87 replies to this topic

[TyConn]

7 VII 7, on 24 November 2009 - 06:14 PM, said:

i like turtles

careful, i got warned for that!!!

[tonyt-5]

volvo500bhp, on 26 November 2009 - 06:33 AM, said:

Hi Volvotech

No problem the evo mount is an easy one to copy if you can weld and are handy with a grinder



I will see what i can do for you tony,by the way what have you got planned for your project ??

Russ

I still need to get all the parts from the green 850 onto the red 850.Once that is completed I will be getting an MTE gripper diff and con rods from Don once this is all done I'm going to be looking into the gt2871

[volvo500bhp]

tonyt-5, on 26 November 2009 - 06:49 PM, said:

I still need to get all the parts from the green 850 onto the red 850.Once that is completed I will be getting an MTE gripper diff and con rods from Don once this is all done I'm going to be looking into the gt2871

Great i did not know mte made diffs why the gripper over the quaife then ?

[turbotuner]

tonyt-5, on 26 November 2009 - 06:49 PM, said:

I still need to get all the parts from the green 850 onto the red 850.Once that is completed I will be getting an MTE gripper diff and con rods from Don once this is all done I'm going to be looking into the gt2871

Would you be interested in the Turbo-Tuner USB ECU for your GT28 custom mapping? Based on other user's experiences, you will be able to achieve better results than with the MTE custom tune and it's much more cost effective since you can tweak the tune any time you like for any further mods you make, without having to wait for Marco to be in the UK.

[tonyt-5]

volvo500bhp, on 26 November 2009 - 07:15 PM, said:

Great i did not know mte made diffs why the gripper over the quaife then ?

Sorry I forgot to put the "/" between MTE and Gripper.Like most things Russ it is a personal thing so for me it is going to be the Gripper

turbotuner, on 26 November 2009 - 07:43 PM, said:

Would you be interested in the Turbo-Tuner USB ECU for your GT28 custom mapping? Based on other user's experiences, you will be able to achieve better results than with the MTE custom tune and it's much more cost effective since you can tweak the tune any time you like for any further mods you make, without having to wait for Marco to be in the UK.

Hi Adam

I keep on thiking about the Turbo-Tuner but TBH my knowledge on how to set the ECU is beyond me And I know I would push the tune to hard.

[Captain Bondo]

Any plans to head back to the dyno soon Russ?

England gets very similar winter weather to here in Southwestern Canada - lots and lots of rain. I bet the car is a pain to drive most days now eh?

[volvo500bhp]

Captain Bondo, on 27 November 2009 - 06:15 AM, said:

Any plans to head back to the dyno soon Russ?

England gets very similar winter weather to here in Southwestern Canada - lots and lots of rain. I bet the car is a pain to drive most days now eh?

Hi Captain

I wil be back once the new cams are finally in and the gearbox problems are fixed then will see what its making if all goes to plan.
We have lots of rain at the moment i have not driven the car much as i am waiting for a special event next week and did not want gearbox troubles to crop up.I have driven the car in the wet many times its all still fun

Russ

[tonyt-5]

Will you be coming to the R next Saturday then Russ?

[volvo500bhp]

tonyt-5, on 27 November 2009 - 06:30 PM, said:

Will you be coming to the R next Saturday then Russ?

No sorry

[volvo500bhp]

Fed up to say i now need gearbox number 3 went for a spin last night this morning got to work and the exact same noise is there ...........

[JCviggen]

What model year gearboxes are you using? They shouldn't be that easy to break, you're not making 1000 ft-lbs of tq

[volvo500bhp]

JCviggen, on 02 December 2009 - 06:41 PM, said:

What model year gearboxes are you using? They shouldn't be that easy to break, you're not making 1000 ft-lbs of tq

No not yet its a 1995 M56H who else do you know JC with over 500 ftlbs what are they doing ?

Russ

[JCviggen]

I think the strongest ones were 98 but I could be wrong, been a long time since I checked. I'll ask.

[volvo500bhp]

JCviggen, on 02 December 2009 - 07:39 PM, said:

I think the strongest ones were 98 but I could be wrong, been a long time since I checked. I'll ask.

Thanks Jc thats very kind

Russ

[turbotuner]

What is actually failing? Is it the bearings?

[volvo500bhp]

turbotuner, on 02 December 2009 - 08:25 PM, said:

What is actually failing? Is it the bearings?

Hi TT

I will no next week hopefully it sounds like a bearing

Russ

[maciekb2002]

Hey Russ I had 3 of those gearboxes apart 2 m56h and 1 m56L. I will be hones with you they are so simple that there is nothing to brake.
Noise like that is probably a bearing , also parts from those are interchangeable.
I saw somewhere thread I believe , turbobricks , hank's yellow .
He had all part numbers for bearings , from Timken if I am not mistaking
Good luck

[volvo500bhp]

maciekb2002, on 02 December 2009 - 10:46 PM, said:

Hey Russ I had 3 of those gearboxes apart 2 m56h and 1 m56L. I will be hones with you they are so simple that there is nothing to brake.
Noise like that is probably a bearing , also parts from those are interchangeable.
I saw somewhere thread I believe , turbobricks , hank's yellow .
He had all part numbers for bearings , from Timken if I am not mistaking
Good luck

Hi Mac

Thanks very much who is Timken not heard of them before ??

Russ

[JCviggen]

volvo500bhp, on 02 December 2009 - 07:55 PM, said:

Thanks Jc thats very kind

Russ

Russ, I'm told that you need to get a >=2002 box. That's when they got stronger. 98 is a bit better than 95 but small difference, 2002+ can take 200 Nm extra.

One downside, it has a different input shaft (different number of teeth) so you'd have to change the clutch plate as well.

Oh and it weighs 9kg extra (forged gears and shafts)

[EricF]

JCviggen, on 03 December 2009 - 07:40 PM, said:

Russ, I'm told that you need to get a >=2002 box. That's when they got stronger. 98 is a bit better than 95 but small difference, 2002+ can take 200 Nm extra.

One downside, it has a different input shaft (different number of teeth) so you'd have to change the clutch plate as well.

Oh and it weighs 9kg extra (forged gears and shafts)

Good info Jan... Thanks for breaking stuff Russ so we can hear these fun tidbits