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Evilution Member
Posts : 128 Join date : 2010-03-11 Age : 40 Location : NW houston
| Subject: good ford shop April 8th 2010, 21:33 | |
| hello, I had a question for you guys. I used to be an ls1 guy so i dont know where to take my volvo with the 5.0 to get performance work done. Any suggestions? looking at a cam install pretty soon and wanna make sure it is done right.
Thanks, Marty | |
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NINO_SS Veteran Member
Posts : 724 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 33 Location : Houston (southeast)
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 9th 2010, 15:08 | |
| I am sure some of our sponsors can help you out, sponsors what do you say?! | |
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XplicitPerformance Admin
Posts : 8916 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 42 Location : SE Houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 9th 2010, 17:05 | |
| your on the Northside of town right? I know alot of people go to Slater's out there. I would probably go there since its convenient to you. If you are not on the northside let me know I will get you pointed in the right direction. That should be sick as hell though a cammed out Volvo! | |
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LaSlomaro Lifetime XP member
Posts : 2035 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 34 Location : where ever im at
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 10th 2010, 06:12 | |
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Trailer Trash Racer XP Member
Posts : 1856 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 36 Location : Houston, Texas
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 10th 2010, 15:32 | |
| LMFAO!!!! Holy shiet... I guess I'm not the only one with a brick anymore hahahaha Good stuff. Are there any pics of your 245 anywhere around here? | |
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Evilution Member
Posts : 128 Join date : 2010-03-11 Age : 40 Location : NW houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 19:40 | |
| i didnt leave the ls1's by choice. ran 11.52's with bolt-ons in my 00 z28 wayyyy back in the day. miss that car a lot and i will always be on the look out for another one! just havent found one yet that i like as much.
yes i am on the nw side. where is slater's at?
ive got some pics in the welcome section i beileve. its not as pretty as yours but it gets from a to b. what do you have in yours? | |
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Trailer Trash Racer XP Member
Posts : 1856 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 36 Location : Houston, Texas
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 20:20 | |
| Oh I wish the one in the sig was mine LMAO. Nah, I found that one on turbobricks. Mine is a silver 244, pics are in the gallery. No engine mods whatsoever, as I have a money pit in my Mustang for that lol. Just suspension & audio for now. Bilstein HD's, iPd lowering springs, all new bits & pieces new for the suspension in front (tie rods, ball joints, etc.), & everything upgraded so far in audio. Just my daily. & cool, I'll go check them out in a bit. | |
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Evilution Member
Posts : 128 Join date : 2010-03-11 Age : 40 Location : NW houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 20:25 | |
| very cool i have the ipd sway bars. still running the 1031 rear.... gonna have to put something stronger in when it goes | |
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Trailer Trash Racer XP Member
Posts : 1856 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 36 Location : Houston, Texas
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 20:54 | |
| That's cool though. Atleast you don't have the old 1030. That 1031 should last you a bit as long as you don't get any sticky tires, & go crazy with burnouts. Considering modded B230's with 250-300 ft/lbs of torque are still running them welded. If you haven't already, log on to turbobricks. Tons of info regarding suspension setups there. They won't help ya worth a squat in regards to V8 swaps, (they prefer to keep it Volvo), but the other info is great lol. | |
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Evilution Member
Posts : 128 Join date : 2010-03-11 Age : 40 Location : NW houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 20:59 | |
| ya i am registered on there. got on it to ask a few questions about the 1031. found out detriot makes a true trac for it. may put one in mine. im peg legging it at the moment.... and with 205's i have damn near no traction unfortunately there are no aftermarket options for ring and pinions, except for used ones. the true trac is like 479 though may just build up an 8.8 and stick it under the car | |
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Trailer Trash Racer XP Member
Posts : 1856 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 36 Location : Houston, Texas
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 21:09 | |
| I would go with an 8.8 honestly. Just remove ALL Ford mounting points, and set it up for Volvo hardware. Compare them in length once they're out, and send the 8.8 to get shortened. I'm pretty sure it's the same process as if you were prepping one for a Mustang that's getting minitubbed or something. I don't know what to do in regards to the axles, but I'm sure it's not rocket science. I've collected these links in my favorites for reference: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=178500& this one is aight... http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=35406 | |
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Evilution Member
Posts : 128 Join date : 2010-03-11 Age : 40 Location : NW houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 21:15 | |
| thats what i was thinking. there is a gentleman on corral.net named micheal yount i believe who has a 2 door volvo with a 5.0 and he just did the 8.8 swap. just got a fox 8.8 and knocked off the mounts as you said and welded on the volvo mounts. thats probably the route i will go. | |
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Trailer Trash Racer XP Member
Posts : 1856 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 36 Location : Houston, Texas
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 21:23 | |
| Yeah, I would start looking into a differential change if you're planning on putting down any more power. Beauty of a V8 is the instant torque, which honestly, Volvo differentials aren't used to lol. That's considering if the engine swap is already reliable enough as it is. Once that's settled, time for some serious POWAH!!!! hahaha. | |
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Evilution Member
Posts : 128 Join date : 2010-03-11 Age : 40 Location : NW houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 21:26 | |
| ya definately gonna have to get the rear built and the 331/347/363 (undecided) is on the way! and a pretty decent shot, depending on which block i use | |
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XplicitCobra XP Member
Posts : 1327 Join date : 2010-02-13 Age : 46 Location : Nashville,TN. but from Harlingen,TX.
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 21:29 | |
| - Trailer Trash Racer wrote:
- Oh I wish the one in the sig was mine LMAO.
Lol, at least u didn't go along with it like Jose saying his car was a 6 shooter. I respect that. | |
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Trailer Trash Racer XP Member
Posts : 1856 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 36 Location : Houston, Texas
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 11th 2010, 21:34 | |
| - XplicitCobra wrote:
- Trailer Trash Racer wrote:
- Oh I wish the one in the sig was mine LMAO.
Lol, at least u didn't go along with it like Jose saying his car was a 6 shooter. I respect that. ROFL good stuff, good stuff haha. I'm just doin it for temporary use. To show that there can be fixed up Volvos...... if you throw enough money at them LMFAO | |
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Evilution Member
Posts : 128 Join date : 2010-03-11 Age : 40 Location : NW houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 12th 2010, 02:43 | |
| also i have a bit of a dilema. no one can seem to tune the eec-v in my car. anybody know someone who can. planning on a big cam and need to find a tuner.
thanks again, marty | |
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XplicitPerformance Admin
Posts : 8916 Join date : 2010-02-03 Age : 42 Location : SE Houston
| Subject: Re: good ford shop April 12th 2010, 11:36 | |
| You could always swap to an A9L like most do. | |
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