Superb hot rod craftsmanship. It's Covid time, and this guy makes me proud to be an American. I don't care who you are or where you are from. Look at that. He says: It's not that hard to do. rofl
extremely impressive. I just saw an SVO for sale for only $1500.00 over here in Southwest Virginia. It was sorta rough, so I passed on it. If I had the skills like this guy I would go rescue that car...
I'm gonna be 45in June&I agree,I've never built a motor,ect.My best friend has a shop&lifts&tools I dont even know what are.But he can take any apart &fix it&if I tske it apart aint nobody gonna be able to fix it.
there's 4 for cheap where I live, wish i had dry storage space (not morning-dew wet lawn space). I let go of my 1986 Turbocoupe just when gas prices hit $5 a gallon after 9-11--and had a V8 to fill up. Last year I did better when gas prices went up--had a 1999 Ford Escort pulling 42 mpg and hit every car event in a 10 hour round trip on a tank of gas. sure didn't ride nearly as well as my ol' t'bird, though. hope someone saved that SVO, i think people are finally stopping doing V8 swaps on those and recognizing them as investments again.
VERY NICE BUILD ,THANKS FOR SHARING.. LONG AGO I BLEW A HEAD GASKET ON AN 88 TURBO COUPE DAILY , TOOK ADVANTAGE AND PORTED THE HEAD AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD , AND WOW TURBO SPOOLED UP 300 RPMS EARLIER AND HAD A NICE VERY NOTICABLE AMOUNT OF POWER INCREASE ... LOVE THE 2.3
ive been planning on buying an svo mustang for my first project car since i was a teenager, i just think its the best looking and coolest fox body of them all. i had thought about all the things i wanted and the only thing that rubbed me the wrong way was the 8v head and lo and behold i stumble upon this video. what a feat of engineering! i cant wait to build an engine like this for my project mustang. yeehaw!
Brilliant engineering. Using so many different makers' parts is real hotrodding. Hydraboost to clear intake, T-coupe rad to clear turbo plumbing. storing Dip stick in hood reinforcement. Brilliant
There are videos of swaps on old school Fords and Chevys with 4 valve heads from other manuf. and they are running timing belt setups. Love these kinds of builds. Very cool.
Lots of smart work on that engine 😯 I've had people give improvement names to some custom things I've built on my 2.0 Ford engine and my custom BMX SE XL assassin frame build. One comment was that it was a Frankenstein build. I'll take that as a compliment they were just implying that it was one of a kind with more super qualities then stock builds or the average standard builds. Joey ⚓🇺🇸
Love the SVO's...this is when Ford was being more experimental. Thinking they may of used the same motor on 1990s Thunderbird, Merkur XR4ti. Remembered a buddy of mine after couple months after he's purchased one...we went for quick lunch run...i mean quick, nearly put a different COLOR on his new seat interior...lol. But this one is rare and very interesting, would never thought the VOLVO head rendered this way. Really great work Sir! Thank you for sharing appreciate this great video. For sure it took lots of time...put into it. BTw..does anyone mentiones you sound like the actor "Sam Elliott" WYatt Buurrp movie..lol just kidn.
Ford experimented with turbo 4 bangers before the SVO but what really hit the gas (pun intended) was high gas prices in the beginning of the 1980's. Hot Rod Magazine even proclaimed on its front cover that V8s were dead, the Buick V6 was going to be the hot rod engine of choice for the future. Ford did use the same engine--sans intercooler--on 1980's thunderbirds (in 1987 they went from the T3 turbo to an IHI unit to make more lower RPM torque--I had a 1986 'bird with the SVO intercooler in the grill, there wasn't much more than the factory 88 hp below 3,000 RPM but once you got up on 12 lbs of boost on low octane pump gas, it was keeping up to V8s of the time) and Merkur XR4Tis, but the 1990's Thunderbirds had supercharged V6's. I always thought of the turbo coupe t birds as a solid axle response to the Porsche 944. Mine just ate up the interstate miles--without a doubt the best $1,000 car I ever owned, back when that got you a turnkey vehicle ready to register.
Now that's, how you take advantage of the entire parts bin at Ford, Volvo, VW and Audi... Though I'm fairly certain, there's likely a few more other mfrs parts in this build....? Love the work here...
