Lets share some facts about platform sharing and parts bin specials, where you can get decent bolt-on upgrades for your car by using OEM parts off another car.
Example: Though the share almost NOTHING, the Huge Brembo brake calipers from the second generation Cadillac CTS-V bolt right onto the stock spindles of an American market Chevy Sonic. With no modifications.
That's pretty strange, is there any stuff like this for volvos?
Unsure. Probably. look it up. Volvos had sister cars among Ford and Lincoln so it's worth looking.
Example: The Volvo C30, Ford Focus, and Mazda 3 all share the same platform. and have numerous interchangeable parts.
The Ford 2.3/2.5 Lima engines.
Famous for powering the Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and the Ford Mustang SVO.
Did you know you can do a DOHC 16 valve conversion by using the cylinder head from an unrelated Volvo engine? The Volvo engine in question with the compatible head is the B234F.
It's not a complete molt on but the amount of modifications for it to work is very minor and cheap.
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Subaru, Mitsubishi and Toyota all have easily shared parts between models.
Things like evo brembos on galant/magna for mitsubishi, supra pretty much anything for soarers and subarus are legendary for this.
Honda engine facts:
F and H series engines have identical bellhousings and even interchange heads with minor modification. Its one of the ways you can get a g23 engine which is an f23 block with an h22 head. The reason to do this is because the f23 block is stronger, and doesnt have FRM sleeves and the h22 head is one of hondas best flowing heads period.
Any d-series or b-series head/block will fit another engine of the same series without modification. The only thing you may have to check is certain d15b7 and b-series models for piston/valve contact as some of them were 8 valve engines with only 8 valve reliefs in the pistons instead of 16.
People generally look at the Pontiac Sunbird as a reliable car that's pretty disposable, making them hard to find up North.
Surprisingly, if you know where to look, you can make a fantastic sleeper from a 2.0L 4 cylinder
model.
The Sunbird is often said to be a Pontiac badged Carbon copy of the Chevrolet Cavalier, and it's true in many aspects. But the 4 cylinder engines used by the 2 cars are unrelated. While Chevy went for a 2.0L or 2.2L pushrod engine known for being reliable but slow, Pontiac instead used 1.8L and 2.0L Opel engines, which while having the same 8 valve layout as the Chevy 4 bangers, used an SOHC layout instead.
When The Sunbird became the Sunfire in 1995, Pontiac dropped the Opel engines and used the same 4 banger as Chevy. Meanwhile in Europe, Opel kept developing that 4 banger. Eventually, they released DOHC 16 valve variants where the heads were designed by Lotus.
Due to platform sharing, Daewoo used a variant of those 16V Lotus-head engines when selling in America.
As a result, the DOHC 16 valve head from a US market Daewoo Nubira, Leganza, Suzuki Forenza, or Reno will bolt right onto the Pontiac block with no modifications and are capable of taking advantage of the aftermarket support for the Lotus-head Opels. Camshafts, pistons, valvetrain upgrades, etc. The world becomes your oyster. In some circles in Europe, the Opel DOHC 4 bangers are spoken in the same vain as Mitsubishi's 4G63 or Honda's B-series.
Pic related. Pontiac Sunbird Turbo with a Daewoo cylinder head.
There was a similar thing with the old A series mini engine, 16v bmw motorbike heads can be fitted with a bit of work and apparently make a decent amount of power.
take head from uno 55e
put on block of uno 65e
instant compression ratio boost
On the MK1 SVT Focus, the base model Contour engine thermostat housing is able to be used in placed of the split molded model that comes from the factory.
It is able to withstand much greater pressures at the o-ring before failing. It simply bolts right into place.
>requires a kit (Massive performance)
For a fairly fair price, you can buy a conversion kit (with all the parts) to switch to the front end Mustang GT rotors, double piston caliper, steal brake lines.
You just have to keep the factory 17" wheels or equivalent.
Legit did not know about this. That's really cool.
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The 240, 740 and 940 all share tons of bits and pieces ranging from interior trim to the engine and drivetrain.
If you own a coupe/sedan and want a better ride, the wagons have tougher suspension in the back that swaps right in.
nothing huge but R34 GT-R seats bolt right in to R32 and R33 GT-Rs
They're much better seats desu
A 2JZ can be bolted directly into a Pontiac Solstice if a 1JZ bellhousing is used. Even the engine mounts are a direct fit.
That's really interesting, but I can't help but ask why would anyone do that?
Replacing the all aluminum Ecotec I4 with an iron block aluminum head I6 is going to throw off the weight balance considerably.
>but muh power
memes. The Ecotec 4 banger has proven repeatedly that it can make more than enough power.
That's an interesting fact but there is literally no reason to use a JZ engine in either one of the Kappa twins.
