5 GT Turbo C2J - Swap Carb or Swap engine?

[Scrt]

Hey peeps,
I just got myself a 1990 R5 GTS 1.4 with the C2J engine.
The car didnt pass emissions as I tried to verify it the other day. It had a much richer mix then what was advertised with the car.
I think the problem lies in the double barrel Carbureator. Now in order to fix it I could either renovate the current carb, or as my thoughts are striving to get more power.
Does anyone know if I can fit the carb from a C1J onto the C2J engine, for later maybe turbo charging it? Also I heard the Volvo 360 has a turbo charged engine which has the same engine mounts, so maybe worth doing a swap instead?

Ideas?

Thanks for the read.

 

[sparkie]

The solex 32 dis will probably fit with an adapter plate. It's the volvo 440/480 that was fitted with the 1.7 turbo that's fuel injected and uses similar engine mounts.

 

[Scrt]

Ah cool, I assume I could turbocharge with the solex 32. I'll see if I can find an old Volvo engine in Sweden somewhere, possibly cheap

 

[RJH288NHP]

The solex 32 dis will probably fit with an adapter plate. It's the volvo 440/480 that was fitted with the 1.7 turbo that's fuel injected and uses similar engine mounts.

sounds stupid but with it being harder to find find the turbo engines and volvo owners not wanting to sell it to us renault owners is there a way to possibly take the NA 1.7 and put a turbo kit on it or would it be more of a pain than just trying to find a turbo engine

 

[sparkie]

I think prima racing did exactly that back in the day.

 

[RJH288NHP]

im trying to find an alternative to finding a turbo engine and was gonna shoot on a NA 1.7 and try source a turbo kit for it but im unsure how or where to find it

 

[sparkie]

im trying to find an alternative to finding a turbo engine and was gonna shoot on a NA 1.7 and try source a turbo kit for it but im unsure how or where to find it

You really need to speak to Mark Galvin in Aylesbury. He's the goto guy for all things 1.7.

 

[RJH288NHP]

You really need to speak to Mark Galvin in Aylesbury. He's the goto guy for all thinks 1.7.

Have you got any contact info for him mate i tried looking into the volvo forums for an insight and couldnt find anything useful lol

 

[sparkie]

Have you got any contact info for him mate i tried looking into the volvo forums for an insight and couldnt find anything useful lol

I haven't got his number. But this is his fb profile.

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[sparkie]

mark.galvin.520

 

[RJH288NHP]

thank you mate hopefully i can get some answers

 

[Adey]

paging @Markey Mark BD

 

[Markey Mark BD]

paging @Markey Mark BD

He's messaged me on Messenger already

 

[RJH288NHP]

gonna be a fun little project i think

 

[Markey Mark BD]

gonna be a fun little project i think

If you want power they can be made to make good power, built a fair few Volvo 8v's now even though i've not got one anymore myself

 

[RJH288NHP]

If you want power they can be made to make good power, built a fair few Volvo 8v's now even though i've not got one anymore myself

im hoping to bruise some peoples egos at santa pod with the renault at ultimate street car in the coming years so im after the good power

 

[Markey Mark BD]

im hoping to bruise some peoples egos at santa pod with the renault at ultimate street car in the coming years so im after the good power

Can do that easily enough, i've upset may people down Santa Pod back in the day with some sleepers i built myself

 

[RJH288NHP]

Can do that easily enough, i've upset may people down Santa Pod back in the day with some sleepers i built myself

cant wait to the same, ill end up making a thread of the build as soon as i get a donor car for the project.