Simply Volvo Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 You should put a 3rd gear log through virtual dyno. Its actually pretty accurate (you can do some research of people doing comparisons with real dynos). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Simply Volvo said: You should put a 3rd gear log through virtual dyno. Its actually pretty accurate (you can do some research of people doing comparisons with real dynos). I forgot about that program! I'll give that a go later and see what it calculates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted June 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 hey guys little update, went to the dyno today. All pull's were done in 3rd gear which may have not been ideal. First pull it made 338whp @ 22psi, which on the street it normally would hit around 25, 2nd pull it made only 307 because of heat soak, so I cranked up my mbc to compensate for the lighter load and it made 364whp. This was done on a new dyno comp dyno with a 8% load? Anyways if it wasn't for 90+ degree weather and stock intercooler and more boost it would've easily hit 380+ I would think. All in all I am happy with the results. Here's the graph and a couple of videos. Btw car is for sale now if anyone is interested.http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/5629415576.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Picked up these bad boys for an amazing price, Hx40's 😀😀😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TryingBe Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Nice! Do you have any underhood pictures? I'm not sure why the dyno shop chose 3rd or even 2nd gear. 4th gear usually will net more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah4 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Awesome job, would love to see some pictures or get some more details on the rear engine mount if you happen to have some, can't wait to see what it does with a different intercooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 1 hour ago, woah4 said: Awesome job, would love to see some pictures or get some more details on the rear engine mount if you happen to have some, can't wait to see what it does with a different intercooler. The motor mount consisted of some 5/8ths rod, a laser cut mounting flange, and a Volvo 240 engine mount or trans mount. I basically just took a spare transmission bolted the stock mount on and took measurements of the 240 mount and stock mount and then gabbed it all up, only took a couple hours. Everything seems to be holding up great so far, and the car has been to the drag strip a few times :) h n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoguy23 Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 I also ended up taking the oil pan off and installing a 5/8" bulkhead at the top to allow for good turbo oil drain flow. I may or may not continue with more mods at this point, as I am trying to sell the car. But my next plans were to upgrade intercooler and possibly step up to a hx40. I just can't justify spending anymore money on car that needs a lot of cosmetic work, the amount of money it would cost for cams, LSD, injectors, intercooler etc just doesn't seem worth it to me. I would rather start a new project that would have 3 more cylinders (Ls) and rwd. However the car is still so much fun, drives nice. Loud and fast an looks good 15ft away.... i will try to dig up more pictures later, this photobucket is terribly slow on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah4 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 27 minutes ago, volvoguy23 said: The motor mount consisted of some 5/8ths rod, a laser cut mounting flange, and a Volvo 240 engine mount or trans mount. I basically just took a spare transmission bolted the stock mount on and took measurements of the 240 mount and stock mount and then gabbed it all up, only took a couple hours. Everything seems to be holding up great so far, and the car has been to the drag strip a few times :) h n Thanks for posting that! It looks great. LS cars are serious fun too, you can't go wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TryingBe Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 On 8/8/2016 at 6:21 AM, volvoguy23 said: Everything seems to be holding up great so far, and the car has been to the drag strip a few times :) What's your best mph and time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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