Veeky Forums ate my pic.
Yes, manufacturers tend to have a fixed caliper bolt spacing. Toyota for example use 90mm on the smaller cars and 100mm on the larger ones, and others will share the same spacing.
Japanese ones will be metric round numbers where as US/UK manufacturers will use say 101.6mm which is 4".
We all know VW and Audi share the majority of their parts, but the B5 A4 and B5 Passat took it to the extreme. The Passat is basically a longer wheelbase A4 with the rear suspension ripped off an A6.
This means that all the engines that fit in the A4 slot right into the Passat, including the RS4's twin turbo V6.
Oh, and with a bit of work the V8 from the A6/A8/S6/S8 will also fit just fine.
Many people know the 1984-1987 Pontiac Fiero shared most of its front suspension with the Chevrolet Chevette.
What many people overlook is the rear suspension. The Rear suspension/subframe of the Pontiac Fiero is almost identical to the front suspension of GM A, U, and W-body cars. The front sway bar for a Chevy Celebrity or Lumina will bolt right into the back of a Fiero. This rear end is also a huge chunk of why t is so easy to swap virtually every GM engine into the back of a Fiero. Those chassis's came with just about any GM engine which makes swaps easier.
By far though, the easiest and most popular swap for the Fiero is the LQ1. The LQ1 was a 3.4l v6, based on the Fiero's 2.8L architecture, but fitted with high flowing and high revving 4 valve DOHC heads. The engine is a popular swap because aside from making decent power (200-215 HP depending on model year in the W-body cars), it bolts right into the 2.8L mounts and also can bolt up to the Fiero transmissions.
Pic related. an LQ1 swapped into a Fiero. The intake manifold is a custom one-off.
The 240 and 7/900s are completely different platforms. The only things that that will cross are the engines and transmissions. The rear will work with modification to the brackets, popular to swap a G80 locking rear into a 240 rear (could just do the center section as it will fit).
The 700 and 900 series are the same car. Volvo had operation "backlift" in the late 80's; they updated the rear of the sedan to make it rounder, the wagons are identical. The 700 stopped in '92 and the 900 continued on until '98 as the S90, a renamed 960, which has the inline 6 v. the 940s redblock. The redblock was done along with the 940 badge in '95.
i always wondered what's the differennce between the 700's and the 900's? They looked the same to me, and even size-wise, there's not much between them.
I know the transmission in a 01 s80 is the same as the trans in the same yeah Chevy impala
The Volvo S80 used a GM 4T65e? I find that hard to believe, especially since Volvo was owned by Ford at the time.
Me again. Just looked it up and you're half-right. The transmission used by the S80 is a GM 4T65e, but it's the AWD variant, which wasn't used by the Impala. The S80's transmission variant is actually shared with the Pontiac Aztek.
If you can't find a ranger pickup in the junkyard for parts, go over to the import section and find a similar year mazda!!
Magically interchangeable!!
OK seriously:
If you want 5 lug rear drum upgrade on a fox, pull these axles and hardware (use your housing and diff carrier).
1986-97 Aerostar (passenger side only!)
1983-92 Ranger/Bronco II (driver side only, from 4cyl or 3.0L V6 w/7.5" rear end)
Yes, you'll need 2 separate donors for one set of axles because they have different lengths.
4 lug rear disk conversion donors:
1987-88 Ford Thunderbird
1993 Mustang Cobra
1987-88 Mercury Cougar
1989-92 Ford Taurus
1988-92 Lincoln Continental, 1991-92 Lincoln Mark VII
1990-92 Mercury Sable
5 lug disk rear conversion:
1994-98 Mustang (be it a GT, V6 or Cobra... any will do).
Front 5 lug swaps-
These donors use the stock fox spindles:
Mid-80's Lincoln Continental
1985-91 Lincoln Mark VII
1984-86 Ford Mustang SVO
Aftermarket 5 lug discs
But they will have issues with some wheels common on fox body's.
The cleanest swap is using 94/95 mustang spindles and rotors/callipers.
96+ have slightly wider track- they will work but beware possible figment issues.
ever want a 4th generation Ford Taurus SHO that takes over where the 96-99 models left off, but disappointed to learn it doesn't exist?
MAKE ONE!
2000-2005 Taurii use the same chassis as older Taurii so suspension and brake upgrades are generally the same.
But what about the engine...
Use a 4.6 4V Ford Modular V8 from the Lincoln Continental sister car. Drop in engine swap provided you have the Lincoln parts car.
WALA! A 300 HP N/A V8 SHO.
Not only that, but GM uses Brembo calipers, and the GM marked ones are brand new at like $120
4th gen mustang struts fit in 3G civic wagons lmao
heard of something similar for the original mini coopers putting bmw heads onto them to get 4 valves
fuck