Drag Camaro with a Volvo Engine??

[Blown_Imp]

Ok guys, I have really tried on this one but can't find any more information. The video looks quite old, and there is not a huge amount of it running in anger.

But a 16v Volvo Camaro, with 800hp???



Can anyone else with stronger google'fu than I, find any more information?

[BenzBoy]

That's so odd, looking the way it does but sounding the way it does! I'm glad it exists.

[Robinxr4i]

Mid 8 second quarter is serious performance! Big fan of that

[waveman1500]

Good stuff. Makes perfect sense when you consider that they probably bought the Camaro used, with all the racing gear already in it. Much cheaper and easier than building up a Volvo to the same standard.

[sonus]

It's Swedish and the sign at 4:00 says electro and diesel service. License plate read FHK 775, but I suspect it might be a prank since he seems worried about the police passing him

That's about what my google fu can muster

[optima21]

found a couple pictures of it





and it might be built by Matte Dahlberg from this quote

"Matte Dahlbergs Volvo Camaro was at best 8.60 today in the first round. Really good there.
Secondly, it was unfortunately not as fast. Unfortunately, it tends to be so with the car that at one time around is curse word soon and the next, it is not at all."

and that event was at Tullinge in Sweden on 28/05/05

the first name could also be mats or mat

[sonus]

His name is Mats Olov Dahlberg

Found some discussion on 1000+bhp Volvo Turbo engines where his name turns up

Mats driver El & diesel I Nyköping och vad jag vet finns ingen info ang bilen på nätet. ska kolla med honom vid tillfälle.

"Mat runs El and Diesel in Nyköping, Sweden and as far as Iknow there is no info on the car on the web. I'll check with him when suitable"

That's a quote from here - forum.savarturbo.se/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17741&view=print
Dated 2007

Here's a thread about the video - forum.savarturbo.se/viewtopic.php?t=23152

[Blown_Imp]

Fantastic work guys! Sonus, I really appreciate your input, the language barrier is quite hard to overcome when using searches

So it sounds like the car can be quite inconsistent, but capable of some jolly quick times?

Love it

[VND]

Import beats muscle every time.

[Rich606]

I like the thought that somewhere out there there's a guy with a small block-powered Volvo 760 watching this and scratching his head ;D

[Blown_Imp]

Hahaha, you are right, and there are quite a few of those. This guy must have thought 'waste not, want not' 'Better find it a chassis!'

[fred]

Mar 10, 2013 17:05:07 GMT Rich606 said:

I like the thought that somewhere out there there's a guy with a small block-powered Volvo 760 watching this and scratching his head ;D

I was thinking this ;D

[stealthstylz]

Mar 10, 2013 11:52:36 GMT VND said:

Import beats muscle every time.

Only in films.

[unitybonez]

Rather awesome to have an 8sec. turbocharged diesel Volvo powered camaro, proper oddity.
On a note, a mate of mine had one of those turbo estates from the 90s and that thing was bloody scary to be in. It has as much acceleration as the quickest sports car ive been a passenger in, but its a boxy looking wagon....factory sleeper at best.

[mat91]

Awesome just shows how good these engines are, and ^^^^^^^^^ dude its not diesel by a long way bet it runs on e85 and about 7:1 compression ratio with some very lary cams