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pettaw · Oct 24th, 2006, 20:45

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Originally Posted by foggyjames

Very nice - a twin of SteveP / Pettaw's cars. Love the plate

cheers

James

Haha yeah, 219 blue

Lovely colour, if it wasn't so common. Plus side, body panels are easy to come by, not that you'll need any by the looks of it cos it looks in great shape.

IC · Oct 24th, 2006, 20:53

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Originally Posted by pettaw

Haha yeah, 219 blue

Lovely colour, if it wasn't so common. Plus side, body panels are easy to come by, not that you'll need any by the looks of it cos it looks in great shape.

Ah 219 blue, so that's the colour code! Lol - I only took photos of the right-hand-side! Anybody got a front left-hand wing in 219 blue as there's a bit of rust above the wheel arch! The interior is in very good condition as well!

SteveP · Oct 24th, 2006, 21:22

Aww.. another 300... in 219... another saloon... another GLT saloon... AND a '360' plate.. NICE! Looks pretty tidy that!

I know of a wing in 219, but I cant remember the condition of it in the local scrapyard, and it has the wrong 'bump' strip

IC · Oct 24th, 2006, 22:12

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Originally Posted by SteveP

Aww.. another 300... in 219... another saloon... another GLT saloon... AND a '360' plate.. NICE! Looks pretty tidy that!

I know of a wing in 219, but I cant remember the condition of it in the local scrapyard, and it has the wrong 'bump' strip

Hi Steve, it's good to have the 360 plate! - I'm pretty pleased with her! The front bumper will need to be replaced as well as the wing. Is the bump strip easy to replace?

petefarrell360 · Oct 24th, 2006, 22:27

Nice, and welcome to the joys of owning a 300! Excellent plate indeed! THey're a seriously underated car sadly. But, those who drive them appreciate them and there is just something about them. Enjoy it, looks like a nice example, so invest in some waxoyl, and fill the thing with it to prevent the rot! Prevention is better than cure, and as other have suggested, pop over to 300 mania to find the best knowledge and information, nothing against the VOC, but as previously said, the 300 section here is a little deserted.
Pete

IC · Oct 24th, 2006, 22:33

Thanks Pete. I'm looking forward to sorting a few things out that need done over the next few days. Thanks for the advice on the Waxoyl. I've been for a look at 300 Mania!

pettaw · Oct 24th, 2006, 23:08

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Originally Posted by CTCNetwork

Hi,

Nice car... Drive on the correct wheels..

Used to have the hatch version.
The engine is a de-tuned 2.0 I believe that they used in them...
Nothing to stop you undetuning it or dropping in the 2.3 turbo!!!

Des. . .

Haha not quite. The detuning was on the GLE carb versions where they fitted a very mild cam and small carb. Maximum economy and great for pottering about but really quite poor performance when pushed to any extent.

The GLT injections have quite an aggressive cam from stock, witnessed by the slightly lumpy idle even when warmed up properly and share a lot of the induction from the 2.3 engines in the 240/740.

foggyjames · Oct 24th, 2006, 23:39

I'd say the B200E still has a relatively short duration cam and restrictive intake/exhaust setup compared to the French and Italian rivals of the day....but I suppose it was supposed to be a sophisticated torque-happy machine for the discerning customer...much like the LPT models in Volvo's current range.

Or to put it another way, without adding displacement, there's nothing much to be done NA to notably boost the bottom half of the rev band - the head flows (very) well, so what's to be done? Getting more out of a B200 is all about the top end...although the sane money is on keeping the lazy, usable 'grunt' type power delivery, and going larger displacement, or for an early-spool turbo setup (or both!).

cheers

James

pettaw · Oct 25th, 2006, 05:31

The French and Italian 'rivals' of the day were designed from a different philosophy IMO. They were most probably a much lighter alloy construction rather than the rugged heavy iron and big flywheeled redblocks.

The A-Cam in the B200E is pretty aggressive, most probably to counteract the effects of the very heavy construction and internal componenets. The guys at Power Engineering raised a few eyebrows when I told them it struggles to generate 15 inches of manifold vacuum at idle. Most 'daily driver' type cars, even the 'sportier' ones, generate about 22-24 inches fairly easily at idle. The lightweight alloy engine in the B172 does it easily, as does the B14.

Cornholio · Oct 25th, 2006, 06:43

I tried to resist posting yesterday, but may I also say "welcome to the club".

That is a nice looking motor and I'm v. impressed with the 360 plate.

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IC S60R/V70R Last Online: Yesterday 13:03 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brumbeldore View Photos By: IC	Thanks Pete. I'm looking forward to sorting a few things out that need done over the next few days. Thanks for the advice on the Waxoyl. I've been for a look at 300 Mania! __________________ 2003 S60R 2003 V70R VOC Speed Challenge Champion 2007/08/Joint Winner 2009 Motor Sport Challenge Winner 2008/Joint Winner 2009

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Cornholio VOC Member Last Online: Sep 6th, 2013 07:05 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nottingham View Photos By: Cornholio	I tried to resist posting yesterday, but may I also say "welcome to the club". That is a nice looking motor and I'm v. impressed with the 360 plate. __________________

Oct 24th, 2006, 21:22	#23
SteveP 300 Maniac Last Online: Yesterday 12:55 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Coventry View Photos By: SteveP	Aww.. another 300... in 219... another saloon... another GLT saloon... AND a '360' plate.. NICE! Looks pretty tidy that! I know of a wing in 219, but I cant remember the condition of it in the local scrapyard, and it has the wrong 'bump' strip

Oct 24th, 2006, 22:27	#25
petefarrell360 New Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2019 04:10 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Aylesbury	Nice, and welcome to the joys of owning a 300! Excellent plate indeed! THey're a seriously underated car sadly. But, those who drive them appreciate them and there is just something about them. Enjoy it, looks like a nice example, so invest in some waxoyl, and fill the thing with it to prevent the rot! Prevention is better than cure, and as other have suggested, pop over to 300 mania to find the best knowledge and information, nothing against the VOC, but as previously said, the 300 section here is a little deserted. Pete

Oct 24th, 2006, 23:39	#28
foggyjames 300 Register Keeper Last Online: Yesterday 01:27 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nottingham	I'd say the B200E still has a relatively short duration cam and restrictive intake/exhaust setup compared to the French and Italian rivals of the day....but I suppose it was supposed to be a sophisticated torque-happy machine for the discerning customer...much like the LPT models in Volvo's current range. Or to put it another way, without adding displacement, there's nothing much to be done NA to notably boost the bottom half of the rev band - the head flows (very) well, so what's to be done? Getting more out of a B200 is all about the top end...although the sane money is on keeping the lazy, usable 'grunt' type power delivery, and going larger displacement, or for an early-spool turbo setup (or both!). cheers James

Oct 25th, 2006, 05:31	#29
pettaw Forum Support Team Last Online: Jul 23rd, 2023 15:29 Join Date: Jan 1970 Location: Glasgow, London	The French and Italian 'rivals' of the day were designed from a different philosophy IMO. They were most probably a much lighter alloy construction rather than the rugged heavy iron and big flywheeled redblocks. The A-Cam in the B200E is pretty aggressive, most probably to counteract the effects of the very heavy construction and internal componenets. The guys at Power Engineering raised a few eyebrows when I told them it struggles to generate 15 inches of manifold vacuum at idle. Most 'daily driver' type cars, even the 'sportier' ones, generate about 22-24 inches fairly easily at idle. The lightweight alloy engine in the B172 does it easily, as does the B14.

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