How to build a 600hp Volvo B230 Redblock EP3
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- In this build series in English i'm taking you with me when i'm building a 600hp bottom end very cheap and reliable.
You can also use this build series if you plan to do som overhaul or rebuild on your standard Volvo B230 engine.
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As pretty much everyone has said... this series is just great. Thanks so much for putting this content out here and in excellent English. There is a real community folks into redblock performance here in the states. Thank you on behalf of all of us!!
Yes!
you think a red block would be a good first build?
I'm building a redblock in Minnesota, USA. Thank you for all these videos!
Thank you from the red block lovers in Washington.
Another Washington State Volvo nut, but I like both Red & White :)
Great video - it's slightly sad that you don't show the water pump, oil pump etc - but to me that just says "like normal" :-) the oil pump can be a bit tricky and there are some worthwhile mods to be done there on these engines. Looks like you didn't and are confident in them as is, that's a good sign for those who don't do the mods. :-) Thanks for making it and doing the voice overs and intro/outro in English - much appreciated! :-0
Thank you very much for the detailed build. I'm lucky enough to have 4 red block Volvo's, 2 non-turbo, 2 turbo, all still running very well, 91-240, 91-740, 91-940SE and 90-760. In my retirement now the time to take on one of these builds is at hand, though 600 maybe a lofty goal for me. Thank you again we all appreciate your experience and wealth of knowledge.
More English content about red block builds. 🎉❤
Tack för att du delar med dig av ditt kunnande 👍
Wow, all I can say is, Wow! You are very talented, and you share a lot of very detailed and useful information in this well filmed and expertly documented series. I know that you can make a lot more money building customer engines, than taking the time to film this, but I am very grateful. There is something here for everyone, and I am very much looking forward to building my first red block thanks to the amazing information here. Lastly, others have mentioned already, but the fact that you did this in a language other than your native tongue is simply incredible. Thank you for posting this series!
It is impressive to be able to convey such technical thoroughness and precision in a pedagogically interesting way !
Like ive said before i would love for you to go a little bit more indepth into the process of o-ringning. Tools, mesurments, what wire you use etc 🙂
Och tack åter igen för dessa videos helt fantastiskt att du vill dela med dig av din kunskap! 👍 Hare gött!
I don't even have a Volvo I Tune Mercedes 4cyl M111's but I really enjoy watching this series, I must get a ring grinder though such a good tool. Keep up the great work really enjoying it buddy 👍
Thank you for posting this build series in English- really interesting and really informative.
I’ll definitely rewatch these videos and follow your advice for my next engine build/rebuild.
Looking forward to the next one- thanks again :)
Love the videos I work in a machine shop myself an i know its hard to even get anytime for your own builds ive had my 531 head sittin the shop for about 7 months just because customer builds it really is hard to get stuff done for your self wjen you got alot of angry customers wanting there stuff done tomorrow. Keep up the good work
Thank you for your content, your English is excellent from an Englishman in the UK.
Inspiring build! Wife got the 740 in the divorce but I'm hunting a 91+ 240, they are scarce here in Nicaragua however. Would love to do a budget 500 or 600hp build, ultimate sleeper =) Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.
Thank you very much for continuing this English series! Cant wait to see it in the car.
Your accent is it from Sweden I live in Stockholm but I’m from the states so it’s nice to hear somebody speak English and these videos cause I’m thinking about building one of these cars out here for a drift project or sleeper
Glad you are feeling better! Excited to see more of this build
love the detailed engine building content
Grattis till 8 000 prenumeranter... Hoppas på fler bra filmer från dig.
Tackar :) ja det ha blivit många prenumeranter. Tack till er alla
Thanks very much for the English video. I’ve been into Volvos a long time and rebuilt a B230ft a number of years ago and wish I had seen your videos back then. Ive had a 531 head sitting here with 37mm stainless exhaust valves for a number of years……I wonder how bad the shipping would be from Canada
to send it to you for some massaging…….
Du är otroligt kunnig och det är kul att kolla på dina videos. Fortsätt med det du gör jag vill se mer !
This series is great! Thank you for the clear description videography and explanation. Looking forward to seeing it finished !!
Thank you for the English videos man
Thanks for sharing this, i have recent bought a 1978 volvo 240 - it has a B21, i was going to swap it for a barra but videos like this are making me second guess that.
