An old Volvo 745 at 300 km/h, 190 mph

peranders · 1st May 2011, 05:16 PM

An old Volvo 745 at 300 km/h, 190 mph.... I drive a 745 -91 with 110 hp....

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Gyuri · 1st May 2011, 05:44 PM

My old Peugeot 405 I was never able to fight above 200 km / hr. Budapest, Frankfurt is once managed to get home in 8 hours. It is 1,100 km. Not so bad, with three short stops. The red Porsches were faster than me so.
This is not consumed too much, so it was under the seven liters of fuel consumption.
I loved that car.

woodturner-fran · 13th May 2011, 09:50 PM

7L/100km is pretty good.....

my volvo 164 does not compare well...... a petraholic.

vinylkid58 · 13th May 2011, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodturner-fran

my volvo 164 does not compare well...... a petraholic.

Carbs or fuel injection? My parents had a '74 164e with FI. It was pretty good on gas.

jeff

woodturner-fran · 13th May 2011, 09:58 PM

Twin stromberg carbs, at last measurement I reckoned about 14mpg. Given current fuel prices its err, extravagant! But she only comes out the odd time.

vinylkid58 · 13th May 2011, 10:22 PM

Wow, that's pretty bad, even for carbs. I had a big old Pontiac when I was a kid. Even with a 2-barrel 396, it got consistent 15 mph.

jeff

woodturner-fran · 13th May 2011, 10:55 PM

Ah, 3L straight 6 with a heavy chassis, 3 speed borg Warner auto box and only rated at 15mpg from new anyway..... what I'm getting isn't too badbad maybe!

And at 1973 its a pre oil crisis car....

martin clark · 08:38 PM

Lovely old thing though.

Are yours the kind of Strombergs that use rubber diaphragms? Do check and change them if split! It's cheap to do, easy, and makes a huge difference in mixture accuracy hence fuel consumption (I once had an old 2litre Saab that used the same, long ago...)

woodturner-fran · 14th May 2011, 08:46 PM

True...

I did a complete refurb of the carbs although the diaphragms were ok. Must check them again though..

mrfeedback · 15th May 2011, 01:35 AM

I used to have a 164.... indestructible car and no need to lock it cause nobody was interested in stealing it !
The diaphragms can get stiff/hard with ageing and this can cause mixture issues....eventually they can form a split causing vacuum leakage and mixture error.
From memory I used to get around 22mpg driven gently.

Q - Whats the difference between a Volvo and a cactus ?.
A - With a cactus the pricks are on the outside !.

Eric.

1st May 2011, 05:16 PM	#1
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	An old Volvo 745 at 300 km/h, 190 mph An old Volvo 745 at 300 km/h, 190 mph.... I drive a 745 -91 with 110 hp.... Volvette vs. Yamaha R1 video Autojunk.nl (31738) __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

1st May 2011, 05:44 PM	#2
Gyuri diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Budapest	My old Peugeot 405 I was never able to fight above 200 km / hr. Budapest, Frankfurt is once managed to get home in 8 hours. It is 1,100 km. Not so bad, with three short stops. The red Porsches were faster than me so. This is not consumed too much, so it was under the seven liters of fuel consumption. I loved that car. __________________ Those who would have deserved the life they are all dead already. "Oh, my dead dears!" - Captain Cat

13th May 2011, 09:50 PM	#3
woodturner-fran diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland	7L/100km is pretty good..... my volvo 164 does not compare well...... a petraholic. __________________ Visit www.tirnahifi.org!!

13th May 2011, 09:58 PM	#5
woodturner-fran diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland	Twin stromberg carbs, at last measurement I reckoned about 14mpg. Given current fuel prices its err, extravagant! But she only comes out the odd time. __________________ Visit www.tirnahifi.org!!

13th May 2011, 10:55 PM	#7
woodturner-fran diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland	Ah, 3L straight 6 with a heavy chassis, 3 speed borg Warner auto box and only rated at 15mpg from new anyway..... what I'm getting isn't too badbad maybe! And at 1973 its a pre oil crisis car.... __________________ Visit www.tirnahifi.org!!


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13th May 2011, 10:22 PM	#6
vinylkid58 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Victoria, B.C.	Wow, that's pretty bad, even for carbs. I had a big old Pontiac when I was a kid. Even with a 2-barrel 396, it got consistent 15 mph. jeff

14th May 2011, 08:36 PM	#8
martin clark diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bath, UK	Lovely old thing though. Are yours the kind of Strombergs that use rubber diaphragms? Do check and change them if split! It's cheap to do, easy, and makes a huge difference in mixture accuracy hence fuel consumption (I once had an old 2litre Saab that used the same, long ago...) Last edited by martin clark; 14th May 2011 at 08:38 PM.

14th May 2011, 08:46 PM	#9
woodturner-fran diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ireland	True... I did a complete refurb of the carbs although the diaphragms were ok. Must check them again though.. __________________ Visit www.tirnahifi.org!!

15th May 2011, 01:35 AM	#10
mrfeedback diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Perth, Australia.	I used to have a 164.... indestructible car and no need to lock it cause nobody was interested in stealing it ! The diaphragms can get stiff/hard with ageing and this can cause mixture issues....eventually they can form a split causing vacuum leakage and mixture error. From memory I used to get around 22mpg driven gently. Q - Whats the difference between a Volvo and a cactus ?. A - With a cactus the pricks are on the outside !. Eric. __________________ I believe not to believe in any fixed belief system.

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