Evening Guys,

Are there any Volvo lovers out there? im looking for information about the B234 DOHC engine, aparently the heads can be bolted to the pinto block with some small modications, potential for some good power me thinks with the right combination of kit?

Anyone thought about it?

All the best

A

Hi Alex

You'd be going some to beat that lovely John Yeomans head that your running at the moment mate
Some lovely work went into creating that

did blingy tell you about the volvo/pinto Esslinger engines from Sweden? Now they are sweeeet!

Tell us more
It sounds very interesting
Jacko with a pinto

Jacko, i thought that this might catch your attension!!!!

i have read some articles now that indicate the "americans" use the the old 2.3 litre Lima (american pinto) block with the head from a Volvo B234F engine to make some pinto monsters! floating figures of in and around 250-300 bhp naturally aspirated so i thought it might be worth a shot on a "test engine"

i've heard the Swede's make some great rally engines with the combination, the low compression of the 2.3 lima block opens up the door into hair dryer territory but you can also swop the pistons and rods out to make high compressions rockets!

have a look at a company called Esslinger Engineering "LINK HERE" they're based in California.

i'm still digging for information at the moment.

A

is the lima the same as a pinto (engine) or was the lima the engine that went in the ford pinto (car)?

just something to watch out for

taken from wiki, but

quote:

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Lima OHC (LL) 2.3 (LL23)

The Ford Pinto used the OHC version, a 2.3 L (2302 cc) unit introduced in 1974 which has a 96.0 mm (3.78 in) bore and 79.5 mm (3.13 in) stroke. This version lasted until 1997 in various guises. The earliest units produced 66 kW (88 hp) and 160 N·m (118 lb·ft). This engine has also been known as the Lima engine, after the Lima Engine plant in Lima, Ohio, where it was first manufactured

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