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- 03 Jan 2009 12:55 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Are my friends too fat?
- Replies: 3
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Are my friends too fat?
Took my friends out in the new 340gl yesterday. 5 grown Males in the car, so about 55-60 stone i reckon. There were some scraping noises present with thhis much weight in... What could it have been? I thought it was the exhaust making contact with the roads... It was only present on less smooth coun...
- 03 Jan 2009 12:50 pm
- Forum: Suspension, steering, wheels, brakes
- Topic: which landrover shocks fit the 340
- Replies: 29
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This is all to do with the Q of the resonant system... The ratio of the reactive/resistive components. I'm studying electronic engineering, so not sure about the particularities of a mechanical system, but would I be right in thinking the springs are the resistive part - the force exerted by them in...
- 31 Dec 2008 09:09 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: help neede buying a new tv
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25490
- 31 Dec 2008 06:43 pm
- Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
- Topic: 480 Alloys (fits 3xx)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4956
- 22 Dec 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: Volvo 300 series: offer
- Topic: Parting out 340 1.7 MY90 5 doors
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2783
- 22 Dec 2008 02:13 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3833
- 22 Dec 2008 01:54 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3833
Got some pics of it....No Power steering. The plan is to take it on this http://www.sucatarun.com/ then modify after that. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/tommysb/volvo/P1010001.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/tommysb/volvo/P1010002.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/tom...
- 20 Dec 2008 07:58 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3833
- 20 Dec 2008 03:19 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3833
- 20 Dec 2008 02:44 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3833
- 19 Dec 2008 10:18 am
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3833
Thanks for the info guys. So a plausible upgrade is to get a 1.7 3 series (340 or 360?) and put in the 1.816v engine from a clio? My little knowledge suggests that an 100cc enginge size increase wouldn't deliver much more power...but, I'm here to learn. I guess that the engines from original 3series...
- 18 Dec 2008 09:14 pm
- Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
- Topic: Hi!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3833
Hi!
Hi, I'm new to the site. Currently own a Volvo 850, but looking for something a bit sportier. Now, the 3 series are RWD, so, that's a good start. What are my options in terms of getting the best performance/price ratio out of a 3 series? Can it be done on a shoestring? I'm only just learning about c...