Incredible that you can get those hp from a redblock 😄👍 Nice video
Loving these videos. Keep up the good work. We’re building a redblock engine as we speak, we already got some good info out of your videos!
Thanks for your videos. It's good to see a no bullsh!t video building the red blocks. Interesting you don't run a bigger gap, but I guess e85?
0.6-0.65 is bigger than stock. If i remember right they are inte ballpark of 0,4mm. Thank for comment :)
I'm looking to giving my B230F a birthday but haven't ever done anything like this. (Hopefully to sort out a couple of leaks). This video looks like the attention to detail I'd love, but I wouldn't know where to start with tooling. Even so, very informative and interesting to watch. Thank you.
Big hand for videos, very nice:)
Good video.
Thanks very much from across the pond in the US! That girdle is very interesting.
Great it to be in English love these cars
Thanks fore sharing the good video of the serios engine build...👍👍👍
Thanks for the detail and tips on the redblock. I have 87 740 I want to build soon. Daily a 88 240
Amazing, thank you!
Bro thank you for this epic how to. . You have the best redblock build video series I've ever seen!! So good, looking forward to more action👍👍👍
This stuff is so great. Im sad that you dont do more english content.
Nice build, love your style, can not wait to see running, last engine i had in machine shop was 1600 audi, when finished topped out at 1603, in traffic it upset an escort cosworth, escort driver not grinning. I was, stay safe.
Please do a live stream one night after work so we can shower you with money! That way you can get your time to answer questions supported by your fans. It would be really fun too!
i really appreciate and respect your effort in making these videos in english. keep up the awesome work mate:)
another awesome video thanks!
Väldigt informativ och lärorik video, stort tack att du delar all din erfarenhet! Väntar med spänning på nästa avsnitt.
Grymt som vanligt Tommy 💪🙏
this content is great, you really know what your saying, your calm, and this intresting to watch. thanks a lot
Thank you very much for such excellent video. Your descriptions are precise and easy to understand. You are an excellent coach. Huge respect. 👍greetings from Hamburg
A big thank you and well done cheers 👍
You don't say?! Very Gnarly. I can't wait to bolt mine up! Thanks for this product.
Great video, i have owned ,driven Volvo 240's for 42 yrs and worked for Volvo Canada for a few yrs back from 1987- 89, my current daily driver is an 1989 240DL about 350kms , it runs well and still only uses about 1 tank of fuel each week in winter that is good to me in Winnipeg here winter is colder than Sweden, i have purchased a k Camshaft ,the same as the ones you have in Europe, do you have any recommendations for this , i know i will replace all the seals and cam belt and tensioner and have a valve shim kit already, i did a compression test the summer of 2020 and it was less than .75 of a bar difference between all 4 cylinders, would appreciate any input you might have 👍
If i can find a standard car i can test this things in my dyno. But the first that comes up is a header, that will change your performance
Great video with knowledge that’s backed up with experience and simple solutions. I’d definitely watch more red block and Volvo related videos, head work would be excellent.
Skit grym och lärorik serie!
Thanks for these videos, they're brilliant. I'm about to put together a 400whp redblock but maybe I should aim a bit higher.
Thank you for making the effort to make these videos. They are very informative!
cпасибо за ролики!!!!!!!!!!!
Bless you
Thank you very much, it helps this community so much! looking forward to watch your videos
Subscribed! More English content please! :)
Love the videos really appreciate your time and effort in doing these for us. Really keen to learn about how you set up the crank case ventilation as I've seen you use a few different methods.
Thank you for the english content!
Thx a lot. Its a good backup to have this videos für my build.
Bra duktig kille detta.Nästan lika duktig som jag...Jag har 4st cyl till att ta hand om.Du tar ut samma effekt fast du bara har 4st cyl.👍👍👏👏
I love this content. Thank YOU!!! Your efforts are much appreciated by us. Hopefully you can be happy with your professional work. Good job.
Great videos! I’m looking to refresh mine soon to make 300-400 but still be responsive
Great video as always :)
I've been assembling all my ARP bolts with the arp grease in the threads aswell as the contact surface of the nuts/bolts.
Have i been doing it wrong ?
i have the oficial volvo manual here for an AQ145A, marine engine, and you're doing it right; the factory torque values are with oiled threads.
Great video! Thank you for the English version! Subscribed and looking forward to more 🍻 cheers!
