Julian's 240

Ghettobird · 2015-02-25T09:00:32+00:00

Here she is! My beautiful red 92 240 sedan that I now have on club plates, Ive started improving handling by fitting a 79 242 GT 23mm rear sway bar, a...

Philia_Bear

Details on Maxx? I've not heard of it before

timbo

Philia_Bear;c-145344 wroteDetails on Maxx? I've not heard of it before

Maxxecu they offer terminated wiring looms and ECUs for the Volvo 5 and 6cyl. Just released a focus rs MK2 ecu too so I've been keeping an eye on the development.
There's an Australian distributior too!

Ghettobird

Sure do

The Aus distro didn't have the sport model, just the street & race variations.
http://www.maxxecu.com

Ghettobird

After hating the exhaust note for the past few weeks, Ive finally de-falconified the 240

Put the standard rear can back on, I couldn't give a rats ass about flow, because now I can drive it while still having some self respect.

Ghettobird

carnut222

Is that the genuine Volvo exhaust system? Curious how much they cost as I assumed it would be hideously expensive here...

Ghettobird

Sure is genuine

They were super cheap a year ago, for everything from the cat back is about 330 +gst
I already had all the parts from before except the pipe that went from the resonator to the muffler as that was what was chopped for the hater pipe

carnut222

Ghettobird;c-145435 wroteSure is genuine

They were super cheap a year ago, for everything from the cat back is about 330 +gst
I already had all the parts from before except the pipe that went from the resonator to the muffler as that was what was chopped for the hater pipe

Wow that's not bad. Might have to look into it...

240

Where did you get it from?
Is that a trade price or 'regular' price?

Ghettobird

Thats good customer price without labour or freight costs. If interested feel free to contact me and Im happy to tee something up

All paperwork has been processed and everything has been signed off, helps having contacts in the industry and keeping all of the new engines emissions parts in tact.
The only custom parts in the swap are the Off the shelf engine mounts that use existing bolt holes in the subframe, front manifold flange relocation due to it hitting the steering column and a longer front centre driveshaft. Thats all that is needed to put a b6304 into a 2 series minus wiring and massaging the airbox to fit.

Vicroads don't seem to care at the moment, ive been to 2 centres and they've told me to just keep it oh H plates and deal with it as it comes. After last weeks club night and hearing AOMC President Keith Mortimer's take on how poorly Vicroads have handled the M and H permit debacle, I dont believe there to be an issue. My insurance knows about the swap, I have the paperwork to show it has been checked over and approved, so it comes down to Vicroads to pick up the slack and lift their game. The BMW club has a handful of M30, M5X, S5x, M60 and LS swapped cars that are all still on H plates, The toyota club has pretty much every bodyshape under the sun with a 4AGE rammed into it on H plates. The list goes on.

Im considering moving it to another club, I feel there are 2 sets of criteria applied to people on modified vehicles on the cps in the club, where my application obviously should and will be moved to M plates or full reg, It baffles me that others can get away with illegal modifications such as non factory gearbox swaps - regardless of how similar or close it is to being standard, massive turbos, complete standalone engine management systems with no cats and huge injectors.
Im 100% aware of what the vicroads legislation states about this and other cars in question, but the incessant denying and deflection of other comparable vehicles when the facts are explicit has put me off greatly.

The relevant people within the club know about the swap and are more than welcome to contact me, So I wont be justifying or proving myself to anybody else.

On a lighter note, I washed it today. I think it looks goooood

carnut222

I guess technically you can just get the M plate application form, a RWC and take that with your VASS approval certificate to VicRoads to get the M plates. There does not seem to be a process to move from H plates to M plates without basically starting over. This is exactly what David C did with his 242 Lexus V8 conversion.

