96 940 Turbo Cam Upgrade

[barkster1971]

Volvo offered the V cam together with other bits as an upgrade package for turbo cars. But the V cam came in na B230e. Who is right then?

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by barkster1971

Volvo offered the V cam together with other bits as an upgrade package for turbo cars. But the V cam came in na B230e. Who is right then?

I'm obviously going to be biased considering my comments earlier on about the V cam but when you consider that Volvo did a lot of motorposrt development with the 240 Turbo (that we never got in the UK) it's reasonable to assume they invested a fair bit of money into what worked, what didn't and what made the engine intractable at lower rpms and so on.

Later 240 rally cars i believe used the B230FT and if Volvo are offering the V cam as a performance upgrade for turbo cars, i think that's the obvious answer!

[B10B]

As Classic Swede said, don't over cam the engine with a small turbo.
A 15G turbo with the standard T or an A cam will make more torque than a 15G with an IPD cam.
The IPD cam works well with a T3 or 19T.
Don't underestimate the need to get a chippable EZK to use a good chip set as the standard ignition timing is too sharp at 4000rpm with anything more than 15psi on a smaller frame turbo, you will make power but be det prone.
A bit more injector too.
Getting 250hp and good torque is easy but you still need everything to work together or you will get average results at best.