OK so tell me all about.... Volvo 340/360

The 1.4's can blow up with relative ease i seem to remember.......someone i know had THREE engines in his, but he did tend to cane it.....

I think they're 4x100mm.

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300 series porn:

Mine and a mates car in the car park at Rotorstock


First of all lowering, lowering springs for the front are available from classicswede over at www.300mania.com/forum-uk with custom ratings and heights at very reasonable prices. Lowering blocks can be fitted between the rear leaf and axle and spax adjustable shocks are available for the rear, the fronts are in development with spax at the moment I believe.

The 1.4 and 1.7 engines - despite their reputation, aren't unreliable atall - carb trouble here are the main issues. A mate of mine has a 340 1.4 with 182k miles, and the engine is very sweet. The GLT had lower and stiffer suspension - but not significant over the other model range. The transaxle isn't that weak, the gearbox based on the M47 as used in 200s/700s - it's the diff that is the 'relatively' weak part. However, that said - there's a guy in the UK pushing 300bhp+ in a 360 with a standard drivetrain. On the 340's the aluminium prop is the weakest part of the drive train, in the 360s (torque tube) the TT clamps are the weak spots.

4x100 PCD - very easy to get wheels for, 400 series rims fit nicely. Economy wise, the 2.0 Carb (GL/GLE/GLS) is very economical for its engine size (40mpg+ on motorway) and not alot slower than the GLT. The 1.4 is a very willing unit however, and more reliable than the 1.7 - with better gear ratios than the 360, they're pretty damn swift for a small engine.

Heres the pic of the 300bhp+ car (2.3 turbo) in the UK, lots of work here

My first car was a 345 1.4. Never had a problem reliability wise. I think it would hit 84mph top whack and I couldnt get any more than 28mpg out of it. Brakes were very good. Handling was wobbly. Standard suspension was very soft weight distribution is good with the gearbox at the back but its not well balanced and with standard suspension if the back end slides it keeps on going.
Seem to be prone for developing a rear end shimmy but I never found out what was causing it on mine.

I would like to try out a modified one but I would never have another standard one.

Ouch.. i suspect something wrong there - my mate at uni had a 340 1.4 4 speed and that would do 100mph near the redline with 4 of us onboard.

Suspension is indeed sloppy, but the level of grip is impressive. But with simply stiffening the standard setup seems to work well. The 360's are generally less tail happy than the 340, due to having more weight upfront - so I can't vouch for them too much

Also, they're not as heavy as you think - a 5 door specced up 360 weighs 1150kg, remember - this is more like a Sierra sized car (although certainly not internally!) than an Escort/Astra, which really isn't that heavy considering the thick panels.

Lol, it felt pretty heavy when it came crashing down on my leg.

They are underated cars in my opinion (I loved that 343 and the whine the CVT gearbox made) I mean, carb problems on the renualt engines were prominent but if looked after they did their job and did it well, and they do have a certain charm to them. Definatly future retro I reckon.