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    yes please


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    Nice 740 with a white block too. I wish I had a rwd Volvo sometimes but I have to do with a s40 1.8 n/a lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by smithy View Post
    Nice 740 with a redblock too I wish I had a rwd Volvo sometimes but I have to do with a s40 1.8 n/a lol
    thats cos you're the only gay in the village

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    Quote Originally Posted by t5frankie View Post
    thats cos you're the only gay in the village
    Very true but not gay just n/a lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by smithy View Post
    Very true but not gay just n/a lol
    non turbo is for the gays

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    Quote Originally Posted by t5frankie View Post
    non turbo is for the gays
    You didn't say that when you had the AMG ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by LiamT4 View Post
    You didn't say that when you had the AMG ;-)
    lol you got me mate

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    The best thing about big N/A engines is that they don't have a strop if you want to get more power out of them lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by LiamT4 View Post
    The best thing about big N/A engines is that they don't have a strop if you want to get more power out of them lol
    id love a w211 amg

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    awesome , what power is that then

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    Quote Originally Posted by leet5r View Post
    awesome , what power is that then
    its got around 800bhp

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    I bet that has not got standard rods lol

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    looks like wasted power To me. needs 4wd

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    whats the diff between a redblock and white block smithy

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    Red block = cast iron used on rwd volvos 240 740 760 940 etc 4clyinder 8v head with the exception on a n/a 16v head on some 740/940
    White block= alloy block used in later cars 850 v70 s/v40 etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by graemewelch View Post
    looks like wasted power To me. needs 4wd
    4wd's cant handle big power like that

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    cheers pete , are the red blocks forged from standard , might be on the look out for a new daily hack then lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by leet5r View Post
    cheers pete , are the red blocks forged from standard , might be on the look out for a new daily hack then lol
    no mate, just stronger from the factory

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    Quote Originally Posted by t5frankie View Post
    4wd's cant handle big power like that
    Bugatti Veyrons can lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by t5frankie View Post
    no mate, just stronger from the factory
    Redblocks have been known to take 500 bhp on standard Internals and 400bhp regular power .


 

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