Forum: performance & modifications
02-22-2021, 09:02 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-21-2021, 02:15 PM
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I seemed to have fixed the issue. I first...
I seemed to have fixed the issue. I first replaced my distributor with a spare I had laying around which I cleaned before install. I also replaced my NGK BR7ES spark plugs gapped to 0.28" to NGK...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-19-2021, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 13
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Thanks for the reply. The overboost switch has...
Thanks for the reply. The overboost switch has been long disabled on this car so I don’t think that’s what’s causing it. Good idea though.
Does the overboost switch pull timing? I’m still just...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-19-2021, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 13
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Backfire under boost [VIDEO] Retarded timing?
So recently my modified 87 740 turbo began doing this under boost. It happens more so at higher loads (which is almost all the time because my volvo is lifted on 33s) however I can rarely even get a...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-18-2021, 02:55 AM
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-18-2021, 02:44 AM
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Figured I should update...
I ended up buying...
Figured I should update...
I ended up buying the MSD tach adapter as they recommend it for “no start” situations on import vehicles. Wired it up, no start still.
Called MSD (they were very...
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-15-2021, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-13-2021, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 22
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Definitely could be a good idea. I may end up...
Definitely could be a good idea. I may end up purchasing the official MSD tach adapter just so that I can be certain I have it wired in correctly and give it one last shot. I'd probably get a blaster...
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-11-2021, 11:30 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-08-2021, 02:37 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-07-2021, 10:22 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-07-2021, 07:03 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-07-2021, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 22
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I’ve had a b230ft eBay manifold before and the...
I’ve had a b230ft eBay manifold before and the XSpower weighed significantly more with thicker walled tubing. The first one also ended up cracking in the same area as this one suggesting that it is a...
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-06-2021, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-06-2021, 11:21 AM
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Forum: performance & modifications
01-06-2021, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,168
Is This Ping? [VIDEO]
The Issue:
So I recently did a head gasket job on my lifted 1987 740 turbo wagon. It drove great the day after the repair, however it has gradually developed a click/ping like sound that I can't...
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Forum: performance & modifications
12-15-2020, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,488
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
05-24-2020, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,818
This is what I have discovered. After trying...
This is what I have discovered. After trying several shimming combinations with the same pedal feel each time. It then clicked that as long as the slave is using its full travel, the grab point will...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
05-21-2020, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,818
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Forum: performance & modifications
05-21-2020, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 4
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CD009 swap hydraulic clutch adjustment
I am currently performing a CD009 swap into my 87 Volvo 740. I am using yoshifab's stage 3 clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel package. I'm also using their upgraded throwout bearing.
I have yet...
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Forum: performance & modifications
04-08-2020, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,068
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Forum: performance & modifications
04-08-2020, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,488
Here's an update:
I finally got around to...
Here's an update:
I finally got around to contacting MSD with regards to the failed spark test. They started a warranty claim for me and provided an address to send the box to. There seems to have...
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Forum: performance & modifications
04-01-2020, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-30-2020, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,488
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-30-2020, 03:12 AM
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Views: 10,488
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-29-2020, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-28-2020, 11:27 PM
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-27-2020, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-27-2020, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,488
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-27-2020, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,488
Update: called MSD and they concluded that the...
Update: called MSD and they concluded that the MSD 6a and 6al cannot be used on cars with a Hall effect sensor (ie lh 2.2 cars). They said the only compatible box would be a 6al-2...
Has anybody...
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-27-2020, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,068
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-27-2020, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 10,488
MSD 6A + LH 2.2 Help Needed.
Hello. So I’m trying to install my MSD 6A on my LH 2.2 1987 740 turbo. I can get the car started using the 6A but it stutters to start and idles rough. Let me explain.
It is worth noting that I am...
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-24-2020, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,068
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-24-2020, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,068
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-24-2020, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,068
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Forum: performance & modifications
03-24-2020, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,068
Axle Shafts. Which will fit my 740?
I have an 87 740 turbo with a welded open diff. I'm wondering which donor Volvos will have compatible axle shafts so I can stock up. I have a feeling they are going to be the new weakest link on my...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
03-22-2020, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,529
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
03-19-2020, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,529
740 Rear Driveshaft Interchangeability
Hello, I recently broke the rear driveshaft in my 1987 740 turbo manual wagon. I’m wondering which vehicles have driveshafts I could use as a replacement. I pulled a rear driveshaft from an N/A...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
03-16-2020, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,999
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
03-15-2020, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,999
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
03-15-2020, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,999
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
03-15-2020, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,999
What are these gaskets for? 740 head gasket set
Here’s the set: https://www.amazon.com/Gasket-VICTOR-REINZ-Volvo-270689/dp/B075NQQKCW
I know what most components of this set are for. Just need help with the large cork-like gasket, the odd...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-14-2020, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,247
I installed it with a bunch of other stuff...
I installed it with a bunch of other stuff including a larger turbo, bigger intercooler, exhaust, external wastegate, etc. so it’s hard to tell what gains came from what. I doubt it hurt anything...?
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-10-2020, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,247
I am running the same header. I initially also...
I am running the same header. I initially also ran into interference problems. I ended up solving the issue by cutting the water pump side of the hose shorter and re attaching it so the 90 degree...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-10-2020, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 206
Views: 60,253
I installed a check valve on the little vacuum...
I installed a check valve on the little vacuum line coming off the PCV T and performed another boost leak test. Obviously the engine held pressure much better this time now that my test pressure...
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
02-08-2020, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,693
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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance
02-08-2020, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,693
Moving a 740 with no rear subframe.
My rear subframe has twisted and snapped in my 1987 Volvo 740. I was wondering if it would be okay to remove the subframe, as it is now hitting the driveshaft, and then drive the car a short distance...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-06-2020, 03:17 AM
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Replies: 206
Views: 60,253
Well here's a big bump of an old thread... So I...
Well here's a big bump of an old thread... So I finally got a compressor and did a boost leak test. The biggest issue I was found is that because the PCV system is T'ed to a vacuum line going to the...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-04-2020, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,643
On my list of parts coming in the mail are the...
On my list of parts coming in the mail are the Kaplhenke adjustable Torque rods and Panhard bar. Also going to get a buddy to brace up my new (junkyard) subframe and hopefully we should be good to...
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Forum: performance & modifications
02-04-2020, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,643
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