I have done this on my old 86 SVO mustang with 1990 cobra IRS. 6 speed and brakes. long gone, I also still have a 1972 pinto with this swap. 2.55L folvo 5sp, 355 tacLoc and 245 60 15s. no traction untill 3rd gear! fun as hell.
Amazing you are an awesome engineer, very creative, people like you make america great. thank you for sharing your time and knowledge, greatly appreciated
I've always loved this swap.. I think the cleanest ive ever seen it done was in a 32' Roadster I belive? I think it was a Sweedish build. But yes crazy what you can do with some ingenuity
Do you still own the car? If so you should hit up Matt Farah or Jay Leno if you would like some recognition for your build. They would probably love this thing! I admire all the hours and all the effort you have put into this project! Greetings from a Volvo fan :)
Very Awesome custom work with several different brand names under the hood&now putting out over 250hp at the back tires thats more bhp than the 82-87BUICK Grand Nstionals had&more than the Chevy 454ss,google makes it essy to look up info.Again Awesome upgrades.indeed!!
I envy your passion for this csr. Some nice fab work you got going! It looks very nice under the hood also! Wonder how much hp that 4cyl is cranking out!
Maybe people who only loves v8 and says ''there's no replacement for displacement''. But my engine is as big as a pepsi bottle and still beat your big and heavy v8. i say this even if i own a 86 corvette and a subaru impreza turbo 1993.
Cebastien Larochelle not Sure how to take the reply? lol. But anywho, i also have a 91 5.0, 09 f150, 06' grand prix, and a 15'sonic, so all across the board with engine size. But the size never matters lol can make anything ho fast these days
This is absolutely beautiful! THANK YOU for the video, I love these swaps and have been following them for years I look forward to more videos as these are vary rare....I wonder if these are emissions legal in Oregon, I bet the smog tester guys would be very confused to see VOLVO all over the Ford engine, LOL! Our rules are for engine swaps is "Same make, Same year or newer, must retain all smog equipment." but these aren't swapping engines, just the head. but yeah thank you for sharing and I'd love to see more.
I just finished a b234f head swap in my xrti but im having problems with pressure in the crank case did you use the same pcv setup from original sohc block ?
I bought a white '93 convertible with the 4 cyl. and 5 speed. Beautiful car, but sluggish! Can I turbo charge that or do I do a complete engine swap? (Trans, turbo, clutch, intercooler, electricals, etc.?
It looks like it is factory I love builds like this never been a fan of the 2.3 but the Volvo head with turbo looks like it’s right. Real eco boost u must be a machinist by trade
Awesome, subscribed hoping you have more to come, my 89 2.3 shitstang needs a power boost, and anyone can toss a SBF or an LS in one, this is much cooler.
This is an amazing build that i just heard about but. I have some questions i see you had the car for a while is the car still running correctly and how much power can you make with this build. Im thinking of doing this build for my 2000 ford ranger.
+Javier Jimenez Still runnin great. I really don't drive it at all except on nice days. Heater core bad so no heat and I have antique tags which limits the miles I can drive it in a year. Pulled it out of the garage yesterday for a bath and a run up the road. Haven't done much to it since this video. Haven't had time or money for much else but very satisfied with it for now. Google search Volvo head conversion there is still a lot of info out there on how to do it. One guy is getting 900+ hp out of his set up. I just wanted to do it for the challenge and its cool looking. Thanks
You are an artist. An automotive artist! Absolutely amazing work. I enjoyed every moment of your video!! I love SVOs I had no idea you can stick a Volvo head on a 2.3l block. I'm a 5.0 guy (that's probably why).... I have a Canadian 89 Mustang GT Cobra convertable. Love the fox bodies!!!
This may be a dumb question, but for all the trouble to do this, why not just source a 5cyl 20v Volvo Turbo engine?! Stand alone engine management and some tuning, that engine makes a ridiculous amount of power and would fit in the engine bay fairly easily from what I see...
never heared of this headswap , then again im more a GM guy i'm allways interested in off the norm stuff volvo used the same engines as the french (renault peugeot citroen) i kindah wondering if someone tried to fit the whole volve engine to the ford belhousing , thse volvos arent bad engines either
+watahyahknow Just to add here the older Volvo V6 from the 80's is what you're talking about and that engine was used in the DeLorean, which is not in the later Volvo 960 which is an inline 6.
