{"id":83889,"date":"2022-03-21T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=83889"},"modified":"2025-07-18T12:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T17:26:03","slug":"awd-golf-with-a-turbo-volvo-inline-five-goes-9-07-sec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=83889","title":{"rendered":"AWD Golf with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five Goes 9.07 sec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=83899\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-83899\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"83899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=83899\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-11.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five 11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-11.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-11.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-11.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-11.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joe Bristow and his Golf Mk3 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTV0YKfX3HX0eV0DK16XXBQ\">Golvo<\/a>&#8221; attended an event at Santa Pod Raceway and set a personal best. The pair reached the end of the quarter-mile in 9.075 sec at 157.37 mph. The car is powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L Volvo inline-five making around 900 horsepower on 3 bar (43.5 psi) of boost. The motor features forged pistons and rods, ported head, ID2600 injectors, Xona turbocharger, and MaxxECU. Power is sent to all four tires through a Quaife QKE45Z sequential transmission and Quaife differentials. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Z_Nk66oq0HQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BpUHLs2ERjE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gXKLOpgudYE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=83900\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-83900\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"83900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=83900\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-12.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-12.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" 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href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=83901\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-83901\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"83901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=83901\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-13.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five 13\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-13.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-13.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" 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data-attachment-id=\"83902\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=83902\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-14.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five 14\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-14.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-14.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AWD Golf Mk3 with a Volvo turbo inline-five\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-14.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-14.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-14.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AWD-Golf-Mk3-with-a-Volvo-turbo-inline-five-14.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A video of the car on the dyno for those who can&#8217;t get enough of the Volvo inline-five screaming. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MSbOahPgk2E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTV0YKfX3HX0eV0DK16XXBQ\">Volvo T5 Swaps<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxXb5xvEdGaH48LJGDDuQPQ\">Mk1Kieran<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRaD2PJPmtVXFc3NqpXLscw\">VeeDubRacing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Bristow and his Golf Mk3 &#8220;Golvo&#8221; attended an event at Santa Pod Raceway and set a personal best. The pair reached the end of the quarter-mile in 9.075 sec at 157.37 mph. The car is powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L Volvo inline-five making around 900 horsepower on 3 bar (43.5 psi) of boost.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=83889\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AWD Golf with a Turbo Volvo Inline-Five Goes 9.07 sec<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":83899,"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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130615,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=130615","url_meta":{"origin":83889,"position":0},"title":"AWD Golf with a 1000 hp Volvo Inline-Five Goes 8.82 sec","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Joe Bristow built and owns an AWD VW Golf called \"Golvo\" for drag racing. 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Joe won the 600-699 hp class in half-mile roll racing. His top speed during the event was 175 mph. 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