enough though.

I know this will sound like a pitch, but I can still offer modified timing modules. They are a little more agressive than Rich's, mine remove the boost limit completely (without interrupting normal driving values).

300hp will be very hard. With with the wilder N/A camshaft they stop making power at about 230hp. You will probably need some good cylinder head work and a nice camshaft to get anywere near 300hp.

Sparkie, as for 350hp, I have severe doubts about that.

like everything...it was the word on the street. :)
08-07-2009, 23:25
boostjunky

Re: volvo 1.7 turbo engines ?

Would love to see some pictures of that engine. Bet it sounded crazy as well, the Lancia Delta S4 springs to mind :)