Great job and great video. I was looking to do this conversion but couldn't find enough information on it. Or find anybody that did it and was still around for questions.
google search "ford 2.3 with Volvo head". still info out there for step by step build of the engine. I'm going to do another vid of more details for the engine build.
I appreciate the video, been researching similar things to do someday soon(hopefully) for a father/son build. What year or year range volvo head is best or does it matter. Thanks for any other info. Looks Awesome man!
Oh one more thing. How did you go about making the DOHC work on the SOHC block...i think you mentioned the Ford Ranger Iron block?? Given everything is running off the ECU engine management control. Thanks again!
thanks for sharing the video, good information.. always wanted to do this but i just dont have the mechanical expertise like you do. good job on the swap, your car looks amazing!!!
Will Riley It would actually be easier to bolt in a 5.0 pushrod or coyote but it's all about the satisfaction of building something different and cool instead of having a belly button car(everybody has one). It also isn't about the power, could have made more power with a v8 or some other type of Japanese or Euro engine, again it was all about being different and to see if I could do it. I've been driving it around quite a bit, taking it to car shows and such. It makes good power at 18psi and so far no problems.
svo blacksmith this is an amazing video man, thanks for the detailed description, most vids just show the engine revving, more vids on what parts you used and how you modded your car and such would be awesome, why no vids showing your car ? you make all this sound easy, but for anyone using common sense i guess it is haha you should make a blog, im sure it would get plenty of reads, hope we see more !
More horsepower using less boost is what I've heard. The 1987 SVO was going to use a DOHC 2.3T. Ford contracted Jack Roush to build the head but Ford caned the SVO. Roush did however build several DOHC heads for the 2.3T. I think Roush has one and Ford has the other in their museums.
It probably came down to cost...I mean why else would Ford choose to breathe on an OLD school Iron Block and Head that they have been mfg for a long long time rather than go with a new and more efficient design... I mean its not as if Ford didn't know better... Had to be cost. The SVO already EXCEEDED the price of a Brand New 5.0 V8.... The buying public simply didn't understand the math...most chose the 5 point Oh. Ford had some balls just putting a Turbo on an ancient block n head and then asking a major premium on top... They COULD HAVE gotten the premium had they actually put out a much more modern I-4 Turbo Engine package...Like I said, its not as if they didn't know how. All Aluminum Block with an Aluminum 4 valve head would have been great starting points. Shame.
Miguel Cuevas You do not have to cut pistons for valve reliefs but not doing so makes it an interference motor meaning if something happens to the belt it will bend valves. mine has not been cut and have revved it to 7000 rpm with no probs.
Miguel Cuevas stock svo block with stock pistons, new rings and bearings, felpro head gasket not the cheap one and arp head studs. used ranger accessories and brackets except power steering pump from turbo coupe.
For any of the new guys showing up like i was the block he is reffering to is the second gen ranger block depending your part of the coubtry that would be an 89-92.5 or 89-94 these are essentially first generation blocks with a dis system snd different auxilery shaft over all stronger 94-03 are the weaker blocks99-03 have weak rods. Just because you have a stronger block dont throw a big turbo on it your crank is good for 350-400 max hp most of you have old engines so 250-275 hp on origional high mileage bearings if you have a 2.3 your good for a max 6 psi safe ish at 4-5 psi id you have a 2.5 dont try it 2.5 has weak stock rods and weaker blocks throw a rod and your block is gonna be the new entry to narnia if your gonna run boost esslinger racer walsh or boport but my overall recomendation is spend the 5 k get a built boport top end and and esslinger bottom end with a stock 2.5 crank improved rods and stock pistons your good for close to 220 at the wheel with a tune
Used stock Volvo intake, cut main trunk off leaving the runners and fuel rail mounting tabs. Found 3 inch thick wall aluminum tube and plate at local scrap yard to use for tube and ends. Fuel rail stock from ebay, drilled holes for injectors, made mounting tabs from aluminum. Had tube and ends tig welded. Drilled and tapped blocks for linkage attachments, drilled and tapped holes for vac fittings.
