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- Guinney1971 - 24 Jan 2008
NickT Wrote:[Cheapest mod that can be done with the car is fit a (nice-fitting) de-cat pipe, and fit the MATCHING venturi, fuel distributor, spark distributor, CPR from the Volvo B28E. Also not fit fuel lines that pulse the fuelling, balloon and fall off.
Claire could increase fuel economy now by hanging a couple of buckets underneath the exhaust pipes to catch the fuel dumped out of the back then pour it back into the tank after filtering the carbon out.
I will personally check Claires engine over and perform qualitative fuel pressure tests, CPR tests, fuel injector spray pattern tests, ignition curve tests etc to get it running right.
NickT
ps EVERY car is more economical on a long run.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thats really kind of you Nick, I learnt a lot from you at Eurotech last year
and it will be great if you can spare some of your valuable time on my
car **bows down, not worthy**
Top Geeza!!!
- Dan6457 - 25 Jan 2008
I think mine could do with a going over too! It looks like I need to get the bigger venturi first though.
Martin, what volvo parts are actualy on mine? Is it eveything exept the venturi?
- stunned_monkey - 25 Jan 2008
It's been a few years since Dave and I did DGS but I think it will be just ignition dizzy and metering head. I don't remember how the vacuum system is set up, it could be different. We got to a point where it worked well and Dave decided to leave it (he'd put up with anaemic power since he bought the car and was as happy as larry with the difference at the time).
If you get good fuel economy, decent performance, and you never have trouble starting the engine, I'd advise leaving it alone. That said, I -may- have a large intake venturi on my shelf, I'll need to check. I ran out of 013 distributors some months ago, so can't remember.
- Dan6457 - 25 Jan 2008
If you could have a look that will be great. I'd like to get it set up properly really. Yes it does drive well at the moment, but if I could improve it and save some fuel then its got to be worth it :wink:
- Dodgy Motor - 25 Jan 2008
Dan if its running well, and not over consuming fuel leave it alone ,mate, get some use out of it,,first,
,it will never be as economical as your old Reliant Kitten :lol:
theres an old moral and it is sometimes very true,
"if it aint broke, dont fix it," :?
I dont wish to mean that in a disrespectfull way to Martin, Im sure he is a very capable guy. :wink:
- Dan6457 - 25 Jan 2008
Don't worry I am using it! I wouldn't change anything about until I service it. I want to change all the oils and flush the coolent and fit a metal header tank to it, and while I'm doing that it would be an opertunity to swap this venturi out for the bigger one to match the other volvo bits my car allready has.
- Dodgy Motor - 25 Jan 2008
Carefull mate, if you change any more bits for volvo it will end up looking like this,, :lol:
![[Image: volvo-concept-8.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd24/customdelorean/volvo-concept-8.jpg)
- Martyn - 25 Jan 2008
LOL. :lol:
- TheOriginalMrP - 25 Jan 2008
Anyway, back on topic, have you got most of your MOT work under control or on schedule now Allen?
- Dodgy Motor - 25 Jan 2008
Im just off to Southampton for the weekend and on Monday she is in for the welding and MOT,so keep ya fingers crossed :wink:
- Dan6457 - 25 Jan 2008
Good luck!!
Send me photos once the welding is done so I can inspect it to make sure its up to my standards :wink: :twisted:
- TheOriginalMrP - 25 Jan 2008
Hey Dan, you had a chance to have a look at your wiper's yet mate? Nice to know what the outcome of that was......
- Dan6457 - 26 Jan 2008
God knows what it was. They havn't played up once all week!!
- TheOriginalMrP - 29 Jan 2008
How did the welding go Allen? Was it the retest today, or just the MOT work?
- Dodgy Motor - 29 Jan 2008
Monday was take car to garage day and leave it there till sorted. So fingers crossed I should be picking it up Friday mot'd :lol: