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Rebuilt C70 Engines? C70

Does anyone know where to get a core C70 engine, and where one would look to start overhauling and upgrading such a thing?

I'm interested in doing an engine swap, and upgrading the engine components to stronger parts, in an effort to boost horsepower to the mid 300's and torque as well.

Also, anyone been able to bore out the 2.3L engine to increase horsepower and torque?

Thanks for you help in advance.








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    Rebuilt C70 Engines? C70

    Not to be advertising or anything but head on over to www.vptuning.com and head to the forums. There is a guy there from Nashville that has completely torn down his engine and is in the process of rebuilding. Pretty neat project.

    DG
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    1998 S70 T5M








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    Rebuilt C70 Engines? C70

    The engine is the same as in the S70/V70 T5s so I would think
    any one would do.

    I have not heard of anyone over boring the cylinder. The engine
    displaces 2.3L because Volvo gave it thicker cylinder walls then
    the 2.4L for strength and heat handling capabilities (so stock, it
    is under-bored). There is even a 2L version for specific markets.
    I'm not sure if you could get the same quality pistons as the OEM's
    if you over-bored (OEMs' are forged).

    I would think with a larger turbo and some work on the fuel injection
    you could get 300 HP without opening up the engine. Chipping
    the stock turbo with a cat-back exhaust is reportedly good for about
    285 HP with a cost of about $1500. Pretty good bang for your buck
    there. Thats enough power to make traction your biggest problem
    (it is front wheel drive after all).

    Of course the weak link in the powertrain is the transmission. It
    is reported good for about 300 HP. After that, you need some custom
    work in the tranny area, too. In fact, the stock ECU already limits
    torque in first gear (for the automatic transmissions) to prevent
    transmission damage.








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      Rebuilt C70 Engines? C70

      As Ray N stated the bore is smaller to make it thicker for mechanical capacity as well as thermal handling characteristics. You do not need to overbore it in order to achieve more power. Fuel system upgrades (injectors, fuel reg, pump), exhaust upgrades (turbos like little backpressure and are inherently quieter), Turbocharger upgrades (higher capacity everybody likes t3/t4 hybrids for that displacement), Boost increases (custom burn chip or custom bpr) will easily fulfill your desire for more power. Putting it to the ground is the hard part maybe you can run nitto drag radials all the time but they wear quickly. It may be possible to adapt an AWD system out of a XC70 or V70R. A better breathing engine with a baseline high performance build will obviously produce more power than a stocker. Concentrate on the fundamentals of airflow increases and you will make substantial gains. Send the Head, Intake and Exhaust manifolds off to be extrude honed and ported thus smoothing the flow of air and reducing turbulence. Research camshaft replacement possibilities or even have them ground for more lift(in extreme cases). You always have the options of Nitrous Oxide, a well built system with basic safeguards will prevent catastrophic damage to your engine in case of a severe lean condition (use for racing only). Upgrade the plumbing (Stainless mandrel bent pipe is best) from the turbo through to the intake and get a better intercooler if available. When you pump big boost into an engine you have to have a good foundation. A better rotating assembly with forged I-beam rods, bulletproof (forged) pistons and high end rings. These can all be sourced through a competent machine shop or engine builder from US suppliers. Try Wiseco and JE for Pistons and Eagle or Carrillo for connecting rods. The valve guides and seals have to be made to tolerate high boost numbers as well. You can even have the builder or machinist custom make a stud girdle for the bottom end if your goals are really high numbers.







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