+Black Box because I can. Anybody can put any kind of motor in just about anything. True hot rodding is taking stuff that makes no sense or doesn't go together and making it work.
Scott Ellis I cant say for sure but having two cams I assume this engine can rev to higher rpms which would bring you more power. How much probably not much at all without a tune but I’m sure it’s noticeable being a turbo car.
@@robertpolicastro1 I guess I remembered that wrong. What all did you have to do? Last i saw my buddy he only mocked up the kaas head , so im not sure if he finished it .
Superb hot rod craftsmanship. It's Covid time, and this guy makes me proud to be an American. I don't care who you are or where you are from. Look at that.
He says: It's not that hard to do.
rofl
This is kind of build I appreciate. Anybody can do a LS swap, but this takes real thought and effort.
Right, squeeze everything you can out of it
That's the art of tuning. It could rival the RB26 if done right.
Ex fuckin actly
For sure.
This is easily the best looking and most thorough execution of the Volvo head swap I've seen. Really nicely done, man!
Pretty wild!
Excellent craftsmanship Sam Elliot. I was wondering what you were up to since you got stabbed in Roadhouse...
Patrick Simmons
Now that's funny... all jokes aside nice build
extremely impressive. I just saw an SVO for sale for only $1500.00 over here in Southwest Virginia. It was sorta rough, so I passed on it. If I had the skills like this guy I would go rescue that car...
I'm gonna be 45in June&I agree,I've never built a motor,ect.My best friend has a shop&lifts&tools I dont even know what are.But he can take any apart &fix it&if I tske it apart aint nobody gonna be able to fix it.
Buy it.
there's 4 for cheap where I live, wish i had dry storage space (not morning-dew wet lawn space). I let go of my 1986 Turbocoupe just when gas prices hit $5 a gallon after 9-11--and had a V8 to fill up. Last year I did better when gas prices went up--had a 1999 Ford Escort pulling 42 mpg and hit every car event in a 10 hour round trip on a tank of gas. sure didn't ride nearly as well as my ol' t'bird, though.
hope someone saved that SVO, i think people are finally stopping doing V8 swaps on those and recognizing them as investments again.
VERY NICE BUILD ,THANKS FOR SHARING.. LONG AGO I BLEW A HEAD GASKET ON AN 88 TURBO COUPE DAILY , TOOK ADVANTAGE AND PORTED THE HEAD AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD , AND WOW TURBO SPOOLED UP 300 RPMS EARLIER AND HAD A NICE VERY NOTICABLE AMOUNT OF POWER INCREASE ... LOVE THE 2.3
This is why I rebuke people who speak ill of Southerners and say they are dumb. Southerners are not dumb.
ive been planning on buying an svo mustang for my first project car since i was a teenager, i just think its the best looking and coolest fox body of them all. i had thought about all the things i wanted and the only thing that rubbed me the wrong way was the 8v head and lo and behold i stumble upon this video. what a feat of engineering! i cant wait to build an engine like this for my project mustang. yeehaw!
"It's not that hard of a swap to do" LOL he's got jokes......
Brilliant engineering. Using so many different makers' parts is real hotrodding. Hydraboost to clear intake, T-coupe rad to clear turbo plumbing. storing Dip stick in hood reinforcement. Brilliant
There are videos of swaps on old school Fords and Chevys with 4 valve heads from other manuf. and they are running timing belt setups.
Love these kinds of builds. Very cool.
Lots of smart work on that engine 😯
I've had people give improvement names to some custom things I've built on my 2.0 Ford engine and my custom BMX SE XL assassin frame build. One comment was that it was a Frankenstein build. I'll take that as a compliment they were just implying that it was one of a kind with more super qualities then stock builds or the average standard builds.
Joey ⚓🇺🇸
A home made Cosworth. Awesome!
Love the SVO's...this is when Ford was being more experimental. Thinking they may of used the same motor on 1990s Thunderbird, Merkur XR4ti. Remembered a buddy of mine after couple months after he's purchased one...we went for quick lunch run...i mean quick, nearly put a different COLOR on his new seat interior...lol. But this one is rare and very interesting, would never thought the VOLVO head rendered this way. Really great work Sir! Thank you for sharing appreciate this great video. For sure it took lots of time...put into it. BTw..does anyone mentiones you sound like the actor "Sam Elliott" WYatt Buurrp movie..lol just kidn.
