markk

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Anyone actually tried using the alternatives?

There seams to be a volvo conversion knocking about in maybe Norway/Sweden.
Looks to be a lot of work from the snippets ive read.

Anyone seen a full guide of what to do.

YB heads are beggining to get very rare for a good one.

I need a new cylinder head , but dont want to buy one to then have it delivered and find out its a large lump of scrap ally.
The quality of head being sold these days () is very poor.

Aside from me trying to find one, have it tested and deck height being correct, the price people are asking is now geting silly.

by the time you have bought a used second hand head, test/skim/guides/valve seats/faces your looking at over £1k.

Ive bought cylinder head for YB for £100 many years ago

So, is the volvo conversion a) viable, b)worthwhile, c) cost effective?

your thoughts/comments/links please.

Regards
Mark

bad boy rs

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I didn't know it was possible, sounds promising though. Your rite though most if the heads for sale are dogshit, be interesting to see what people come up with. You got any links ?

opposite lock

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Availiable new if funds allow.

markk

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I will try and find them again for you, it really is interesting.

I know that, but bare, £2k plus vat, by the time you have valved/guides/seats/springs your going to be over £3k.

Ive bought engines complete running for half that lol - oh hindsight - i should have collected YB's back in the days.


Ive even given serious thought about changing engines completely.

Johnny Knoxville

RB26, 2JZ, Volvo, 2.5 focus RS engine, Audi engine?

xr4x4rs

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its big in the states on thhere sierras, i carnt remember which volvo head they use though and they seem to get big power aswell

engine wise depends if you want to keep 4wd or not as the size of the escos engine is a limiting factor, rwd skys the limit 4wd is a pain

markk

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJBcAud_zXM

I dont even know if the conversions have only been done om the lima block or the 2.0 pinto?

markk

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SR20DET - connects straight to skyline box?

B234 head.

xr4x4rs

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is the sr20det the 200sx engine?

some info here if you havnt seen it

https://passionford.com/forum/genera...16v-heads.html

markk

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yes it is

xr4x4rs

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more info, it looks like quite a big job to do

http://www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech...es/item045.php

markk

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Nothing in that that scares me to do at home.

but will it fit the YB bottom end is the burning question

xr4x4rs

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well the yb and pinto are excatly the same in oil and water design, the 205 blocks are the same as pinto and as youknow the 4wd is only thicker castings same oil and water ways lol

the lima is just the name of a pinto block in usa

only difference is they were 2.3 so unsure what the compression ratio is, in the link to pf theres a head on ebay already converted

markk

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i think the Lima has different spacing on the bores.

xr4x4rs

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im sure there the same ansd its just the name change

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto_engine

markk

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The lima block has to be a lot bigger as there is no way a std 2.0 pinto would bore or line to 96mm bore size

xr4x4rs

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its the crank i think, longer throw, smaller rods thinner pistons

zippyobrien

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Volvo head fits Lima block not pinto.

I'd go for a 2jze supra Lump.

JFB Tech

Pinto and Lima engines are completely different, nothing is interchangeable.

thebronze

Was gonna say the same thing..... The "Folvo" Ford Block/Volvo Head conversion is pricey if You can't do the welding/machine work yourself as You have to come up with custom intake and exhaust manifolds... the price of cams,sprockets, tensioners, and all the other nessesary bits adds up to a small fortune .... then You have to run megasquirt or another programmable ECU, which means forever tuning it......

There are a few who have done it.... and done it reliably.... there are more in the process of doing the swap.. It can make HUGE power gains over the stock 8 valve head...... Almost everyone wishes Ford had done a dohc 16v head for the Lima motors.....

JHS

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Those Volvo 16v heads are expensive too...

markk

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Case closed then lol