volvo 360 b200k to b230k engine swap

[pdpass]

any one tried this

any one knows what the b230k engine needs above the original

I want some more power 100bhp to 113bhp and a lot more torque and the ability to run unleaded or skim the head and run maybe 120bhp.

does the b230k need nothing more than an ignition module change to make it work. know they ude the same carb and exhaust etc. Should I change the distributor? etc?

 

[M-gineering]

any one tried this

any one knows what the b230k engine needs above the original

I want some more power 100bhp to 113bhp and a lot more torque and the ability to run unleaded or skim the head and run maybe 120bhp.

does the b230k need nothing more than an ignition module change to make it work. know they ude the same carb and exhaust etc. Should I change the distributor? etc?

Isn't the angle different? Look at oilpan, oilpump and manifolds. Consider fitting the alloy cover of later models to stiffen up the diff.

 

[Mike F]

any one tried this

any one knows what the b230k engine needs above the original

I want some more power 100bhp to 113bhp and a lot more torque and the ability to run unleaded or skim the head and run maybe 120bhp.

does the b230k need nothing more than an ignition module change to make it work. know they ude the same carb and exhaust etc. Should I change the distributor? etc?

I would imagine the jetting in the carb is different, so it'd be best to use the B230 carb. You'd be better off if you could carry over as much as possible from the B230 installation, but you'd probably only notice problems from using the carb designed for the smaller engine.

 

[pdpass]

I know the carb is only a jetting change (same body) as I have looked up the specs in a Haynes manual since my post so this should be relatively cheap to do. I have bought Haynes manuals (old ones that are worth having) for 200 300 and 700 series, I notice that most of it looks very similar and the pipes all seem to be in exactly the same places exhaust etc and I have seen another post here that tells me that this is easily possible. I have also found on a google search some one else that has done a b200k 9.2:1 comp ratio engine mod at a place not 4 miles from me here in London just by changing carbs albeit a serious change and he has 140bhp. My engine is "new" and has 10:1 so I think this might be another option.

 

[pdpass]

I know that the 360GLT B200E has 120bhp but actually about the same torque, obviously there should be more in theory with a bigger bore on the engine, but an ali plate not heard or seen of that before, how late a model are you talking about mine is 1986/7 D reg UK.