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HISTORIC PHOTO - 1983 B23ET Looking closely at this 1983 European 760 B23ET Volvo Turbo display engine you might notice features not found on later USA (B23FT), or Australian (B23ET) 760/740 models. Attached to manifold
throttle body is a round cast
'air
inlet hat' - this
first featured on the non intercooled 1981-83 240 B21
ET/FT engines; Notice the intercooler with
metal
end tanks instead of
plastic; A compressor relief
valve vent-pipe
located just after
the intercooler that
leads back to turbo compressor inlet; This early model
featured Motronic L-Jet EFI. Manual gearbox in the picture is Volvo M45 for show purposes. Production turbo models used a beefed up M46 with 'D' Laycock overdrive. |


B230FT Turbo
(740/940) OIL
RETURN LINE on larger B21/B23/B230 'bell shaped'
SUMP If your considering
converting a normally aspirated engine to turbo power, the
engine block assembly from a B21A or B23A carburetor motor
is a good choice as it already features lower compression
pistons. Return
Line Sump Modification:
Due to Volvo engine's approx 15 deg angle tilt, a turbo
oil drain entry point 'into' the Volvo sump needs to be
positioned as high up as possible to avoid having to
pump through a sump fluid layer. After oil exits the
turbo bearings it resembles a wipped froth and needs an
unrestricted flow into the sump, otherwise there could be a
pressure build-up & the turbo bearings will destroy
themselves as new oil won't be pumped thru properly.
Position the hole where a
B21/23ET/FT return pipe would drain in. Approximately half
inch inside diameter pipe should be used, with
attachment to steel sump by brazing or silver soldering as
you can't weld all the way round with a stick. Use oil
resistant rubber or silicon hose to connect up the
turbocharger oil return line.
4 cylinders, 2.3 litres, 8.7:1 comp

Beautiful B20
with Turbo+Weber = high hp
EARLY aftermarket
'TURBO KIT
' VOLVO ENGINES
~
1976-1980
(GIK
Turboteknik are aftermarket turbo specialists from Sweden -
http://www.gikturbo.se/gik.html )

B21A with GIK
Turbo Kit

B20 with GIK Turbo
Kit
Cheap low boost
turbo engine
(The carby piston crown has a recess to give a lower static
compression ratio - a B21E/F piston is flat and a B21 ET/FT
has a 21cc recess).
Fuel injection is best, so try and source a K-Jet FI
cylinder head with provision for mechanical injectors.
One essential addition is a turbo oil drain (turbocharger
back to sump). For a B21/23 240 block, you can fit an
oil
return
line into the larger
'bell shaped' sump from say an 80-on model without removing
the engine (only raising). If the engine is dissasembled, an
option is to drill a large hole through the block and insert
an oil return tube. Oil pressure to the turbo is obtained by
fitting a tee fitting into the block sharing with the
standard oil pressure switch. Source a B21ET/FT exhaust
manifold and igntion distributor (boost retard feature) from
a dismantler.