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Mar 20th, 2023, 20:00 | #1 |
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Volvo 66 Competition services
Hello everyone,
i've got a volvo 66 and there is a rare kit from volvo competition itself. do people have information, pictures or even parts from this kit? |
Mar 20th, 2023, 22:56 | #2 |
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The R Sport kit perhaps for the 343 around 1981 ?
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Mar 21st, 2023, 11:05 | #3 |
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They did a R-Sport tuning kit for the B14 in the 343 (hotter cam, a sports exhaust, and an electric fan, I think), so it would stand to reason that similar treatment could have been given to the B110/130 in the 66.
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I fitted 2 of those kits back then but hardly worth about 10 bhp extra, it had different jets for the 32DIR Weber carb too. The camshaft would make a Rattle noise , could never get them quiet .
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Thanks - interesting to know.
Years and years ago I nearly bought a B14 cam in an R-Sport box...goodness knows if it was really something fruity or not! I decided to pass, in the end. I think your route of fitting the Gordini engine would be far more worthwhile! cheers James
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The 66 could be improved greatly with the B172 engine and it's manual clutch !
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I think you'd see a greater response to further tuning (Webers and a nice exhaust manifold, etc) with a Gordini head than the normal B14-style head.
It doesn't look like there was ever a factory big-bore option for the iron Cleon. Some of the later 1.6 developments (Dacias, etc) used a stroker crank (and presumably shorter pistons), as did the Oettinger 1.6 kit. The more famous factory 1.6 Gordini (and Alpine) engines were from the alloy Cleon family, and I don't know how interchangeable the bits are! cheers James
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How much extra power can the Variomatic put up with. Has anyone gone down this path before with the 66?
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Hi, I don't know much about that kit, I have attached a photo of a period advert for it. I do know it was rare at the time let alone now.
As for how much power the Variomatic can handle I'm currently finding out with my 66, it's the Gordini engined one that was turbocharged in 2021. It is now normally aspirated again, ported Gordini head, 1690cc based on a B14, Emerald engine management and independent throttle bodies. It's about 130hp at 6000 rpm and I'm experimenting with a nitrous oxide kit on it this year. 4A93BC06-BE7E-4BAB-A7B3-DEFF0D063C38.jpeg 1EF93793-D7F3-4DC0-BC09-066E16E3B781.jpg 0399E373-9F21-4422-8F07-A99D60F2B434.jpg |
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