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B30 into a 444-544 Has it been done?? 444-544

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posted by  Gary L on  Thu Oct 30 06:38 CST 2014
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I'm going to vote NO on this idea, even if it has been done "successfully" by someone else.

The B30 weighs just about 125 lbs more than the B18/B20: even if you cut up the firewall and mount the engine as far aft as possible, most of that weight is going to end up on the front axle. This would change the front/rear weight distribution from a very decent 52/48 to something like 55/45. Not good.

If I wanted to keep it all Volvo, I would go for a B21/23 turbo... just as much streetable horsepower potential, more reliability, and *less* weight than the stock B18.
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Gary L - 142E ITB race car, 73 1800ES
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