150mph volvo 440 please help - Page 5

Apr 20th, 2006, 00:12

Here are the RR results for a standard 480 turbo auto!

I don't see how his 440 n/a could do 150mph, Anyways when I get back from NZ I'll be taking the 480t down to Power Engineering for another test with auto and T25 and rich mod then later on with a manual and T25 and rich mod.

foggyjames · Apr 20th, 2006, 20:32

Spot the torque convertor playing silly buggers down low (I presume)!

cheers

James

Apr 20th, 2006, 22:53

Yep looks like it, Fed up with it going bang so time for manual.

mentaldave · Oct 30th, 2006, 20:45

This thread makes me laugh.

I remember there was a guy at college in 1991 who had his first car. It was a fiesta 1.1 standard and he told everyone it would do 140mph. Now all of us that have ever driven one knows that 70mph was a struggle. My brother had a V8 Vitesse at the time which produced 190bhp and that would not go much over 140mph.

There is no way unless someone had shoved a T5 under the bonnet of that 440 it would do those speeds. And further to that, the standard auto box would self destruct if that amount of hp/torque was unleashed on it.

If you put some good quality pics of the engine bay on here it would be interesting.

TheG · Oct 31st, 2006, 01:13

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Originally Posted by dodgyken

Watching the on-board computer in the Vectra was rather alarming!!!

lol, I got an indicated 135 out of a vectra 1.8 SRI (current shape) and the MPG got down to 7.1, it wouldn't go any lower. Now I own a T5, I often see the MPG go down to quite a bit less than that lol

Oct 31st, 2006, 02:31

This whole thread must've been a wind-up. "carmagedon" only posted 5 posts all on this thread, joins on march 10th starts this thread, last activity march 15th. Saying that though, I got 215mph out of my T4 the other day, but as it was off the clock by then the only way I could tell was by sticking my finger out the window and calculating the speed from the amount of air I felt flow past...

alsner · Oct 31st, 2006, 02:59

215 mph is that all

Jocksuper7 · Oct 31st, 2006, 03:13

215mph? you need one of them +20 bhp chips from ebay the a fuel saver green thing, lol lol

Daniel M · Oct 31st, 2006, 09:29

Of course it was a load of boll*cks. 'Please help, my car is too fast'. Our survey says! X

I've got a 480 Turbo-the 1.7 Turbo lump. It goes off the clock, but only because i've had an ECU re-map...and even then i very much doubt it would hit 150! If it's a GLT, it's a 2.0i which is only 110bhp-plus auto's lose a bit of power, and it's done 150k +...

I had heard about those resistor changes on eBay though. Perhaps someone bout 10 and soldered them together, giving the car about 200 BHP, and we just don't know it...

Nov 1st, 2006, 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by alsner

215 mph is that all

Ah but that was going uphill... 240mph on the level, easy

Oct 31st, 2006, 02:59	#47
alsner In Volvo limbo Last Online: Aug 4th, 2013 03:26 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: At home View Photos By: alsner	215 mph is that all __________________ Volvo History 1990 745 GLE (10 months) 1989 745 Turbo (16 months) I will return to the fold when the time is right. *It's Just a Ride* Bill Hicks

Oct 31st, 2006, 09:29	#49
Daniel M Inbetween Volvo's... Last Online: Apr 11th, 2024 23:13 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lowestoft View Photos By: Daniel M	Of course it was a load of bollcks. 'Please help, my car is too fast'. Our survey says! X I've got a 480 Turbo-the 1.7 Turbo lump. It goes off the clock, but only because i've had an ECU re-map...and even then i very much doubt it would hit 150! If it's a GLT, it's a 2.0i which is only 110bhp-plus auto's lose a bit of power, and it's done 150k +... I had heard about those resistor changes on eBay though. Perhaps someone bout 10 and soldered them together, giving the car about 200 BHP, and we just don't know it... __________________ Current: 2014 Ford S-Max Titanium X Sport -- Previous Volvo’s* -- :: 480 Turbo, 1993, 234 Polar White (with 'Richmod') :: Sold :: 440 2.0i SE, 1994, 306 Smoke Silver Metallic :: Sold :: 440 1.7 GLEi, 1991, 219 Ocean Blue Metallic Metallic :: Sold Last edited by Daniel M; Oct 31st, 2006 at 09:34.

Apr 20th, 2006, 20:32	#42
foggyjames 300 Register Keeper Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 09:13 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nottingham	Spot the torque convertor playing silly buggers down low (I presume)! cheers James

Apr 20th, 2006, 22:53	#43
martinholmesuk Guest Location:	Yep looks like it, Fed up with it going bang so time for manual.

Oct 30th, 2006, 20:45	#44
mentaldave New Member Last Online: Feb 5th, 2024 15:08 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edinburgh	This thread makes me laugh. I remember there was a guy at college in 1991 who had his first car. It was a fiesta 1.1 standard and he told everyone it would do 140mph. Now all of us that have ever driven one knows that 70mph was a struggle. My brother had a V8 Vitesse at the time which produced 190bhp and that would not go much over 140mph. There is no way unless someone had shoved a T5 under the bonnet of that 440 it would do those speeds. And further to that, the standard auto box would self destruct if that amount of hp/torque was unleashed on it. If you put some good quality pics of the engine bay on here it would be interesting.

Oct 31st, 2006, 02:31	#46
peteS40 Guest Location:	This whole thread must've been a wind-up. "carmagedon" only posted 5 posts all on this thread, joins on march 10th starts this thread, last activity march 15th. Saying that though, I got 215mph out of my T4 the other day, but as it was off the clock by then the only way I could tell was by sticking my finger out the window and calculating the speed from the amount of air I felt flow past...

Oct 31st, 2006, 03:13	#48
Jocksuper7 Grease Monkey Last Online: Feb 9th, 2015 15:06 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lockerbie-Basingstoke	215mph? you need one of them +20 bhp chips from ebay the a fuel saver green thing, lol lol

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