Truly awesome vid! Loved it!👍👍
Fantastiskt bra i vanlig ordning 😃👍🏻
If you take all the material off one side of the piston when weight matching wouldmt you be introducing side to side imbalance that to some degree creates a rocking motion. When I was taught to balance pistons and rods my mentor said to round off edges, take away casting flaws, and smooth corners. The idea was to take away material evenly
Amazing, thank you so much. You gave me so much information that I'll need for my 16V swap!
Excellent! Great information. Looking forward to the next one! 😊
Grymt jobbat kep going.
Skitbra filmer! 👏✌️🤟
Nice work!
Mmm 🤤🤤🤤Blir fett sugen på att bygga motor till min 940turbo nu ju 🤤🤤Snyggt jobbat 👌👌
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in english!! One question though: were can you source the girdle from?
Greetings from Germany.
Hallo Christoph,
Was ist mit girdle gemeint? Die Zwischenplatte an der Wanne?
Gruß
@@jurgenbanks1079 Hallo Jurgen, die Verstärkung/Versteifung der Kurbelwellenlagerböcke
@@chillycheeese Danke für die Nachricht. Das braucht man eher in diesem Leistungssegment. Richtig?
@@jurgenbanks1079 das weiß ich nicht. Im Internet finde ich dieses Teil nicht zu kaufen. Das macht den Eindruck, als wäre es nicht unbedingt benötigt bei wenigen hundert PS. Allerdings gibt das natürlich eine zusätzliche Sicherheit.
Wet stone in English or honing stone
What diameter of steel wire do you use? What’s the depth of the groove +- ?
Where to find the bolck gridle? Do you sell them?
Thanks and keep the good work!
Yeah i would defintivly be very intresting with a more indepth video about everything surounding the o-ringing process, tools and all 🙂
I take notes:) it is the same process for all engines. Running 1 mm wire 0,8mm deap. I made the girdles
@@Overboostracing laser cut or water jet? thickness, 6mm?
Mycket intressant och givande 👌😊
Now we saw your way of an easy 600hp redblock low end. Please show us a video for a 600hp 8V head and 16v head. My experience says it is all about camshaft on the 8V! So what’s your choice. Thank you very much
Been waiting weeks thank you soo much!!!
I wish this guy was my neighbor!
I really appreciate the videos keep up the good work!
And for people who might doubt the 600hp claim, yes 600hp is pretty conservative for whats done to it.
On a stock block it is possible to get 500hp if you manage the tourqe with the tune and have a camshaft that is optimised for high rpm(these engine with stock T/M and maybe A camshafts will make a bunch of low - midend power otherwise). Tourqe kills the stock turbo rods(if it's regular N/A rods they are only good for about 240nm before bedning or snapping if you unlucky)
Rods are the weakest, if you start out with a later model FT/FK engine(95-98) they have oil squirters which help the cooling of the pistons and makes them last longer and make it able to last with higher power outputs.
if my memory serves the B23ET engines had really great forged cranks, pistons and decent rods. but the later generation blocks were more sturdy(95-98)
can you do the same thing on a volvo 6 zylinder?
Som jag längtat😍😍😍
Saknar dig..
Har du gått i väggen eller sjukdom?
What type of turbo do you use and what gearbox? I really enjoy the video and can't wait for the next!
Great Job !
Hej Tommy,,jag ser att du använder orginal remhjul till veven (svängningsdämpare) .Hur mycket sanning finns det i att veven går av om man använnder det lilla aluhjulet på veven. tex på en grupp H motor 2.5 liters. Mvh Tommy
Love it, good editing, more please :D
väntat på denna sen du släppte senaste.. så tumme upp!
Grymt som vanligt 👌
Hi mate. Great videos. I’ve got a b230ft block with a scratch in the bore. It needs to be over bored from 96mm to 97mm. The car will be around 500hp. Will there be a chance of cracked cylinder walls with an overbite that size?
Thanks.
Kunde inte komma mer lämpligt denna byggserie då jag själv ska renovera/bygga en b230 turbo motor, hoppas på fler filmer från dig framöver 🙌🏻😀
Thank you thank you !
What power levels are the standard rods rated for?
Tjusigt! 👍😎
I found your channel a little while ago, I have a low milage (120.000 km) 1985 B230A in my 240, is there any hope for tuning that to maybe 200-250 hp? Greetings from Norway
Did you buy the girdle or make it?
The stainless steel wire/o-ring installation was somewhat comedic to me. How thick was that wire?