volvo t40 intake manifold: hypothetical thought

[Josh-stateside]

Hi guys.

I happen to remember old conversations that the volvo 5 cylinder is based on the 20v audi motor. Well here's a pic of the t40's engine bay.

Just a hypothetical thought. Can u visualize it? cheap allternative to the dalback/ mtm style intake manifolds?

Feel free to comment.

Cheers
Josh

[sal_s2]

Certainly looks similar,

Don't think we got that model here

[S2 Ant]

Looks good, butcher one and find out, cos would be loads of us in the UK wanting something like the depending on how much bodge work is needed

[Greg_S]

I would expect that the heads between the S2 and the volvo differ though. Still it might be an option

[S2 Ant]

I would expect that the heads between the S2 and the volvo differ though. Still it might be an option

Could potentially be a lot less grinding and welding tho than the current solution that Mark & Doug have gone for.

[Lee]

Cylinder pitch on the Volvo I5 petrol engine is different. I looked at bolting on the head from a T5 as the head design is superior to the Audi one and is how a good head should be designed: would have been ideal for high power applications. I got the ruler out and the volvo engine uses a larger cylinder spacing. The aluminium block is nicely designed also.

[AnLe]

Lee: did you check out the volvo engines cylinder block does it bolt on to audis gearbox?

(would solve lot of problems std 2.5litres, aluminium block, good head, adjustable timing?, intakemanifold..)

[zlobo]

i think that only the 2,5 disel engine is the same... the rest is volvo

[4WheelDrifter]

I though the Volvo 5 was one one of their own 6s, with a cylinder chopped off for the tyre smoking transverse packaging.

[Lee]

The 5 pot is their own as is the 6, albeit both were developed with considerable external specialist consultancy input. The new 5 pot diesel is all Volvo I believe and they are no longer using the straight Audi lump like they used to in the 850 and V/S70 models.

Well, if you consider the 850. Audi engine bolts to Volvo transverse gearbox, Volvo 5 pot bolts to same gearbox, why shouldn't the Volvo 5 pot bolt up to an S2 or RS4 gearbox?? I had the engine out of the 850R a while ago but didn't have a spare gearbox to hand otherwise I would have tried it. Better head, lighter block, fully laddered mains bearings, got to be worth a look!! Don't know how strong the Volvo ally block and head is when running monster boost pressures...only one way to find out I guess.

Purists would say why bolt an engine in form anothe marque!! Who cares if it makes the car better. Half of the high power S2s are runniong so much custom hardware are they still audis anyway??

[porkkis]

Don't know how strong the Volvo ally block and head is when running monster boost pressures...only one way to find out I guess.

I somehow have a feeling that there is already lots of BTDT in Sweden about these.

[Lee]

I know that the old 4 cylinder engines are being run to over 1100 bhp but don't know about the 5 pot.

[AnLe]

I didnt mean that the volvos block is bolt-on, but if its close enough like 240mm clutch and so on.. then its do-able

[zlobo]

i dont think that the volvos engine is stronger... if you think that