{"id":146611,"date":"2026-03-26T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146611"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:00:52","slug":"volvo-duett-with-a-turbo-volvo-inline-five-makes-480-whp-on-the-dyno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146611","title":{"rendered":"Volvo Duett with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five Makes 480 whp on the Dyno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146849\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146849\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146849\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?fit=1300%2C1040&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1300,1040\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Volvo Duett with a turbocharged T5 inline-five 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Volvo Duett with a turbocharged T5 inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?fit=1200%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?resize=600%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Volvo Duett with a turbocharged T5 inline-five\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-146849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?resize=1200%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?w=1300&amp;ssl=1 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Brandtab\/\">Brandtab<\/a> sent their newest project project; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_Duett\">Volvo Duett<\/a> to the dyno for testing. The Duett is now powered by a turbocharged Volvo T5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volvo_Modular_Engine#B5244S\">B5244S<\/a>) inline-five with factory internals. Brandtab also swapped the drivetrain using a ZF GS6-37dz six-speed manual transmission and Volvo 240 rear axle with an Eaton Truetrac limited-slip differential and 4.10 ratio. The company also upgraded the handling with a Volvo 140 front suspension and Volvo S60R calipers with 940 rotors. On the dyno the motor made 480 hp (353 kW) to the wheels. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YHTzOe9ml20?si=_rclEr8TAoCGDOKe\" 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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qsFvfrlD64o?si=rJnn5BnaGOh9rU2q\" 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>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Brandtab\">Brandtab FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandtab sent their newest project project; Volvo Duett to the dyno for testing. The Duett is now powered by a turbocharged Volvo T5 (B5244S) inline-five with factory internals. Brandtab also swapped the drivetrain using a ZF GS6-37dz six-speed manual transmission and Volvo 240 rear axle with an Eaton Truetrac limited-slip differential and 4.10 ratio. The&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146611\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Volvo Duett with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five Makes 480 whp on the Dyno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146849,"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":100,"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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1333],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-duett"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Volvo-Duett-with-a-turbocharged-T5-inline-five-12.jpg?fit=1300%2C1040&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144388,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144388","url_meta":{"origin":146611,"position":0},"title":"Volvo Duett with a Turbo Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Brandtab is a company in Sweden specializing in custom automotive work. 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