slipsittin Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 Well boes and boetts I now have some progress in the right direction I think and Trina is finally seeing why I keep going online and researching stuff and going to pick a part with measuring equipment. The kids have been helping get rid of scrap and shit left over from the wrkshop I owned and we almost have a good area to work on the car again. The head is designed by Cosworth for Volvo and I had another one but it was the wrong model. I had just priced up the Esslinger alloy head from the states when I spotted this one. There is a lot of work in fitting it to the block for those who don't have access to the right tools will pay a small fortune for the work to be done....But I do and I'm very happy with the look of the engine so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Run a remote booster? Cool that your whole family gets into your project. Thius will be way cooler than the dohc Sierra engine, I likes. Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Awesome update. Do those heads require much fiddling to get them to fit? I would fully recommend going with injection. I know its scary and perhaps slightly more expensive to get started but my car took 1 hour to get from not running to tuned well enough and thats it. It stil needs more but compared to the issues that carbs can (sometimes) introduce I would say its worth going to inj. Also, the link G4 storm is simply awesome. Only around the $1500 mark and will give you more than you need for this engine. I have a G3 and throttle on my engine so if you do need any pointers or ideas one what to do let me know, as I may be able to help a little bit (probably not heaps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipsittin Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Run a remote booster?Cool that your whole family gets into your project. Thius will be way cooler than the dohc Sierra engine, I likes. Gaz Hey Gaz the booster isn't a problem now with this engine. There are heaps of these in the States now but all have gone turbo and I'm not cause I know I will get far to carried away Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipsittin Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Awesome update. Do those heads require much fiddling to get them to fit?I would fully recommend going with injection. I know its scary and perhaps slightly more expensive to get started but my car took 1 hour to get from not running to tuned well enough and thats it. It stil needs more but compared to the issues that carbs can (sometimes) introduce I would say its worth going to inj. Also, the link G4 storm is simply awesome. Only around the $1500 mark and will give you more than you need for this engine. I have a G3 and throttle on my engine so if you do need any pointers or ideas one what to do let me know, as I may be able to help a little bit (probably not heaps). The head bolts straight on (as in bolt holes) some of the water and oil passages line up but the oil supply to the head needs to be piped or drilled. A lot of guys are welding blocks of alloy on the read of the head (as the head is about 1inch short of the block) and redrilling that to get the other holes. I'm still sorting through all the info 6 guys from the States have given me so far as some of their methods are quite backwards to what we do here (they machined one head with an angle grinder via a contraption to move it accross the head LOL). I have been concerntrating on so many other things do do with the suspension and wheel fittment. But its all measure and try at this stage. Oh and I can confirm with different top mounts Sierra assemblies are a good choice. I don't know a lot about the aftermarket ecu's but I would really like one that can self adjust (If they make them yet) as the link I had in my Subaru years back wouldn't allow me to drive up Ruapeahu without readjusting it. I will let you know when I'm nearer that stage thanks. Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Was thinking bout this conversion last night. Why dont you just mount the whole Volvo engine in the mk2 rather than fuck round with the head conversion? Would be alot less hassle and possiably money aswell. Do you mean Sierra struts and arms and sway bar in the mk2 with flipped escort rack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Was thinking bout this conversion last night. Why dont you just mount the whole Volvo engine in the mk2 rather than fuck round with the head conversion? Would be alot less hassle and possiably money aswell.Do you mean Sierra struts and arms and sway bar in the mk2 with flipped escort rack? volvo engine has a weak bottom end and would probably need heaps of messing around with sump gearbox mounts etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipsittin Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Actually the volvo bottom end is very soild. The only let down is the oil pump shaft, which is what the guy doing the cambelt on the donor engine for my head broke (thats why it has 16 bent valves now). The drive sprocket on the oil pump is about 70mm in diameter and the shaft looks to be 4-5mm and its wasted at the end of the thread (almost like thats where they wanted it to break ). Thats the weak link. The parts from the turbo 2.3 volvos are also interchangable making it quite a god little number (not all but most volvo turbos have factory forged cranks and rods and later than my donor model have oil squirters in the block) I have been doing my homework cause I actually looked at this. The reason I have stuck with the Ford bottom end is as Durty said for ease and less mucking around. (and to keep Trina happy with progress ) Yeah the sierra struts fit sweet but the top mount has to be from a R31 (I think it was..... pretty sure. You have to slot the holes but the thrust bearing at the top and range of after market tops opens up)skyline to work properly. I am going 5 stud and basically I'm looking at the future for parts and trying to reinvent the wheel I guess to get what I want. (I'm setting it up to be able to run BA falcon offset in case I change my wheels later on (I doubt it but just in case and they are cheap as) I havent tackled the swaybar thing yet and I have to pick up a standard one to let you know that Gaz (should be in the next few weeks and I will have pics if I can find another crossmember as I have already started to modify mine for the new mounts), as I run an aftermarket whiteline unit that is about 26mm I think. Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 lol, i was thinking boost where even the 2.3 blocks have bendy rods and the whiteblock you got yours from is even worse usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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