Thorin Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Being a fan of old volvo's as I know he is http://web.telia.com/~u58212291/240.htm Can't understand a lot of it but notice the 11.5sec@131MPH quarter mile, it's putting down a fair bit more power than stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I just brought a 740 GLE yesterday for £450 as a winter hack knowing that they are not tunable and would not be tempted to play with it damm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 I just brought a 740 GLE yesterday for £450 as a winter hack knowing that they are not tunable and would not be tempted to play with it damm! I had a couple of mates with 300BHP+ 760 Turbo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 It'll probably be out-braked by a fully-laden supertanker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 It'll probably be out-braked by a fully-laden supertanker. The supertanker may arguably handle better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 The supertanker may arguably handle better too. Yeah, I reckon it would. Having owned a 440 I often felt that the song "A life on the ocean waves" summed up the handling perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 To quote Douglas Adams, Looks like a fish, moves like a fish, steers like a cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 The positive from the VERY soft ride in my 740 is that the Supra will feel even better when I go it, just have to remember no more fast corners by mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I just brought a 740 GLE yesterday for £450 as a winter hack knowing that they are not tunable and would not be tempted to play with it damm! My housemate's only just invested in a V70 T5 and he spends ages on volvo-esque forums and there are some silly power RWD retro volvos out there - they all seem to be bomb-proof as you'd expect and so can handle pretty impressive power. He's also looking at ways of making his car quicker than my stock TT, and it doesn't seem like he'd have to do much to get the power to do it - actually pulling it off with front wheel drive could be a different ball game though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 My housemate's only just invested in a V70 T5 and he spends ages on volvo-esque forums and there are some silly power RWD retro volvos out there - they all seem to be bomb-proof as you'd expect and so can handle pretty impressive power. He's also looking at ways of making his car quicker than my stock TT, and it doesn't seem like he'd have to do much to get the power to do it - actually pulling it off with front wheel drive could be a different ball game though! Why o why volvo decided to stick the driven wheels at the wrong end I've no idea. The old 850T5-R's would have been so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Why o why volvo decided to stick the driven wheels at the wrong end I've no idea. The old 850T5-R's would have been so much better. Not a clue mate! If it's slightly damp out he can light the front wheels up in third when the turbo cuts in. And he suffers from pretty hefty torque steer too. The big power ones seem to be 740's, 950's (might be 940 or 960...not completely clued up on the Volvos of the world) and even 240's. All RWD too! An old 240 sounds like fun for some banger racing though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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