{"id":145328,"date":"2026-02-18T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=145328"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:27:18","slug":"bmw-e30-with-a-turbo-volvo-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=145328","title":{"rendered":"BMW E30 with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145331\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-145331\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"145331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145331\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BMW E30 with a turbo Volvo B4204T inline-four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BMW E30 with a turbo Volvo B4204T inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E30 with a turbo Volvo B4204T inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-145331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jonas Dalseth Jacobsen from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JacobsenMotorsport\">Jacobsen Motorsport<\/a> competes in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rallycross\">Rallycross<\/a> with a BMW E30. The race car is powered by a turbocharged 2.0 L <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_Engine_Architecture#B4204T35\">B4204T35<\/a> (T8) inline-four found typically in a Volvo S90, XC60, and XC90. In factory spec these produce 316 hp (235 kW). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a> reports this Volvo produces 450 hp (330 kW) thanks to engine builder Alf Eng. That power is routed to the rear wheels through a Sellholm six-speed sequential transmission. Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hans_joran_ostreng\/\">Hans-Joran Ostreng<\/a> pilot the E30 at the Lillehammer Hillclimb in the video below. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7-juk0QeuJc?si=sW_LdCU2dUopWsR1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145332\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-145332\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"145332\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145332\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-02.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-02.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145333\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-145333\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"145333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145333\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-03.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-03.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145334\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-145334\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"145334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=145334\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-04.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BMW E30 with a turbo Volvo B4204T inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-145335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-05.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonas Dalseth Jacobsen from Jacobsen Motorsport competes in Rallycross with a BMW E30. The race car is powered by a turbocharged 2.0 L B4204T35 (T8) inline-four found typically in a Volvo S90, XC60, and XC90. In factory spec these produce 316 hp (235 kW). HillClimb Monsters reports this Volvo produces 450 hp (330 kW) thanks&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=145328\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BMW E30 with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":145331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e30"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BMW-E30-with-a-turbo-Volvo-B4204T-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":127283,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=127283","url_meta":{"origin":145328,"position":0},"title":"2JZ-Powered BMW E30 and Volvo-Powered Ford Fiesta Race on Snow and Ice","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Several members of the Buldre Racingteam attended the Fun\u00e4sdalen Ice Event 2025 on a frozen lake in Ljusnedal, Sweden. Vidar J\u00f8dahl brought his famous BMW E30 M3 powered by a turbocharged 3.0 L Toyota 2JZ inline-six. 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