i'd go for the renault F16 engine as ive been thinking of getting one to strip, clean and add forged pistons etc, prolly add a turbo kit to it if all things works out right in the engine bay?
Hi 340cbr.
I've got B172K too, and I have a few questions
Did you change only carburator? Or meaby carburator with inlet manifold.
And what about exhaust manifold?
Sorry for my english... I'm not good at it
B172K Power
340 ST27584 B14.3E from 15.VI.2004 to 01.II.2005
Sold
340 ST15145 B172K from 10.II.2005 to 18.02.2006
Damaged
340 ST34056 B172K from 10.III.2005
just wondering (again ) if the engine mounts on the F16 are same as the B172K?, any chopping with manifolds aswell trying to fit it in or would it be a custom exhaust?
basically the 16v will fit the bellhousing , but you cant be sure it has all the holes drilled for the rear drive configuration .
unsure if the head will fit straight over onto a 1.7 block , since it fits the 1.8 which is an overbored 1.7
if it did you would fly cut the turbo pistons for the valves , and have a low compression for turbocharging .
there may be issues with manifolding not being able to fit since it goes to a crossflow design .
if you see the pics of the forged rods ive shown , these would be ideal for the conversion , or a high power turbo lump .
i met a guy (well i worked with him for two weeks) who used to work at meccachrome and built a few 16v renaults , with diesel rods and 2 litre pistons , since they are huge apparently . the next mod would be some cams , and a remap would unleash 30 hp . over a std engine , not to mention the 2 litre version if you were going to build it .
The big problem with the 16v renault engine is the the air intake goes direct into the heater housing. I have measured it up. Not impossible to overcome.
The exhaust manifold is different in the 440, but I don't think is that easy to put it in the 340 cause of the motor position...
But the carb gives you some difference
So the inlet manifold i s from 340?
Sorry for my english... I'm not good at it
B172K Power
340 ST27584 B14.3E from 15.VI.2004 to 01.II.2005
Sold
340 ST15145 B172K from 10.II.2005 to 18.02.2006
Damaged
340 ST34056 B172K from 10.III.2005
classicswede wrote:The big problem with the 16v renault engine is the the air intake goes direct into the heater housing. I have measured it up. Not impossible to overcome.
Could you explain with images if possible?
| 92' 965 Turbo 16v | B204FT - 190hp |
Had: 90' 340 GL + Turbo | B18 FT | Koni's | Alpina White |
The F7P (1.8 ) and F7R (2.0) engines from Renault are a improvement from the 1.7 litre engine. In the Renault's the F7P (1.8L) uses the same gearbox (with slight differences in the gear ratio) from some F2N (1.7) engines. Therefore i think the engine will fit in the 340 and the housing for the rear drive configuration maybe will too.
I forgot to tell that both switches for the 400 Turbo engine or Renault F7P/F7R engine will also mean switch to fuel injection system
| 92' 965 Turbo 16v | B204FT - 190hp |
Had: 90' 340 GL + Turbo | B18 FT | Koni's | Alpina White |
foggyjames wrote:Best bang for the buck has to be the 1.7 turbo.
cheers
James
Maybe
The Renault engine will give 140...150 bhp non-supercharged, therefore the revs will go up in a uniform way. With the Volvo turbo engine, it means that at some point you will have a surge of torque that might be difficult to handle while in powerslide. I don't know which one to choose
| 92' 965 Turbo 16v | B204FT - 190hp |
Had: 90' 340 GL + Turbo | B18 FT | Koni's | Alpina White |
) if the engine mounts on the F16 are same as the B172K?, any chopping with manifolds aswell trying to fit it in or would it be a custom exhaust?