Ford experimented with turbo 4 bangers before the SVO but what really hit the gas (pun intended) was high gas prices in the beginning of the 1980's. Hot Rod Magazine even proclaimed on its front cover that V8s were dead, the Buick V6 was going to be the hot rod engine of choice for the future.
Ford did use the same engine--sans intercooler--on 1980's thunderbirds (in 1987 they went from the T3 turbo to an IHI unit to make more lower RPM torque--I had a 1986 'bird with the SVO intercooler in the grill, there wasn't much more than the factory 88 hp below 3,000 RPM but once you got up on 12 lbs of boost on low octane pump gas, it was keeping up to V8s of the time) and Merkur XR4Tis, but the 1990's Thunderbirds had supercharged V6's.
I always thought of the turbo coupe t birds as a solid axle response to the Porsche 944. Mine just ate up the interstate miles--without a doubt the best $1,000 car I ever owned, back when that got you a turnkey vehicle ready to register.
Now that's, how you take advantage of the entire parts bin at Ford, Volvo, VW and Audi... Though I'm fairly certain, there's likely a few more other mfrs parts in this build....? Love the work here...
Wait ? What ? How F'ing cool...I wonder what the HP gains n shit is from this swap over a ported head
I have done this on my old 86 SVO mustang with 1990 cobra IRS. 6 speed and brakes. long gone, I also still have a 1972 pinto with this swap. 2.55L folvo 5sp, 355 tacLoc and 245 60 15s. no traction untill 3rd gear! fun as hell.
What a great video to stumble on for us right now! About to start this project for a new build of ours. Thank you very much for the info!
Amazing you are an awesome engineer, very creative, people like you make america great. thank you for sharing your time and knowledge, greatly appreciated
This is the epitome of hotrodding! I've really wanted to do an Ecoboost swap in SVO. I haven't seen one yet but surely they are out there.
I've always loved this swap.. I think the cleanest ive ever seen it done was in a 32' Roadster I belive? I think it was a Sweedish build. But yes crazy what you can do with some ingenuity
Nice work... I could never even concoct something like this.
Awesome! We need to hear this bad boy run!!
Mustang Ecoboost 2.3 would be a good swap for this and other Fords, Merkurs etc. and cost effective too. Also, much less fab. work.
This is why I like the foxbody it's so many creative things you can do ford need to start taking notes
Beautiful build
Absolutely love it...GREAT JOB!!
Do you still own the car? If so you should hit up Matt Farah or Jay Leno if you would like some recognition for your build. They would probably love this thing! I admire all the hours and all the effort you have put into this project!
Greetings from a Volvo fan :)
This is nothing short of epic!
Awesome, thanks so much for detailed info. I had heard about these swaps back in the day, never saw one in person. Nice collection, too.
Very Awesome custom work with several different brand names under the hood&now putting out over 250hp at the back tires thats more bhp than the 82-87BUICK Grand Nstionals had&more than the Chevy 454ss,google makes it essy to look up info.Again Awesome upgrades.indeed!!
would love to hear it run.
I envy your passion for this csr. Some nice fab work you got going! It looks very nice under the hood also! Wonder how much hp that 4cyl is cranking out!
Most people with this set up are in the 400 plus hp range. One guy has dyno proven 933 hp. search it on youtube, ford 2.3 with Volvo head.
@@svoblacksmith3110 holy crap.....
6 dislikes? Who the FUCK didn't like this video? Lol
Maybe people who only loves v8 and says ''there's no replacement for displacement''. But my engine is as big as a pepsi bottle and still beat your big and heavy v8. i say this even if i own a 86 corvette and a subaru impreza turbo 1993.
Cebastien Larochelle not
Sure how to take the reply? lol. But anywho, i also have a 91 5.0, 09 f150, 06' grand prix, and a 15'sonic, so all across the board with engine size. But the size never matters lol can make anything ho fast these days
Tyrell Mack you've undestand everything. and sorry if i do some mistakes, im french so i do my best.
