hessam69
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World record NA Volvo B230 Overboostracing 531 cylinderhead
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centason
Autogestion
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- Jan 20, 2013
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- Ft.Mill, SC
Inb4 "What are the specs, because I'm never going to build this engine."
That's impressive.
That's impressive.
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- Rockville, MD
thats pretty amazing
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- Dec 23, 2006
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- Rushing Lane, Scappoose, OR
Looks like b23 crank front pulley to me.
Marvelous3
Who engineered this?
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- Nov 12, 2002
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- Atlanta
I always read the internet lore that said the head was decent enough. It was the intake mani that was garbage.
classicswede
Volvo upgrades
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- Sep 20, 2005
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- North Wales
The last engine was a B23 with a longer stroke crank
bobxyz
Board Member
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- Aug 29, 2014
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- Boulder CO
So what's it mean when the lines cross at ~5800 rpm instead of 5252 rpm?
Using different scales for torque and hp can cause this issue.
BassGuy
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- Sarnia, ON
Nm and KW
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- Dec 23, 2006
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- Rushing Lane, Scappoose, OR
So it's B23 world record or B230? Or is it B26? Ha..
77volvo245
Well-known member
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- Apr 26, 2007
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- Portland Oregon
looks like a b230 with the boss on the left on the dizzy port of the block
mikep
Vintage Ride
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- May 24, 2003
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- 38? 27' N 75? 29' W
I could feel the head lift from here... never mind, that was my junk lifting.
vwbusman66
Stößelstange über alles
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- SE MI
This took four reads of this to get the correct meaning.
bobxyz
Board Member
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- Boulder CO
^^^ ask your mechanic about LS, for those where OEM doesn't cut it anymore....
Råda
Volvoretard/Partshoarder
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- Jan 6, 2010
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- Örebro, Sweden
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mikep
Vintage Ride
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- May 24, 2003
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- 38? 27' N 75? 29' W
Better tuning after it went in the car?
hiperfauto
The Librarian
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- Nov 18, 2011
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- So Cal
The engine gained 200cc between the first and second videos.
DMFWallace
Ignoramus Bigotus
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- May 1, 2004
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- Fredericksburg, VA
(during first video the graph shows 2650cc.. who knows though..)