Volvo v8 swap

Overview: page illustrated guide written by Mike Knell shows how to install the small block Chevrolet V-8 into Volvo volvo v8 swap models. See the excerpt from the introduction below. What it Covers: The book includes dimensioned illustrations of the motor mounts and instruction on tachometer calibration.

From the June issue of Car and Driver. See, one of the advantages of having a Vpowered Volvo, especially in the Northeast, is that Swedish cars blend into the traffic like Toyotas in Tokyo. Cops and autograph hounds normally tend not to notice ubiquitous Volvo station wagons. The other reason is this: A Volvo wagon weighs only pounds more with an iron-block Mustang V-8, so performance improves. In fact, one of the two Converse-built Volvo wagons we tested got to 60 mph in 5.

Volvo v8 swap

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The rear end remains stock. The firewall required no hammering, but the transmission tunnel needed lots of hammering to accommodate the R4 transmission.

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Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I've been working on a V8 m66 S60R for about 2 years now. It's been around on social media so I'm sure people here have seen it. I know it's talked about on Matthew's Volvo Site. Here goes! So, I started this project with my already modified and R titled black sapphire m66 S60R.

Volvo v8 swap

From the June issue of Car and Driver. See, one of the advantages of having a Vpowered Volvo, especially in the Northeast, is that Swedish cars blend into the traffic like Toyotas in Tokyo. Cops and autograph hounds normally tend not to notice ubiquitous Volvo station wagons. The other reason is this: A Volvo wagon weighs only pounds more with an iron-block Mustang V-8, so performance improves. In fact, one of the two Converse-built Volvo wagons we tested got to 60 mph in 5. It was a special version, with a Powerdyne Automotive Products centrifugal supercharger driven by a shielded, toothed belt. It was as quick as the convertible Mustang Cobra we tested last July. In fact, that Volvo got down the quarter-mile in Top speed for the station wagon is mph. That's 1 mph faster than the sizzling Turbo wagon we tested last March.

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We installed a NOS Nitrous Oxide Systems throttle-body nitrous system to see how the car would hold up with some real power. The quarter-mile takes He chose the Mustang V- 8 over a small-block Chevy simply because the distributor location on the Ford motor fit more easily under the Volvo hood. The trouble started when another Indy-car team owner, late-night TV host David Letterman, bought one of Converse's Vpowered Volvo wagons and was so excited that he let it slip—to the whole world—that Newman had one, too. That's 1 mph faster than the sizzling Turbo wagon we tested last March. That phenomenon is referred to as refinement. In eight years, Converse has built 50 of the Vpowered cars and has sold kits for do-it-your-selfers. The air conditioning hoses were also re-routed. He also lived in a BMW sedan for a few weeks in the s and spent a couple years as the live-in mechanic for a wealthy gentleman in North Carolina "It sure was a lot warmer there than in Maine". The car has run a best quarter mile in I wanted to replace a diesel engine with one that was absolutely cheap to maintain, and if it made more power, then all the better. Converse is always eager to recycle.

Not many people know that at one point, Volvo offered a V8 in a select few of their vehicles. It's a wonderfully powerful and smooth engine that has ample torque, spins fast with a high redline, and has an amazing exhaust note once uncorked with an aftermarket exhaust.

The diesel Volvo has the advantages of coming with suspension and brake components that are compatible with the V-8 because the diesel engine is fairly heavy. Do you want one? As you can see in the above photo, the V-8 installation looks nearly stock. Throttle response in both cars is quick, and you can spin the stock-size tires at most speeds on a whim. Its V-8 and five-speed were from a Mustang. That's 1 mph faster than the sizzling Turbo wagon we tested last March. It was a special version, with a Powerdyne Automotive Products centrifugal supercharger driven by a shielded, toothed belt. Modest, that is, to a car fan like Newman. Skip to Content Research Cars. Our blown test car also had 89, miles on the odometer, making it relatively new for the average Converse conversion. Our goal was to do an engine swap that was repeatable and functional. From the June issue of Car and Driver. With the standard 3. They come to Converse because they are concerned about the reliability of their well-used drivetrains, he says.