Wow! Nice work sir! This looks great! Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to pull something like this myself.
This is absolutely beautiful! THANK YOU for the video, I love these swaps and have been following them for years I look forward to more videos as these are vary rare....I wonder if these are emissions legal in Oregon, I bet the smog tester guys would be very confused to see VOLVO all over the Ford engine, LOL! Our rules are for engine swaps is "Same make, Same year or newer, must retain all smog equipment." but these aren't swapping engines, just the head. but yeah thank you for sharing and I'd love to see more.
Way cool! I saw a few people doing this back when I owned my SVO but the information was very limited.
I just finished a b234f head swap in my xrti but im having problems with pressure in the crank case did you use the same pcv setup from original sohc block ?
The wicked wicked black 1984 in Palm Desert area with the 358" Kulwicki Sonoma engine is King of SVO land
I bought a white '93 convertible with the 4 cyl. and 5 speed. Beautiful car, but sluggish! Can I turbo charge that or do I do a complete engine swap? (Trans, turbo, clutch, intercooler, electricals, etc.?
It looks like it is factory I love builds like this never been a fan of the 2.3 but the Volvo head with turbo looks like it’s right. Real eco boost u must be a machinist by trade
Hi,I would like to talk with you.I’m interested in buying a Volvo head for my Lima 2.3 turbo engine.Do you have any available?
Best regards
like the dipstick pcv idea.i thought of it when i saw my first dipstick pushed out due to boost pressure in the crank case
That's cause your piston rings are worn.
Can you just use the 5cyl volvo engine, is there a bell housing to connect to a Tremec 5-6 speed manual?
Awesome, subscribed hoping you have more to come, my 89 2.3 shitstang needs a power boost, and anyone can toss a SBF or an LS in one, this is much cooler.
This is an amazing build that i just heard about but. I have some questions i see you had the car for a while is the car still running correctly and how much power can you make with this build. Im thinking of doing this build for my 2000 ford ranger.
+Javier Jimenez Still runnin great. I really don't drive it at all except on nice days. Heater core bad so no heat and I have antique tags which limits the miles I can drive it in a year. Pulled it out of the garage yesterday for a bath and a run up the road. Haven't done much to it since this video. Haven't had time or money for much else but very satisfied with it for now. Google search Volvo head conversion there is still a lot of info out there on how to do it. One guy is getting 900+ hp out of his set up. I just wanted to do it for the challenge and its cool looking. Thanks
You are an artist. An automotive artist! Absolutely amazing work. I enjoyed every moment of your video!! I love SVOs I had no idea you can stick a Volvo head on a 2.3l block. I'm a 5.0 guy (that's probably why).... I have a Canadian 89 Mustang GT Cobra convertable. Love the fox bodies!!!
the forged pistons came in the svo not 92 to 94 2.3l rangers or the fox mustangs. owner of a 93 mustang. and it does not have forged pistons.
Ben Stark 91-93 v-8/l4 mustang didn't have forged internals all of the svo/ho cars did
The 5.0 Mustangs had forged pistons from 1986 to 1992. The 1993 and 1994/95 models had cast pistons instead of forged.
This may be a dumb question, but for all the trouble to do this, why not just source a 5cyl 20v Volvo Turbo engine?! Stand alone engine management and some tuning, that engine makes a ridiculous amount of power and would fit in the engine bay fairly easily from what I see...
It’s a lot of work to do that many pioneering modifications. Kinda like wandering into a wilderness nobody else has been through.
How did you get yours welded. Your self or did you have a shop do it??
never heared of this headswap , then again im more a GM guy
i'm allways interested in off the norm stuff
volvo used the same engines as the french (renault peugeot citroen)
i kindah wondering if someone tried to fit the whole volve engine to the ford belhousing , thse volvos arent bad engines either
+watahyahknow Just to add here the older Volvo V6 from the 80's is what you're talking about and that engine was used in the DeLorean, which is not in the later Volvo 960 which is an inline 6.
Volvo also stamps "FoMoCo" on almost all their parts or have for years. "FoMoCo" is short for Ford motor company.
Amazing. Well Done Sir!
