Some questions about Volvo whiteblock engines.
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Hello,
Does anybody here know how long a 5-cylinder whiteblock engine is?(or "modular engine" as it's called in wikipedia)
Also, are there any major differences between 4 and 5 cylinder engines(other than the cylinder count), like bellhousing bolt pattern?
I would like to use one for a swap(there are a lot of them here, in eastern europe), as finding a tunable japanese engine is quite hard(and even then they aren't cheap).
The idea is to use a BMW gearbox(GS6-53DZ is 100 euro here) with a KLRacing adapter and use it in a RWD chassis, but that RWD chassis has a 67-68cm long engine bay(not including radiator or anything) so a 5-cyl might not fit.
Does anybody here know how long a 5-cylinder whiteblock engine is?(or "modular engine" as it's called in wikipedia)
Also, are there any major differences between 4 and 5 cylinder engines(other than the cylinder count), like bellhousing bolt pattern?
I would like to use one for a swap(there are a lot of them here, in eastern europe), as finding a tunable japanese engine is quite hard(and even then they aren't cheap).
The idea is to use a BMW gearbox(GS6-53DZ is 100 euro here) with a KLRacing adapter and use it in a RWD chassis, but that RWD chassis has a 67-68cm long engine bay(not including radiator or anything) so a 5-cyl might not fit.
BG0041 said:
Hello,
Does anybody here know how long a 5-cylinder whiteblock engine is?(or "modular engine" as it's called in wikipedia)
Also, are there any major differences between 4 and 5 cylinder engines(other than the cylinder count), like bellhousing bolt pattern?
I would like to use one for a swap(there are a lot of them here, in eastern europe), as finding a tunable japanese engine is quite hard(and even then they aren't cheap).
The idea is to use a BMW gearbox(GS6-53DZ is 100 euro here) with a KLRacing adapter and use it in a RWD chassis, but that RWD chassis has a 67-68cm long engine bay(not including radiator or anything) so a 5-cyl might not fit.
Its slightly longer than the 4 cyl and slightly shorter than the 6 cyl...Does anybody here know how long a 5-cylinder whiteblock engine is?(or "modular engine" as it's called in wikipedia)
Also, are there any major differences between 4 and 5 cylinder engines(other than the cylinder count), like bellhousing bolt pattern?
I would like to use one for a swap(there are a lot of them here, in eastern europe), as finding a tunable japanese engine is quite hard(and even then they aren't cheap).
The idea is to use a BMW gearbox(GS6-53DZ is 100 euro here) with a KLRacing adapter and use it in a RWD chassis, but that RWD chassis has a 67-68cm long engine bay(not including radiator or anything) so a 5-cyl might not fit.
The 680mm space you have will be tight for a 5 cylinder I think. I'll try and measure a block/head I'll have about.
Assuming you mean the older n and rn engines.
The whiteblocks all share the same bellhousing pattern.
The main differences with the 4, 5 and 6 cyl (I own versions of them all) are the 4 cylinder engine has the oil cooler take off under the crank pulley, the 5 and 6 cylinder versions have the oil cooler at the rear of the sump.
The 4 cylinder has a mounting under the cam pulleys whilst the 5 and 6 cylinders are all mounted underneath.
Of course theres the other issues with shimming liners, turbo returns (or the blanking of them) etc etc.
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