Ford 2300/Volvo 16V/Holset/Megasquirt
03-22-2006, 01:04 AM
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Re: I'm the new guy...
There are a couple of these 2300/16V engines running at the moment (two or three, as far as I know...) and several in the works - I'm not exactly trailblazing, but I am incorporating a lot of little touches that I haven't seen yet, such as the internal oil feed for the upper head (pictured with the pencil through it)... seems like everyone else is running a rubber hose outside the head. ---- running a rubber hose in an engine w/o cam bearings - that's not a risk I'm willing to take. 
Again, thanks for the kind words. :P
Colin
Again, thanks for the kind words. :P
Colin
the project is coming along. keep it up.
03-25-2006, 11:26 PM
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Re: I'm the new guy...
No, they don't share a background - Ford designed the Lima (2.3) in the 70's (maybe the 60's?) and the Volvo B234F wasn't even around until the late 80's... they weren't even corporate partners at that time. Just a weird coincidence, I guess. As far as the actual head modifications, it's pretty simple:
• a block of aluminum must be welded to the rear of the head to cover up two water jacket ports and an unused oil drain passage
• two of the oil drain passages in the head need to be reduced in size, one needs to be closed
• a few of the water jacket ports in the head need to be ground larger to match the Ford's
• need to figure out a way to get oil to the oil galleys in the upper head (I had the local welding shop add material to the outside of the head and drill a hole through)
Colin
• a block of aluminum must be welded to the rear of the head to cover up two water jacket ports and an unused oil drain passage
• two of the oil drain passages in the head need to be reduced in size, one needs to be closed
• a few of the water jacket ports in the head need to be ground larger to match the Ford's
• need to figure out a way to get oil to the oil galleys in the upper head (I had the local welding shop add material to the outside of the head and drill a hole through)
Colin
04-17-2006, 02:24 PM
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Re: I'm the new guy...
Alright... I finally got the head surfaced and had a valve grind performed. Put a set of ARP head studs in the block and secured the whole mess on Saturday night:
Notice the spacers under the center three nuts on the intake side - the spacers are 1/2" ID x 1" OD x 1.5" height. The idea behind them is to help equalize the torque applied to the head by using the same length stud in every position. We'll see whether it helps or hinders - either way, thanks to Hal Lovato (FknBadFkr at turboford.net) for the inspiration.
Next up, I got my fuel lines put together and installed, along with the el cheapo OBX-R fuel pressure regulator:
Anyone know if this thing is hooked up right? It didn't come with any instructions and the other regulators of this type (AEM, for example) use both side ports as inlets, the bottom for the return line, and a nipple on top for the boost reference. This doesn't have any nipple on top, but instead has one on the bottom port. I'm thinking they just kinda intend it to be used on inline-configuration engines with only one fuel rail, as opposed to other brands, which can accomodate dual rails. At least I hope that's what the deal is... :1
On the intake side of things, I finally got the cossie manifold welded to the Volvo flange by a local welding outfit. Yes, I farm out the aluminum TIG'ing...
Got some T-bolt clamps from Napa, rather than ordering them online... now to roll a bead or two into those charge pipes...
And I nabbed a sweet emblem off a B234F Volvo in the junkyard - should be quite a conversation piece if anyone knows Merkurs...
My goal is to have the car running sometime in May, if not before.
Colin
Notice the spacers under the center three nuts on the intake side - the spacers are 1/2" ID x 1" OD x 1.5" height. The idea behind them is to help equalize the torque applied to the head by using the same length stud in every position. We'll see whether it helps or hinders - either way, thanks to Hal Lovato (FknBadFkr at turboford.net) for the inspiration.
Next up, I got my fuel lines put together and installed, along with the el cheapo OBX-R fuel pressure regulator:
Anyone know if this thing is hooked up right? It didn't come with any instructions and the other regulators of this type (AEM, for example) use both side ports as inlets, the bottom for the return line, and a nipple on top for the boost reference. This doesn't have any nipple on top, but instead has one on the bottom port. I'm thinking they just kinda intend it to be used on inline-configuration engines with only one fuel rail, as opposed to other brands, which can accomodate dual rails. At least I hope that's what the deal is... :1
On the intake side of things, I finally got the cossie manifold welded to the Volvo flange by a local welding outfit. Yes, I farm out the aluminum TIG'ing...
Got some T-bolt clamps from Napa, rather than ordering them online... now to roll a bead or two into those charge pipes...
And I nabbed a sweet emblem off a B234F Volvo in the junkyard - should be quite a conversation piece if anyone knows Merkurs...
My goal is to have the car running sometime in May, if not before.
Colin
