Volvo 340 Enduro Rally Car

Post by **Bourton Volvo** » 10 Jan 2008 07:11 pm

Cheers for the jetting info Kaos and thanks for the advice Garth.

Does anyone know where I can get hold of 360 suspension and fuel tank? It seems a far more sensible place to put it.

I'v heard that their allowing road rally cars to enter the epynt challenge this year. Imagine the landing impact of a 340. BANG!!!!

Post by **garth** » 10 Jan 2008 09:50 pm

Haven't they still got to be log booked? Road Rally Cars have been on Epynt before I believe. If you do it, i'll come and watch!

Post by **Carl** » 10 Jan 2008 10:24 pm

I've driven Epynt when we marshalled the Rally GB. If I remember correctly I was in my 360 GLT - great fun

Post by **kaos** » 10 Jan 2008 10:35 pm

Bourton Volvo wrote:Cheers for the jetting info Kaos and thanks for the advice Garth.

no worrys got lots more where that came from

thats all for the B14 engine it didnt mention which range but from the.1e tot he .4e

Post by **foggyjames** » 11 Jan 2008 03:46 am

To be honest, I'd not bother upgrading the carb. A twin 32mm carb is relatively generous for a 1.4. The 1.4 is quite highly tuned for such an old fashioned engine (i.e. pushrod) at 72bhp, and it can keep up with most modern 1.4L cars...although admittedly, there will be plenty of cars of a similar vintage which will be faster, as there were plenty of things smaller and lighter back in the day with 1.4 lumps. Remember a 300 is the size of a BMW E30, and only a touch smaller than a Sierra, etc.

If you want to play with the power side of things, I'd perhaps consider replacing the airpan (it's prone to pulling the carb apart due to its weight, plus it's not a brilliant design) and exhaust (although go easy....we want to retain some backpressure so the exhaust can do its thing and scavenge)...then focus on suspension!

These engines seem to very much dislike warm air, so a cold air feed for it might be useful. You could also try running it on 98 octane, and fitting an early Renix unit for a bit more ignition advance. Worth it? Probably not...

cheers

James

Post by **Bourton Volvo** » 11 Jan 2008 01:23 pm

I fitted a cold air feed to my old 340 DL (first car) and it was fine in the summer but I had big problems in the winter when it just lost power and then died. When I moved the feed to behind the radiator it was fine, is this called carb freeze??

Post by **SteveP** » 11 Jan 2008 02:20 pm

Sounds like carb freezing to me... Ali had the same trouble with his old 340

Post by **garth** » 11 Jan 2008 03:12 pm

My fatthers mate got so obsessed with cold air feed on his carbs, when the weather turned, the car went like a bag o shite! Just too cold.

Post by **redline** » 11 Jan 2008 04:00 pm

there was a lot of talk about the troubles with carb freeze especially when trying to fit K+N style filters,

theres a topic on here somewhere

oh and Bourton Volvo, off topic I know

but thats my favourite part of the world you live in

I spent most of my formative years in the cotswolds living with my uncle in Shilton ( down the road from the wildlife park ) and we still visit Bourton on the water whenever we take our caravan to Cotswold View up at Charlbury ,
I hope to retire to that area once the kids have all flown the nest

Post by **Bourton Volvo** » 11 Jan 2008 07:10 pm

It is indeed a beautiful part of Britain with plenty of little lanes

Post by **ajdubas** » 13 Jan 2008 04:44 am

any word on whether a carb change is allowed?
I considered doing this amongst other things but know that you'll never make a 340 competitively quick for enduro, the regulations are simply too restrictive and you'll be up against far faster things in your class.
It'll certainly be the most fun enduro car in the field though... if anyone's around Devon next weekend, my 340 will be pootling around putting bigger engined and better powered cars to shame.

Hope your project goes well though and hopefully see you out on a rally or two in the future.

Post by **sven360** » 19 Jan 2008 03:16 pm

Bourton Volvo wrote:Thanks for all your interest, we don't feel so alone now!!

I think I will talk to the MSA on the carb because we don't want to get it wrong.

I am in contact with the guy who did the Lombard and he had issues with the fuel tank (it was holed by a welsh rock).

Was the guy's surname Lloyd??If so I got some bits off him cage...etc.etc
Runs a cycle shop if my memory serves.

Post by **Bourton Volvo** » 28 Jan 2008 09:55 pm

The guys name is Lloyd
A cage you say, I'm interested!

Post by **Chris_C** » 29 Jan 2008 11:30 am

Somewhere (either me or Nick_C has it) I've got a part share in a DVD of one of the Lombards the guys did, and theres an interview with them as the nav was the youngest (father and son team). Theres a few useful shots of the car too... I'll see what I can do.

Post by **sven360** » 29 Jan 2008 10:40 pm

Bourton Volvo wrote: A cage you say, I'm interested!

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