Last edited by jamesy12345; Thursday 23rd July 2015 at 19:56.
I wish I had a long drive way like you James.
98 V70 AWD - Long Term Companion. Loads of little changes, the Volvo with a twist.
96 850 R Estate - Pink Pus, project pulled from the weeds!
Oh, plus a glorious (but dead) 01 Alfa 166 V6 and a 05 Liquid Yellow Clio 182.
Doingitsideways (Friday 24th July 2015),jamesy12345 (Friday 24th July 2015)
Brief update....changed oil & filter. OE filter & 10W/40 semi-sythetic.
Drove the car to a place with a couple of lifts that can be rented by the hour - 4 post(er) was in use, two post doesn't like my car as it's too low.....car is also too low for a pair of ramps there.
So, used the volvo supplied jack (& an axle stand of course for back up), laying on the cold floor within sight of expensive lifting equipment. I used to do all work on my cars in the street without the proper equipment - seems that I am destined forever to crappy scissor jacks.
Doingitsideways (Monday 27th July 2015)
Wounded.
Working on the cold floor, with a two post in sight!
Sent you a PM fella, don't wanna derail your threa, but did you have a look for those arches for me?
jamesy12345 (Monday 27th July 2015)
About time for an update, after the weekend of adventures...nitrous kit added last month
Dash switch - position 'I' is for the radiator fan, postion 'II' is fan + nitrous
Nitrous & fuel solenoid visible in the photo, microswitch on the throttle wheel & connection to fuel rail (via Schrader valve) hidden under the plastic cover.
Injection nozzle into elbow just before throttle body - notice the nitrous inlet is behind the fuel inlet for better mixing/atomisation, & the nozzle is twisted at 45 degrees for the same reason....don't want cylinder 5 getting any more than cylinder 1..!
Bottle in the boot...red thing is the relief valve
Previously I've used a boost switch, to activate the nitrous above (or below) a certain boost pressure. But tbh the map for the car is not aggressive so I didn't bother with one. Note to self: never ever try for WOT in 5th gear at 40/50 mph...!
Last edited by jamesy12345; Wednesday 23rd September 2015 at 12:38.
You nutter!
Interesting to see another S70R thread though. I think I'm going back to the OEM with mine now apart from a few subtle mods.
How does the NOS feel then?
jamesy12345 (Wednesday 23rd September 2015)
I didn't think it made much difference...until I took it the bottle off for school run duties! Definitely makes a difference - 1st & 2nd gear not possible to got WOT without losing traction, 3rd gear pretty good up to about 105 mph at 7000 rpm...and that is about as far as I've got. Needs more road
The jets are 40 nitrous and 100 fuel (WON sizes) - which equals about +50 hp in theory
Bonkers.
Keep up the good work D
jamesy12345 (Wednesday 23rd September 2015)
jamesy12345 (Wednesday 23rd September 2015)
Some pictures from York last weekend...including the blowdown pipe as Steve mentioned...top bodgery!
In the queue for scrutineering...for those unfamilar with this strange practice, that is where a man pulls at your battery & says strange things like 'show me your bottle'...just humour him, he will go away eventually
First big mistake of the day - parking next to Neal & expecting Mr Scrutineer to be impressed (he was actually with our DIY tubing )
Finally in the real queue!
tbc...
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craigoodwood (Friday 25th September 2015),Doingitsideways (Thursday 24th September 2015),MoleT-5R (Thursday 24th September 2015),NECC (Thursday 24th September 2015)
Fastest ticket of 14 runs in total..
Pork-Chop loved it - like the Hob Nobs biscuits in that Peter Kay sketch - "Again! Dip me again!!"
I'm still driving around with this on...makes me feel windswept & interesting..
//edit
er in other news..I changed the fuel filter. Used a volvo item
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Doingitsideways (Thursday 24th September 2015),MoleT-5R (Thursday 24th September 2015),NECC (Thursday 24th September 2015)
jamesy12345 (Thursday 24th September 2015)
lol.... and his gay gold one is faster than your one .....lol........oh poop and mine but not for long ..
Current Volvo's 1995 854 Gul T-5R 1996 855 Olive T-5R 1997 855 Olive AWD 1999 V70R AWD and 2005 XC90 D5 AWD
Previous Volvo's 1987 745 gle 1989 745 GL 1995 855 Olive GLE 2001 V70 p2
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jamesy12345 (Thursday 24th September 2015)
jamesy12345 (Thursday 24th September 2015)
Off the line you were leaving me behind, Adrian, I'll post a video when I sort them out...something I need to work on - gearing and traction....I can't think of a different way to do it than a M56 box with 3.77 final drive & proper LSD. That would let me get up to about 110-115 in 3rd over the line, although traction is more important
None of our cars will be ever finished
did you get a photo of that leaf that was slowing you down after you got rid of everything possible out of the boot, plus the leaf, your time dropped by 2 tenths
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Doingitsideways (Thursday 24th September 2015)
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