25-06-2014, 10:22 PM
Volvo fweeend! Love S70s - last of the proper boxy ones - needs slammage.
Be warned with that motor though! They've got a bit of a reputation of cracking the liners in the block when pushing the power levels up - they're a relatively exotic design for their time, but with the increase in bore of the 2.5 engine, they got a little thin between the bores and can crack - the Focus ST has a reputation for it as does the V70R which is based on the same block.
But thankfully the later 2.4 T5 ME7 engine is cheap and plentiful and goes straight in.... With a 2871R or similar, would be a monster!
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Be warned with that motor though! They've got a bit of a reputation of cracking the liners in the block when pushing the power levels up - they're a relatively exotic design for their time, but with the increase in bore of the 2.5 engine, they got a little thin between the bores and can crack - the Focus ST has a reputation for it as does the V70R which is based on the same block.
But thankfully the later 2.4 T5 ME7 engine is cheap and plentiful and goes straight in.... With a 2871R or similar, would be a monster!
