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Mar 20th, 2023, 20:00 | #1 |
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Volvo 66 Competition services
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i've got a volvo 66 and there is a rare kit from volvo competition itself. do people have information, pictures or even parts from this kit? |
Mar 20th, 2023, 22:56 | #2 |
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The R Sport kit perhaps for the 343 around 1981 ?
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Mar 21st, 2023, 11:05 | #3 |
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They did a R-Sport tuning kit for the B14 in the 343 (hotter cam, a sports exhaust, and an electric fan, I think), so it would stand to reason that similar treatment could have been given to the B110/130 in the 66.
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I fitted 2 of those kits back then but hardly worth about 10 bhp extra, it had different jets for the 32DIR Weber carb too. The camshaft would make a Rattle noise , could never get them quiet .
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Thanks - interesting to know.
Years and years ago I nearly bought a B14 cam in an R-Sport box...goodness knows if it was really something fruity or not! I decided to pass, in the end. I think your route of fitting the Gordini engine would be far more worthwhile! cheers James
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The 66 could be improved greatly with the B172 engine and it's manual clutch !
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I think you'd see a greater response to further tuning (Webers and a nice exhaust manifold, etc) with a Gordini head than the normal B14-style head.
It doesn't look like there was ever a factory big-bore option for the iron Cleon. Some of the later 1.6 developments (Dacias, etc) used a stroker crank (and presumably shorter pistons), as did the Oettinger 1.6 kit. The more famous factory 1.6 Gordini (and Alpine) engines were from the alloy Cleon family, and I don't know how interchangeable the bits are! cheers James
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How much extra power can the Variomatic put up with. Has anyone gone down this path before with the 66?
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The limiting factor is the alloy propshaft, that's why the 360 had a different arrangement with a torque tube.
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