I bought a 940 for drifting

BarteXtreme · Dec 21st, 2018, 21:03

Hello fellas.

Not so long ago I asked you for advice on what Volvo to buy for a drift car.

So a week ago I finally bought a 1992 Volvo 940 sedan, B230BF , 5 speed manual with LPG.

For now what I've done to it, is:
Weld the diff
Cut the springs(lowered it)
Replaced the distributor(the idle was uneven)
Today the head gasket blew but I will take care of it after the holidays

Is there anything I should take a closer look at or should watch out for while beating on the car?
How reliable is the gearbox, is it the m47 if it's a 1992 5 speed manual?
For now the engine will stay NA so I'm not worried about it too much but I'm planning on putting a B230FT in it later next year, will I have to change the gearbox then?

classicswede · Dec 22nd, 2018, 17:04

The B230FB is a good engine. It has the 531 head and VX camshaft

You could add squirters and turbo pistons to reduce the CR or even just machine down the NA pistons a little.

It should be the M47, you will most likely break something while abusing it but the diff is still most likely to be the first thing to let go.

Dec 21st, 2018, 21:03	#1
BarteXtreme Junior Member Last Online: Mar 30th, 2020 17:11 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Village in Poland	I bought a 940 for drifting Hello fellas. Not so long ago I asked you for advice on what Volvo to buy for a drift car. So a week ago I finally bought a 1992 Volvo 940 sedan, B230BF , 5 speed manual with LPG. For now what I've done to it, is: Weld the diff Cut the springs(lowered it) Replaced the distributor(the idle was uneven) Today the head gasket blew but I will take care of it after the holidays Is there anything I should take a closer look at or should watch out for while beating on the car? How reliable is the gearbox, is it the m47 if it's a 1992 5 speed manual? For now the engine will stay NA so I'm not worried about it too much but I'm planning on putting a B230FT in it later next year, will I have to change the gearbox then?

Dec 22nd, 2018, 17:04	#2
classicswede Trader Volvo in my veins Last Online: Yesterday 23:53 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Anglesey	The B230FB is a good engine. It has the 531 head and VX camshaft You could add squirters and turbo pistons to reduce the CR or even just machine down the NA pistons a little. It should be the M47, you will most likely break something while abusing it but the diff is still most likely to be the first thing to let go. __________________ http://www.classicswede.org www.classicswede.co.uk

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