BF18T conversion

[mistahfreshone]

Hey guys... I'm slowly building up to having the time to begin swapping the lump outta my recently acquired 480T into my GTX... I am a mechanic by trade so know most of the ins an outs, just wondered if anyone had done any guides or any threads about the procedure. Just to have a butchers at how others have done it really, I have had a quick search on the forum but cant seem to find much about!

Any links would be gratefully appreciated :D

Cheers Jonny

[Kempy]

Do you mean the B18ft?

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=312&highlight=volvo

Some bits in here. If im on about the right engine.

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Yep thats the same engine your both on about

[boostjunky]

Delete the PAS. The B18FT I acquired (from a 1990 480) wouldn't fit in the 5 engine bay unless I altered the PAS bracket so I just removed the PAS completely and run a shorter belt from a Renault 19 1.7 :)

[mistahfreshone]

I did mean B18FT to be fair, dunno why I put BF18T... Must have been having a moment :scratch:

Thanks though guys :D

As you said boostjunky i was gonna ditch the PAS anyway, I think the belt off my GTX lump should act as a shorter replacement for the volvo one hopefully.

Any more probs that people have encountered while doing this swap I'd be glad to hear them.

Cheers

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Pretty easy to fit into the engine bay of the 5, if you have the GTX engine already you've got a headstart.
Use the front engine mount off you original block, best to use alternator bracket and belt which will loose the PAS (and poss air-con which mine had), the alternator will then fit in the original position that it is in now on the gtx lump.

[sieger]

It will bold in easily. Get the richmod, lager injectors 230 cc and a t25 turbo. and get up to 180 BHP
goodluck!
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9762/img1643n.jpg

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Thats a nice conversion you got there Sieger, i've been playing with the Volvo lump abit to see what you can really push out of it here's where i am so far.

[sieger]

Looks very good!

I specialy like the turbomanifold. it gives a bit more room @ the bulkhead.
Next week i'm going to an Megasquirt specialist to see what i need to order and then get it installed. :)

[Markey Mark (BD)]

What you having done mate?

You had any internal work done to your engine or is it still stndard?

[sieger]

internals are standard.

i've installed bigger injectors 230 cc standard is 200 cc , modified ECU (Richmod) and removed the 1 bar restricors myself. a td04 turbo (t25/28) turbo, 2,5 inch DP and a fuel pressure regulator. the oil i'm using is 10w60

Last time i had it on the rolling road .

It made 163 BHP and 230 NM @ 0,7 bar (10psi). I couldn't get it higher due to a crappy fuelpump.
So i installed a new uprated fuelpump. now i'm running @ 1.2 bar. i don't know the BHP, but it goes well

If the MS is installed i will uprate the injectors a bit --> to 350 cc :laugh:

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Not bad mate:agree:

I got abit more done to mine, have a browse of my profile as the list is aittle big to go on here. I'm going to see what is possible and get the most i can from the Volvo lump

[sieger]

will dom m8!

if i got any questions i will find you ;)

I got an spare engine in the shed so maybe if the finances turns a little better, who knows..