Great job and great video. I was looking to do this conversion but couldn't find enough information on it. Or find anybody that did it and was still around for questions.
google search "ford 2.3 with Volvo head". still info out there for step by step build of the engine. I'm going to do another vid of more details for the engine build.
ford lima 2.3 volvo b234 dohc head www.merkurtech.com/merkurtech/techarticles/item045.php
This is awesome! Great job. I want to do this one day if I can part with my 93 Cobra to fund the project!
Will this work the same with a 2.5 Ranger 4 cylinder Lima engine?
This man is a wizard
how did you make the crank trigger ignition system work without using a distributor?
+rcolddog No crank trigger, read descriptions, listen past my sniffing and also look at the video.
Wow, nice build! And great info, thanks for sharing.
It all looks good, just don't bust a oil line and lock we down.
I appreciate the video, been researching similar things to do someday soon(hopefully) for a father/son build. What year or year range volvo head is best or does it matter. Thanks for any other info. Looks Awesome man!
cool build very nice
Oh one more thing. How did you go about making the DOHC work on the SOHC block...i think you mentioned the Ford Ranger Iron block?? Given everything is running off the ECU engine management control. Thanks again!
so what kind of gains are we talking bout with all that effort?
welcome to reality irrationally 20hp n/a. But with the turbo not much more gain in being able to rev way higher than anything with the turbo set up
thanks for sharing the video, good information.. always wanted to do this but i just dont have the mechanical expertise like you do. good job on the swap, your car looks amazing!!!
Excellent work! One question tho, could I do this on a 1995? It's a 2.3 distributor-less 8 spark plug
This is also where my curiosity is at! I have a 2000 ranger XLT 2.5 turbo build for drifting and this swap has had me curious for a hot minute.
Any update on this build. How is it running? How much power has it made?
Are the valves /pistons now in an interference setup? I recall that the original engine is non interference.
That's a big engine bay
It's designed to also fit a V8, so it looks a little smaller with one of those installed.
Very impressive! This is an amazing build
Dear
please do you know were i can to buy this head?
Do you really have to weld aluminum? That's a bummer :/ I think that idea for me is out of the question...
Bet you wish you knew about the Barra motor back then !
great build! have always wanted to do the conversion
Very nice and clean. Almost sounds easier to just put the whole Volvo motor in there. Just put some nice rods in it while the motor is out.
Will Riley It would actually be easier to bolt in a 5.0 pushrod or coyote but it's all about the satisfaction of building something different and cool instead of having a belly button car(everybody has one). It also isn't about the power, could have made more power with a v8 or some other type of Japanese or Euro engine, again it was all about being different and to see if I could do it. I've been driving it around quite a bit, taking it to car shows and such. It makes good power at 18psi and so far no problems.
svo blacksmith My grandpa doesn't have a belly button.
4.62vMGM he was kyle xy ?
svo blacksmith this is an amazing video man, thanks for the detailed description, most vids just show the engine revving, more vids on what parts you used and how you modded your car and such would be awesome, why no vids showing your car ? you make all this sound easy, but for anyone using common sense i guess it is haha you should make a blog, im sure it would get plenty of reads, hope we see more !
James Williams 777 thanks, I was hoping to do more vids just haven't had time. Hope to have more soon.
So why did you install the Volvo Head ? Better flow I would imagine. What kind of power is this setup making compared to before ?
More horsepower using less boost is what I've heard. The 1987 SVO was going to use a DOHC 2.3T. Ford contracted Jack Roush to build the head but Ford caned the SVO. Roush did however build several DOHC heads for the 2.3T. I think Roush has one and Ford has the other in their museums.
It probably came down to cost...I mean why else would Ford choose to breathe on an OLD school Iron Block and Head that they have been mfg for a long long time rather than go with a new and more efficient design... I mean its not as if Ford didn't know better... Had to be cost. The SVO already EXCEEDED the price of a Brand New 5.0 V8.... The buying public simply didn't understand the math...most chose the 5 point Oh. Ford had some balls just putting a Turbo on an ancient block n head and then asking a major premium on top... They COULD HAVE gotten the premium had they actually put out a much more modern I-4 Turbo Engine package...Like I said, its not as if they didn't know how. All Aluminum Block with an Aluminum 4 valve head would have been great starting points. Shame.
