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by schakal
Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:48 am
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: new road tax scheme
Replies: 0
Views: 722

new road tax scheme

Its the charging you per mile thingy rather than paying road fund

Anyhow heres the link to the online pertition

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/

Moved to Wastegate - volvo-bigbrother
by schakal
Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:25 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: 1.7 /1.7 turbo manifold gasket
Replies: 0
Views: 719

1.7 /1.7 turbo manifold gasket

brand new in its packaging
will fit turbo as well as far as i know
17quid delievered
by schakal
Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:59 pm
Forum: Non-480 Volvo problemcars
Topic: my car is not starting all of a sudden
Replies: 3
Views: 3987

my car is not starting all of a sudden

some of you might know ,i have a renault 9 1.7 gtx(same engine as volvo 480s on a carb setup ) as a daily driver. its just passed its mot surprisingly with flying colors . but the other day i parked her up everything was fine ,the next day i started up again the engine ran for 30 seconds with the ch...
by schakal
Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:48 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Magnecore leads
Replies: 11
Views: 2553

whats special with magnecor leads than guys ???
also what difference is there between 8 and 10 mm ones ??
by schakal
Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:40 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: different compression? witch part makes the different?
Replies: 20
Views: 4977

cheers rich .

how can i increase the compression
ratio on the 1.7 non turbo engine ??
by schakal
Sun Jun 18, 2006 1:07 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: different compression? witch part makes the different?
Replies: 20
Views: 4977

my fault for not asking this clearly .
i was wondering what the affect would be on a non turbo engine ??
by schakal
Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:22 am
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: different compression? witch part makes the different?
Replies: 20
Views: 4977

firstly ,sorry about the non technical way of asking this
but does this mean ,you can change the compression ratio
simply by grinding/removing material from the top
of the pistons ???
and what sort of affect would this make ??
cheers
by schakal
Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:06 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic: Engine washed
Replies: 10
Views: 4607

they wash engines with pressurised gas abroad ,does not mess electrics up etc . and gets rid of all the oil and crap in there
by schakal
Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:03 pm
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: Seat Material
Replies: 10
Views: 1985

search for leatherrette on ebay
by schakal
Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:21 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: 1995 model 480 TURBO AUTO
Replies: 7
Views: 2355

hi mate
how much you looking for it?
are you any close to s.wales ??
by schakal
Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:08 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: volvo 440 spoiler question
Replies: 2
Views: 1152

haz@nocturnal_development wrote:not got the sizes here but i have one if you want one ;)


haz :)
sorry mate only just seen this :cry:
allready bought one and fitted on to the r9
129 cm by the way if anyones interested
by schakal
Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:26 am
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Coolant leak, with photos
Replies: 22
Views: 4959

i would take the radiator out and give the area a good clean before applying
the JB weld .

forget about the heat , i wish i just had a garage :cryhard:
by schakal
Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:46 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Coolant leak, with photos
Replies: 22
Views: 4959

if its a visible hole you can sort it using JB weld
that stuff is very strong
by schakal
Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: volvo 440 spoiler question
Replies: 2
Views: 1152

volvo 440 spoiler question

anybody know the length of the spoiler fitted to the 440 s by any chance ??please ,thank you :D

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by schakal
Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:18 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: FOR SALE: 440 turbo boot spoiler
Replies: 4
Views: 1414

pm sent mate :D
by schakal
Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:02 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Octane of fuel again
Replies: 17
Views: 4026

i got hold of some avgas the other day ,
100 octane prop fuel for aircrafts ,cant dare to stick some in the tank however :shock:
by schakal
Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: B18ft quarter mile
Replies: 14
Views: 3629

thats is some serious shifting haz ,nice one mate :D
i wish my r9 was just a little less quicker than that :cry:
how complicated is it to run the volvo 480 turbo engine on the r5 ???
by schakal
Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:25 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Does anyone know where this is supose to connect to?????
Replies: 8
Views: 2893

picture is not working :rofl:
by schakal
Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:51 pm
Forum: Body and Interior (80)
Topic: Water leak
Replies: 3
Views: 1441

looks like you got water leaking from the sunroof drains mate

get the lining out ,you will probably see rubber pipes connected to metal stubs coming from the roof drains put the rubber pipes back on the stub and cable tie them to secure . sorted :D
by schakal
Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:06 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: WANTED: ECU WITH GET RICH MOD!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1250

i need to get rich, quick
is there a mod for that as well :D ??

feck, i am funny :cryhard: