Post Your Car's Modifications

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>I've got a retired guy coming this week to have his 240
>slammed!!!!
>I'll post pick.
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I'm looking forward to seeing another slammed 240. How do you go about your weedeating?

[T240]

Sadly, my 240 is currently little molested - but I'm collecting parts, and I promise she's going to be a giant killer - much in the vein of the 240s the boys in Sweden spend all their hard earned on :)

Anyhow, more about that when the project is in motion.

Now, if only this thread didn't say 'Volvo', I could post about my TVR, and Mini mods; but therein hangs another tale, or two . . .

[Simon Linton]

They replaced tired standard bushes at the same time as the brake upgrade, so it isn't possible to do a proper assessment against the standard article.

However, I've had no front-end handling problems and very accurate steering, so I imagine that much of that is due to the bushes.

My opinion would be replace when standard items wear out, rather than spend a lot doing it before that time.

[Dan F]

Ok here goes:
Bit embarrassing compared to others here though....

2000 C70 T5 Manual

* OEM Strut Brace
* RICA ECU upgrade
* K&N Panel filter
* Longlife custon made S/Steel exhaust with big pipes and a f**k off big tail pipe! ;-) Fantastic sound, as anyone who heard it on the rollers will testify.
* BSR 1.5 Bar boost gauge (sat on a shelf until I can find a pod that the wife can live with......has to be the same colour as the interior etc)

Wish list:
* to actually fit my boost gauge. lol.
* aerial down switch
* 19T upgrade
* Aluminium dash inserts
* Maybe, just maybe, a big brake kit if one presents itself for the right money. :-)

So far: 260BHP at the wheels on VTs old dyno, and a registered 282BHP on PEs rollers. Not bad for a rica'd 16T with a cat back, hi flow filter and an (at the time) dodgey MAF. :-)

Cheers,
Dan.

[noiseboy]

As requested here is the mods list for my 850 as at August 2005..

Engine

Powerflex Top Engine Mount
Cosworth Turbo Actuator (0.5bar)
Kalmar Union Re-Circ Valve bypass kit
Forge Motorsport Dump Valve
BMC F1 Performance Air Filter
Kalmar Union Straight-through Exhaust
Heat Wrap for Induction Pipes
Crankcase Breather system with Catch Tank
FSE Rising Rate Fuel Pressure Regulator
SuperChip™


Handling

Kalmar Union Strut Brace
Powerflex Suspension Bushes
LEDA 24-Point adjustable Suspension
TOYO 215 Series Proxes Tyres


Braking

AP Racing Big Disc Brakes Conversion
Braided Hoses & DOT 5 Fluid


Interior / Instruments

SMITHS Professional Boost Guage (0-1.5bar)
BLITZ Performance Computer
Corbeau Sprint Race Seats
Luke 4-point harnesses
Aluminium Race Interior - GVW = 1440kg


Planned mods

Transmission Oil Cooler
Power Steering Cooler
Lose the Roof Rails
Migrate Battery & Re-route induction


Phil :)

[Ray_T]

Up dated see page 6.

[adieu]

Nice to see an S40.


Regards

Iain

[ravennexus]

never noticed this section before so i'll post my 240.

1981 Volvo 244DL,

Engine:-B21A W/M45.
K cam
Pertonix ignitor
crane HI-6S ignition
Crane PS60coil
pipercross cone
Jetex 80mm round rear box with mandral bent pipework after over the axle.
Pacet 14" clubman fan kit
high flowing 531 head to come, skimmed 1.5mm and polished valves and chambers.

Exterior/interior:-
GrpA spoiler
15x7 100+pentas
Nissan 300ZX seats
autometer gauges
nardi steering wheel
5" spots hidden bihind the grill (100W)
Fogs hidden back below number plate

Suspension/Brakes:-
Volvo R-sport Rallycross spec shocks
lowered
full polybushes
GT upper and lower braces
23mm R-sport rear sway bar (looking for a GLT front bar)
Black diamond grooved/drilled front with predator II pads
Tarox grooved/drilled rear with stock pads.

[v40jlt4]

OK, so here's my car&mods.

The car is a Jan 2000 V40T4 (B4194T2 engine, the last of the 1855cc's)

Performance mods:

- Hybrid turbo (Machined TD04-14T with Big16G compressor wheel) @ 1.5 Bar
- Aquamist 1S waterinjection (currently just used for extra safety above 1BAR)
- Bigger fuel injectors 441cc/min Bosch (Stock injectors were just 312cc/min)
- JT-tuning 3" downpipe/sportscat/exhaust
- PiperX Viper Cold Air intake
- TME custom remap

Result: 3rd gear (1.3BAR) 275HP 430NM 4th gear (1.5BAR) 292HP 406NM
(Measured when ambient temp was 30 Centigrade)

Handling/stopping mods:

- Koni yellow sports shocks in the front (stock volvo in the back)
- Volvo strutbar
- Tarox g88 breakdisks + tarox pads + braided steel brakelines (not installed yet)
- Toyo proxes tyres, which gave me a LOT more grip than my previous Michelins


Other "Investments :-) "
- Boost gauge.
- Hours & hours & years of internet-research.

TBD:
- Bigger IC
- Samco hoses between turbo/IC/trottlebody


Janis

[doomvolvo]

I've only got a 440 1.8 Xi but I've tried to get it a bit quicker!
Just a few thing
decat exhaust
pipecross free flow air filter
cold air feed
NGK racing spark plugs and ignition leads
Optimax (when I can afford it! Not looking good at the Moment)

It's not as impresive as the other cars but I can get 130mph out of it and it's quick enough to 60 to scare off some so called hot hatches!