Just thought I'd share...... 318 swapped

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318willrun

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One of my subscribers (youtube) is working on a volvo 240 in Sweden. He has swapped in a 318/904 and it's turbo-charged with a homemade blow threw carb running 8 psi. 3.73 gears. Creativity and home-engineering at it's finest.

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Oh man, I was hoping you meant the 318 got swapped out
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Got any videos of it
 
Oh man, I was hoping you meant the 318 got swapped out
:poke:

Got any videos of it
I do not. He says it has crazy low end torque. It still has the stock 318 cam, but he's going to change that.
 
Gotta love torque

How did the saying go, horsepower sells cars but torque wins races?
 
I was watching you on your channel last night! Setting initial/total timing, well done 318willrun! 65'
 
My greats came over on a boat in the not-so-distant past from the Nordic region. It's exciting to be communicating with somebody from there, and they are working on a 318 !! My grandma's house had stuff written in Nordic all over her house, and my great grandma could hardly speak any english. And what she did speak, she'd switch back to her native language in the midst of a paragraph. When I got the sticker order to ship to Sweden, well, it was special to me at least.
 
One of my subscribers (youtube) is working on a volvo 240 in Sweden. He has swapped in a 318/904 and it's turbo-charged with a homemade blow threw carb running 8 psi. 3.73 gears. Creativity and home-engineering at it's finest.

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Ha! You've made it across the pond! That's badass!
 
Ha! You've made it across the pond!
Were in 3 countries overseas, plus a few in Canada!!! Of course, many here at home. Some of the smartest car guys are not even heard of on good websites like this but I've had a chance to learn of some of their projects through my channel. It's been a blast!
 
Were in 3 countries overseas, plus a few in Canada!!! Of course, many here at home. Some of the smartest car guys are not even heard of on good websites like this but I've had a chance to learn of some of their projects through my channel. It's been a blast!

I need some stickers.
 
One of my subscribers (youtube) is working on a volvo 240 in Sweden. He has swapped in a 318/904 and it's turbo-charged with a homemade blow threw carb running 8 psi. 3.73 gears. Creativity and home-engineering at it's finest.

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Have any under hood pictures? I wanna see it.
 
Have any under hood pictures? I wanna see it.
I don't at this time. He's using a translator to write me, so as you can imagine it's really fun reading his notes!
I sent him a link to this thread, so he may chose to join and post. We'll see, as you can imagine I'm very careful on sharing anything my subs share with me.
 
I don't at this time. He's using a translator to write me, so as you can imagine it's really fun reading his notes!
I sent him a link to this thread, so he may chose to join and post. We'll see, as you can imagine I'm very careful on sharing anything my subs share with me.

That's very cool! I hope he joins up.
 
I wonder what you have to do to a carb to make it "blow through" I had a turbo mustang that was draw through. Not sure how that worked either. I know it hauled *** when the wastegate was stuck closed from sitting for years.
 
Here is the engine compartment. I love it !!!! LOOK .... and LOOK AGAIN !!! He is truly a 318willrun !!!!! Making due with what he has....

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Well, I let him know a "volvo" a 318 would be welcome here. He was thinking it wouldn't be because it's not a A-body. I'll let him decide on his own, of course, but to let you in on a little, there is part of a cooking pot under that hood as well as a forklift cooler.... LOL. I love it.
 
Cool stuff, hope he joins up. If we can put our truck builds on, a 318 powered volvo is surely welcome!
 
Those 240’s are bullet proof as long as they don’t rust out.
 
Cool stuff, hope he joins up. If we can put our truck builds on, a 318 powered volvo is surely welcome!
100% agree! He sent me a video of him out playing around in it, and I'll tell you that guy is having fun! He sent me a close up of the set up, and I will tell you that not having a pick-n-pull or marketplace like we have, the mind is so much more at work! WOW ! His home remedies and "home - cook'n" shall we call it... lol, is incredible. I feel guilty, almost, as I like to think of myself as a "do-it myselfer" but this guy has made me a complete store bought - cookie cutter builder. I love my subscribers and what they share with me !!! I'm proud to have my sticker on his window... in Sweden !! :)
 
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