AustenW

Volvo lump is normally aspirated so will be less power but more drivable

Did the best 1/4 RWD of the day until some guy pulled up in a 8 liter corvet drag car with nos

Managed an 11.1 and drove it there and back which was over 200 miles round trip

I was only running 25psi that day

tigra turbo

11.1 is great time any way my best wishes for the new lump!

AustenW

I managed a 11.08 before I got bored and decided on a change of engine

engine was 80% mapped at the time running a tad rich at 25psi so clearly a 10 sec car if I'd of stuck at it and done some more tweeking

It needed more advance but was set safe on the ignition

tigra turbo

Are u on 10 inch wheels at the back?

AustenW

245 x 13 tyres

tigra turbo

Nice! am 235x13 on 9 inch wheels but soon ill have a st of 10s for the back,so avons? cause kumhos dont come in 245 correct?

AustenW

I ran Avon ACB10's in 245 in the vid

I now run Kuhmo V70 soft compound in 235 which are alot better tyre IMO

The avons are great for smooth tracks but thats it as they are cross ply (very light too)

The Kuhmo are a great all round tyre for road and racing, they absorb bumps ALOT better and have a better feel when driving as they are radial design

AustenW

A change in direction to put the volvo 5 cyl nasp motor in the car means I have lost interest in the Zetec ST170 lump, It was planned for another RWD car but that is a long way off if it were to ever happen

It has been sitting on an engine stand in my garage so I am debating selling it as a complete lump, I will not be splitting it, so dont ask for specific parts

PM me if seriously interested

Spec is as follows:

Head
ST170 head, extensively ported with 3 angle valve seats. (flows 183.1 cfm inlet at 10" water)
Ferrea Custom Made 31mm Numonic exhaust valves with single groove stems (28mm standard)
Ferrea Custom Made 34.5mm 214N inlet valves with single groove stems(33.5mm standard)
Variable intake timing solenoid removed and blanked
Piper Double valves springs with custom spring platforms
Ferrea titanium retainers for a Mazda 626
Ferrea collets for Nissan Skyline
Trojan Valve guides custom made by TTV
Vauxhall XE valve stem oil seals
Magnetti Marrelli Coil on Plug system on carbon baseplate
Denso ITV spark plugs
Modified thermostat housing
Billet Hollow Cat Cams custom ground, aggressive profiles
CFM Alloy pulleys

Bottom end
Focus WRC Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) Block from Cosworth bored to 86mm
Pro Gram Billet main caps 1045 steel, line bored to match block
ARP bolts throughout inc mains, head, conrod, flywheel etc
Kolben Schmidt sputter bearings, main and big end
CP custom forged pistons low comp
Farndon H Section Forged Steel con rods 144mm c/c
Farndon 80mm stroke custom steel crank, knife edged and balanced
Modified Focus RS water pump to suit WRC CGI block
Pace 3 stage dry sump system with custom turbo spec pump assembly

321 stainless steel 1.75" ID exhaust manifold
44mm Tial wastegate
50mm Tial Dump Valve
PWR Chargecooler 6"x 8"
Bosch High Flow chargecooler pump
ERL Water Injection System

Fuelab mini fuel pressure reg
-8AN billet fuel rail
Inlet manifold flange from Jenvey
Custom bellmouths for Jenvey plenum

Engine is 1858 cc and has a rod ratio of 1.8

Canada1

Great looking engine!

Can I ask why the cylinder head was further modified to flow 183.2 cfm @10" (305 cfm @ 28")?
Was this going to ba a 9000+ rpm build?
Very curios.

Hope to hear from you.

AustenW

To make as much power as possible

and yes

Miller 3

iTrader: (4)

Dose anyone else make these pullys bud or could you do another set?

pdfbt40

Will Pedley Racing is a good source of lots of 'sensible' Zetec parts. More than he has time to put on his site.

http://www.willpedleyracing.com/shop/

Turbo Zetec

iTrader: (1)

ik engineering make some i think, worth a look.

justin st13

love the build, got some talent there, would you be able to make me a carbon fibre plate like if i paid you for one, absolutly love it

AustenW

I'm not willing to make another set, try the people suggested

AustenW

I can get you a plate cnc machined from alloy as per the picture, made a few for people now.

I ran out of the carbon to do another one like mine, its too expensive to buy 4mm solid pre-preg carbon nowadays

IanC

Did this ever end up back in a car?

AustenW

St170 engine is still in my garage on an engine stand

Volvo engine is not finished yet but getting there slowly when I can be bothered

IanC

Be nice to see what the Volvo engine makes what are you expecting? Do you still make the plenums for the zetecs they look a nice bit of kit

AustenW

Both engines aren't finished yet, but there not far off.

They will get finished eventually but unfortunately they have slid down my list of projects.

Got a couple of quad bikes I'm rebuilding with all trick stuff on.

Don't make turbo inlets anymore, too busy trying to finish my own stuff off.

IanC

You should get a thread up on them if there any thing like your engine builds they would make a good read

AustenW

So its been a while since I last posted

Loads of other garage projects and a new family has meant this project stalled a few years ago and I will never get the time to finish it properly.

To make my life easier I've decided to revert back to using my ST170 turbo motor in the Westfield.

Everything Volvo related that is listed in this thread will be for sale.

PM me for more information if interested in parts or as a whole package

Rowe

bump! you need to finish this!!!

Freeked

Long shot here...is this thread still alive?

Will P

I believe he still has the car and intends to complete it

AustenW

It’s all back on again after an extended break, loads of mods have already been made, will update the thread soon.