Using a Volvo 5-pot in RWD configuration

[Chassis 33]

Hi folks, can anyone tell me what gearboxes/bell housings will mate to a Volvo T5 engine such as http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volvo-850-S70-V70-C70-T5-eng... to drop it into an RWD car?

Regards
Iain

[Mr2Mike]

The gearbox from the Volvo 960 with the straight six engine. Unfortunately, manual examples of this are rare as hens teeth.

[stevieturbo]

Dont know if the 5cyl is different to the 4cyl...

http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/~amh110/Supra/supra_...

[chuntington101]

i have seen a RWD Fiesta using this engine. its a great unit that, with the right piston and rods, can make bags of power. would be nice to see someone mate it to the T5 as it could make a very good cossy rivel.....

Chris.

[Chassis 33]

Been reading up on the engine, it seems there are red and white Volvo engine flavours, not fathomed which are which yet, but one (can't remember which) has a T5 conversion. I'll do some more searching.

Regards
Iain

[chuntington101]

the red block is the old 4pot engine. its a very strong unit. PPC did a feature on it a few months ago. also there is a guy on here building one up i think. they where desgined for RWD platform.

the White block is the newer 5pot engine, as used in the Volvo T5's and the Ford Focus ST.

cheers

Chris,

[Chassis 33]

Ah, that clears up that particular mudded puddle. Cheers

Regards
Iain

[CNHSS1]

i wonder if the focus variant has a ford bolt pattern to suit a ford box like all other ford stuff, or whether they stuck with volvo bolt pattern? would make life easier....

[Mr2Mike]

CNHSS1 said:

i wonder if the focus variant has a ford bolt pattern to suit a ford box like all other ford stuff, or whether they stuck with volvo bolt pattern? would make life easier....

None of the newer Ford stuff (Zetec SE, Duratec 4 and V6) mates up with the older RWD gearboxes.

[CNHSS1]

cheers, didnt know that

[BB-Q]

The gearbox you're after is called the M90. It's a good box that is impossible to get spare parts for- it's believed to have been made by Getrag. The only real weak point of this very strong box is the third gear synchro. Weld it up and it'll then take just about anything you can throw at it.

As correctly stated above it was found in the 960, which is a whiteblock engine. These whiteblocks are modular engines, of which the T5 is a part. I've just helped a friend put one in a 740, and you notice that the 6 pot engine (you have to adapt 6 pot stuff to the 5 pot in a 740/940 swap) is just a 5 pot with another cylinder tacked on the end.

If you want to go over 300hp you want to think about rods and pistons, as rods are the weak point. Join the turboricks forum and use the weak dollar to your advantage- around £50-£60 for a forged H beam (Carillo style) rod suit you?.

The 5 pot is a good engine and has been seen making over 1000bhp.