Hi all.

I see in the archives that at least one fellow put in a SOHC Volvo
engine. Since it is/was carbed, the engine lid was raised pretty high
up. Ground clearance looks ok though.

Calles Vanagon with Volvo engine (thanks Alistair):

http://www.members.shaw.ca/bilbo/callevan.html

Looking at Wiki, it seems the B230 is derived from the B21 "Redblock"
and that these type of engines were make up to '98. Likely the general
dimensions of the engine are the same as what Calle installed. I
figured that w/o the carb though, it might only require engine lid to
be raised ~ 4". And w/o a turbo, it ain't no barn burner, but might be
an option. (he asks rhetorically   :)

KEP shows an adaptor plate for Volvo B18, B20, B21.

What about a 2.3 turbo?  B230FT maybe?

Googled pics of B230FT:

http://tinyurl.com/ylaoqq8
http://tinyurl.com/yg9axmq
http://tinyurl.com/yjda95r
http://tinyurl.com/yhkd9ae

Just curious. Since it has a turbo, thought I'd throw it out there.

Volvo engine specs:

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/engines_specs.shtml

Neil.

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