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jon-ovlov
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by jon-ovlov » 31 Mar 2011 03:34 pm
Evoman wrote:Im not fan of the rasied bonnet thing but i think it works on this car, its looks great and i am really not a fan of scene stuff
Oh, ok

ha ha, farynuff lad!
Chris, I found a load of stuff on the "raised bonnet" argument when I searched, but nothing was or has ever been proven. Just the same arguments for and against. I understand what your saying though, and the principle of it too. Guess the only way to prove/disprove would be the old wind tunnel test. Shame my uni hasn't got one big enough!
That metal and bolts cost me diddly squat, so I haven't lost anything financially at least.

Speedy88 wrote:
Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Chris_C
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by Chris_C » 31 Mar 2011 05:30 pm
jon-ovlov wrote:Evoman wrote:Im not fan of the rasied bonnet thing but i think it works on this car, its looks great and i am really not a fan of scene stuff
Oh, ok

ha ha, farynuff lad!
Chris, I found a load of stuff on the "raised bonnet" argument when I searched, but nothing was or has ever been proven. Just the same arguments for and against. I understand what your saying though, and the principle of it too. Guess the only way to prove/disprove would be the old wind tunnel test. Shame my uni hasn't got one big enough!
That metal and bolts cost me diddly squat, so I haven't lost anything financially at least.

Having something you like the look of is more than worth the difference, I don't run a kit on Fake because it makes it faster

If you really want to do a test, lots of little bits of string make a great wind tunnel...
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast
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magnumpi
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by magnumpi » 31 Mar 2011 06:42 pm
I've been working in Clifton Village for the past two weeks, i saw your Volvo pulling out of a side turning and go up the hill past Tesco, looks cool in the flesh
I excitedly said to my work mate

, ooh i know that car from the internet, to which he laughed and called me a sad bastard

89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?
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Evoman
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by Evoman » 31 Mar 2011 06:52 pm
Jon, i wasnt saying I dont like, I'm saying i ussually dont but it looks good on yours, extra complements

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jon-ovlov
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by jon-ovlov » 31 Mar 2011 08:54 pm
heh heh, bits of string would be hilarious! "er, it makes it go faster . . . . "
When was that Mr Magnumpi? Thanks for the compliments dude, and your mates sad for not having any interest in volvos!
Evoman, dont worry mate, I wasn't REALLY upset, cheers for the kind words bro!
need to start the engine swap tutorial thingy, I'll forget what the pictures I took relate to otherwise!

Speedy88 wrote:
Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Evoman
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by Evoman » 31 Mar 2011 09:06 pm
sorry to be behind, but what engine?
cheers chris
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jon-ovlov
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by jon-ovlov » 31 Mar 2011 09:40 pm
Ah, F7R clio williams. 2.0ltr goodness

Speedy88 wrote:
Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Evoman
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by Evoman » 31 Mar 2011 10:07 pm
nice! but what was wrong with a redblock?

hehe
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jon-ovlov
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by jon-ovlov » 31 Mar 2011 10:21 pm
ha ha, Didnt cross my mind, and the red blocks from the 360 series aint it? Also, it was easier for me to find one, as I have a mate who deals regularly with clios. That and there are a shed load of tuning parts available of the shelf, and I dont have the skills (yet

) to fab up lots of stuff.

Speedy88 wrote:
Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Evoman
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by Evoman » 31 Mar 2011 10:29 pm
ye, I guess there would be more options in britain. Ye the redblock 2.0 b200E (i think) is in the 360, liek min

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by jon-ovlov » 31 Mar 2011 10:34 pm
cool. this one uses a redblock i think. B series at least.
http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drift-c ... orque.html
Mental thing that is!
Speedy88 wrote:
Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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Evoman
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by Evoman » 31 Mar 2011 11:00 pm
Thats insanely cool!

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magnumpi
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by magnumpi » 06 Apr 2011 04:24 pm
jon-ovlov wrote:heh heh, bits of string would be hilarious! "er, it makes it go faster . . . . "
When was that Mr Magnumpi? Thanks for the compliments dude, and your mates sad for not having any interest in volvos!
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IIRC it was a Tuesday, pssibly the Tue you were going to do the engine swap
My work mate is 50 and doesn't even have a licence so no hope for him really

89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?
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jon-ovlov
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by jon-ovlov » 13 Apr 2011 10:58 am
magnumpi wrote:jon-ovlov wrote:heh heh, bits of string would be hilarious! "er, it makes it go faster . . . . "
When was that Mr Magnumpi? Thanks for the compliments dude, and your mates sad for not having any interest in volvos!
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IIRC it was a Tuesday, pssibly the Tue you were going to do the engine swap
My work mate is 50 and doesn't even have a licence so no hope for him really

AH! I missed this

ha ha, 50 and no licence eh? I see . . .
Speedy88 wrote:
Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.
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jon-ovlov
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by jon-ovlov » 13 Apr 2011 11:02 am
It has begun . . . .
Awesome. Yesterday saw me disconnecting everything not needed on the 1.4, removal of the MK2 ARB, rad removal (colour of the coolant was freaking terrible), and cleaning. Today sees the fuel lines, pump, speed sensor and anything else I can do without an engine to be done. Other bits should start arriving tomorrow, so I should have the engines swapped by the weekend . . . we'll see.
Also took loads of pictures for the how to.
Watch this space!

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Speedy88 wrote:
Leave choke on, idling obnoxiously until neighbours peer out windows at the noisy exhaust
Give neighbours thumbs up
Rev engine to 7K
Exit street sideways
Win at life.