Did you use the stock svo block or did you use the Ranger block with forged pistons? That part kind of confused me.
Miguel Cuevas Stock svo block, stock pistons, stock computer, stock distributor
svo blacksmith Did you have to modify the pistons for valve clearance? I have read online that is required?
Miguel Cuevas You do not have to cut pistons for valve reliefs but not doing so makes it an interference motor meaning if something happens to the belt it will bend valves. mine has not been cut and have revved it to 7000 rpm with no probs.
Miguel Cuevas stock svo block with stock pistons, new rings and bearings, felpro head gasket not the cheap one and arp head studs. used ranger accessories and brackets except power steering pump from turbo coupe.
For any of the new guys showing up like i was the block he is reffering to is the second gen ranger block depending your part of the coubtry that would be an 89-92.5 or 89-94 these are essentially first generation blocks with a dis system snd different auxilery shaft over all stronger 94-03 are the weaker blocks99-03 have weak rods. Just because you have a stronger block dont throw a big turbo on it your crank is good for 350-400 max hp most of you have old engines so 250-275 hp on origional high mileage bearings if you have a 2.3 your good for a max 6 psi safe ish at 4-5 psi id you have a 2.5 dont try it 2.5 has weak stock rods and weaker blocks throw a rod and your block is gonna be the new entry to narnia if your gonna run boost esslinger racer walsh or boport but my overall recomendation is spend the 5 k get a built boport top end and and esslinger bottom end with a stock 2.5 crank improved rods and stock pistons your good for close to 220 at the wheel with a tune
This is WILD!!!
Very nice thanks for the info.
Wow! Well Done!
No need to weld block to the backJust tap the oval holes round and plug em; easiest way to do it.
hmmmm....i wonder if its possible to go non-turbo with this setup
I did not see a vam. are you running a maf conversion or speed density? Nice work btw
+nicnicsdaddy vam is hidden behind pass fender. Had tried maf conversion, they don't work very well.
Where did you get the headlamps
Building a 347 or 408 stroker and swapping them in would be easier and provide significantly more power. But they would be just another V8 Foxbody.
How did you fab the intake? Did you use the stock Volvo runners? Great job on this swap.
Used stock Volvo intake, cut main trunk off leaving the runners and fuel rail mounting tabs. Found 3 inch thick wall aluminum tube and plate at local scrap yard to use for tube and ends. Fuel rail stock from ebay, drilled holes for injectors, made mounting tabs from aluminum. Had tube and ends tig welded. Drilled and tapped blocks for linkage attachments, drilled and tapped holes for vac fittings.
very nice work
I like what you did... But wonder why? the level of work done could have been better served with a new eco boost crate engine?
+Black Box because I can. Anybody can put any kind of motor in just about anything. True hot rodding is taking stuff that makes no sense or doesn't go together and making it work.
+svo blacksmith well said
looks slick, does it still have AC?
nice job
does it still have a distributor?
Why not use the complete Volvo engine and trans.
whats the point of the swap does it make more power or what? if the computer doesnt care about how many cams then how can you tune ?
Scott Ellis I cant say for sure but having two cams I assume this engine can rev to higher rpms which would bring you more power. How much probably not much at all without a tune but I’m sure it’s noticeable being a turbo car.
Computer doesn't control your cams? It controls fuel, and ignition timing. You must be a honda guy this isn't vtec
@@robertpolicastro1 I am a honda guy I also have a pretty sick svo but hey thanks for being a fuck boy. I was asking a serious question...
Masterpiece
Do you know anyone with a build guide on this?
bad ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a marine volvo motor that is basically half a ford 460 , & i have a friend that put a boss 429 head on one .
Not volvo! That's a mercruiser 470. The block is made by mercruiser and the head is BBF. I've put a Boss head on one and it wasn't easy.
@@robertpolicastro1 I guess I remembered that wrong. What all did you have to do?
Last i saw my buddy he only mocked up the kaas head , so im not sure if he finished it .
Is there any troubles with Volvo ignition coil pack?
And do you ran custom tune?
using stock ford distributor with msd 6albtm not Volvo dis.. stock computer and vam for svo.
Have you put it on the Dyno yet?