Volvo 242 2,9 16v widebody 700+hp build
Warning, get ready for a ****load of pics and lots of bad english
hi guys and girls, my name is Andreas and im from norway! Always been a volvo guy and been trough my sheere of old bangers Well, im not one of those how only like volvo! i also love the good old Audis with the boxy 90s styling i happend to also own a 89 Audi V8Quattro, 4,2 6 speed manuel, with i have done some small mods to, engine wise.. miled down the pistons to 9:1 comp and made a couple of manifolds and bolted on a couple of garreth tb0368 from volvo 740 turbo! with Nira I3+ engine management it put down 385 hp and 630 Nm (nm at 3300 rpm!!) at just under 0,5 Bar of boost. plan to take it up to 1 - 1,2 bar when im finishd with my volvo project! enough audi talk??
so, after a year or so with only sneaking around on the forums i thought id make a little build thread here What im talking about is my old brick it started its life here in norway in 79. Then it was sold to a new owner in 81 with kept it until 2005! thats when i bought it!
Not so good looking, but i got it cheap, and there was close to 0 rust on the underside. Thats the important part! engine and driveline i dont realy care about
Did some small adjustments, looks 10x better if you ask me!
I also built a engine with some light mods like
-ported 531, 40/46 valves
-Kg 2t Camshaft
-KS pistons
-FK rods
-Tec3 ecu
-Ebay / china manifold
-Rosenkranz Race turbo
-Bmw 262 gearbox
++
never dyno`d it, but i think somewhere around 300-350 hp should be a good estimate.
The car rearly went straight so i was happy
I have spent the last 4 or so years on more custom work. since i dont have the patience to wright the whole story and add like 100`s of pics, ill give you the short story!
What i have done/ doing to the body:
- -Cut and welded the front fenders so they are built out about 3 cm
-Rolled the lip flatt to get as much wheel clearence as i can
- -Rear panel (behinde the rear wheel) as been lowerd 5 cm
-Rear wheel Arc has been cut out and replaced with Golf mk1 arches, raised 5 cm
-Rear fenders has been cut below the window and filed in to widen the car, about 4 cm
-Streched the rearpanel a little extra at the wheel arces
-And the Golf arches is a little wider the the volvo ones, bringing the total widening up
to 8cm (3" to you US guys ) on each side!
- -Custom hood
- -Custom "one pice" bumpers
- -Volvo 7 series rear axle adapted to fitt the 200 series rear subspension
-Gaz adjustable rear coilovers
-Myranes Adjustable tourqe rods
-Myranes 40- 110mm lowering Coilovers in the front++++
-Myranes top plates
What i have done and/or will do to the Interior:
- Sam Rollcage + some custom
- Sparco Pro 2000 seats
- Stack gauges
- Custom Dash (carbon)
Wheels:
rear
18x12 inch Rota GTRD 335/30 Pirelli Pzero Corsa
front
9,5x18 Rota P45r 265/35
All wheels is of the same designe. but not of the same colors, i have bought lots of powder paint in the bright red color!
engine:
2,5 liter crack
16v ported head
custom intake with 4x 43mm Itb
Custom manifold
Bullseye S362 Batmowheel turbo
Sleeved cranckcase
drysump
custom rods and piston to get a good rod to stroke ratio
Cams: 275 degree dur, 11,4mm lift, solid lifters
Nira Ecu
4" downpipe, 2x2,5" exhoust
Goal: 700- 750 hp and around 900nm for now, but with a bigger turbo, 1000 hp shouldnt be a problem
Warning, get ready for a ****load of pics and lots of bad english
hi guys and girls, my name is Andreas and im from norway! Always been a volvo guy and been trough my sheere of old bangers Well, im not one of those how only like volvo! i also love the good old Audis with the boxy 90s styling i happend to also own a 89 Audi V8Quattro, 4,2 6 speed manuel, with i have done some small mods to, engine wise.. miled down the pistons to 9:1 comp and made a couple of manifolds and bolted on a couple of garreth tb0368 from volvo 740 turbo! with Nira I3+ engine management it put down 385 hp and 630 Nm (nm at 3300 rpm!!) at just under 0,5 Bar of boost. plan to take it up to 1 - 1,2 bar when im finishd with my volvo project! enough audi talk??
so, after a year or so with only sneaking around on the forums i thought id make a little build thread here What im talking about is my old brick it started its life here in norway in 79. Then it was sold to a new owner in 81 with kept it until 2005! thats when i bought it!
Not so good looking, but i got it cheap, and there was close to 0 rust on the underside. Thats the important part! engine and driveline i dont realy care about
Did some small adjustments, looks 10x better if you ask me!
I also built a engine with some light mods like
-ported 531, 40/46 valves
-Kg 2t Camshaft
-KS pistons
-FK rods
-Tec3 ecu
-Ebay / china manifold
-Rosenkranz Race turbo
-Bmw 262 gearbox
++
never dyno`d it, but i think somewhere around 300-350 hp should be a good estimate.
The car rearly went straight so i was happy
I have spent the last 4 or so years on more custom work. since i dont have the patience to wright the whole story and add like 100`s of pics, ill give you the short story!
What i have done/ doing to the body:
- -Cut and welded the front fenders so they are built out about 3 cm
-Rolled the lip flatt to get as much wheel clearence as i can
- -Rear panel (behinde the rear wheel) as been lowerd 5 cm
-Rear wheel Arc has been cut out and replaced with Golf mk1 arches, raised 5 cm
-Rear fenders has been cut below the window and filed in to widen the car, about 4 cm
-Streched the rearpanel a little extra at the wheel arces
-And the Golf arches is a little wider the the volvo ones, bringing the total widening up
to 8cm (3" to you US guys ) on each side!
- -Custom hood
- -Custom "one pice" bumpers
- -Volvo 7 series rear axle adapted to fitt the 200 series rear subspension
-Gaz adjustable rear coilovers
-Myranes Adjustable tourqe rods
-Myranes 40- 110mm lowering Coilovers in the front++++
-Myranes top plates
What i have done and/or will do to the Interior:
- Sam Rollcage + some custom
- Sparco Pro 2000 seats
- Stack gauges
- Custom Dash (carbon)
Wheels:
rear
18x12 inch Rota GTRD 335/30 Pirelli Pzero Corsa
front
9,5x18 Rota P45r 265/35
All wheels is of the same designe. but not of the same colors, i have bought lots of powder paint in the bright red color!
engine:
2,5 liter crack
16v ported head
custom intake with 4x 43mm Itb
Custom manifold
Bullseye S362 Batmowheel turbo
Sleeved cranckcase
drysump
custom rods and piston to get a good rod to stroke ratio
Cams: 275 degree dur, 11,4mm lift, solid lifters
Nira Ecu
4" downpipe, 2x2,5" exhoust
Goal: 700- 750 hp and around 900nm for now, but with a bigger turbo, 1000 hp shouldnt be a problem
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