{"id":21361,"date":"2018-02-23T06:15:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=21361"},"modified":"2025-05-26T23:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:24:58","slug":"custom-inline-sixteen-from-four-volvo-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=21361","title":{"rendered":"Custom Inline-Sixteen from Four Volvo Engines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pelle S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m<\/a> is a very talented engineer in Sweden. He always loved building things since he was a boy and dreamed one day of building a custom vehicle called “1934 Herkules” inspired from 1930’s designs. Pelle started on the project by building the world’s first 8.1 L inline-sixteen. At the core of the engine is four Volvo 2.0 L B20 inline-four motors. Pelle cut the Volvo blocks so they sit very close to each other with custom spacers between them. Each crank drives a chain attached to a single shaft below the engines that outputs to a Muncie SM465 four-speed manual transmission. The engine uses two distributors and four Stromberg carburetors. Pelle estimates the engine weighs 1873 lb (850 kg) and makes 260 hp (191 kW) and 501 lb-ft (680 Nm) of torque with a 3,000 rpm limit.<\/p>\n