I think VicRoads have stated that if the car was modified prior to when the M-plate scheme came into force, you do not have to move to M plates. However if you modify the car afterwards, then I think technically you should be going for M plates. Regardless of that, VicRoads as you stated are a bit disorganised with the whole thing. Hopefully some day we'll move to normal plates like SA has and then all the cops have to do is run the plate to find out whether a car is on full rego or club plates. I guess the only thing now is with the club plates it's obvious and the cops then have a reason to pull you over and check your logbook. We can only hope, as it would be great to be able to get some decent-looking plates that match the car's colour etc. The burgundy of the current club plates clashes with a lot of colours in my opinion...plus just think of all the revenue they're losing by denying club plate owners the option to pay big bux for a custom plate! :)

carnut222

PS: the car looks fantastic and the conversion is great - well done. Next step turbo 5 I guess? :)

AshDVS

Ghettobird;c-145412 wrote....because now I can drive it while still having some self respect.

No you can't. the 'Mr Squiggle' tailpipe is still there. ;)

carnut222

AshDVS;c-145486 wrote
Ghettobird;c-145412 wrote....because now I can drive it while still having some self respect.
No you can't. the 'Mr Squiggle' tailpipe is still there. ;)

LOL! From experience at a major carmaker, the "Mr Squiggle" tailpipe puts the exhaust more in the air flow stream, so less likely to be sucked into the boot (if left ajar) or tailgate (if open) while driving. Not sure if that's why Volvo did it or not.

Ghettobird

Ya know, Ive always liked the squiggly tailpipes
Im toying with the idea of having one done in 3' when the T5 goes in to keep with the sleeper theme

I always line them up perfectly with the bottom of the doorgaps and make sure they aim a smidge downwards to prevent rain and condensation from pooling

Im glad you like it Greg :D
I really genuinely hated the exhaust note before, but now its so quiet. All I can hear is the induction roar from a near nonexistent airbox, and thats very loud indeed. I do miss how nice startup was with the old hater pipe, but the benefits of having the can put back on far outweigh how disgusting low rpm mid throttle drone was.

In the next two weeks I will be:

*Getting the lockup converter to work (Either not engaging due to a lack of speed signal from the diff or Ill just power the solenoid from a 12v switch)
*Checking alignment
*Wheels balanced
*Replacing a now stuck open heater valve (Rod is fine, I think the flapper inside has gone awol)
*Wrapping engine loom
*Re-fitting the leb-spec sub in the boot
*Probably much much more

Stay tuned

AshDVS

If I had to pick between carbon monoxide poisoning and the Mr Squiggle tailpipe, I'd pick carbon monoxide poisoning every time! :)

On a far more serious note, excellent conversion though. Big thumbs up.

Philia_Bear

Exhaust
I ran a 100 cell cat with a single magnaflow oval strait through on a 2.5" system
The volume is perfect and the sound was amazing
I miss the tentacle wagon so very much

Ghettobird

So, post Ozvolvo nats update!

The car was against some very fierce competition, and to my surprise took out best modified!
I did 1500ish km over the 3 days and was totally without issue.

It drove there under its own power, got us to where we needed to be and drove home again with as little as a washer fluid top-up.

For anyone wondering about fuel consumption of a B6304 swapped 240 with the auto still in it, good AMM and new O2 sensor, heres the data:

1st month was waiting for a new O2 sensor, everything from Friday onwards was highway driving and some short inner city driving when we got into Canberra.

My Air fuel mix was spot on, with my wideband reporting a tight oscillation between 14.5 and 15.1 in quick succession.

Drove 95% of the time with the lockup converter engaged that I had wired up the night before to an interesting looking sideways 2 series heated mirror switch, It looks stock and works, so Im happy.
I couldnt use the stock OD disengage switch on the shifter or wiring as after a power cycle, it would be constantly supplied with 12v, and I was running out of time at that stage to modify it so I wired directly into the back of the TCM to power the lockup solenoid via the stock wiring harness.

I have since confirmed that without a diff signal, or a main gear selectors switch signal that the car is running in whats known as "Emergency shifting mode" as described by the factory green books, this entails 100% line pressure shifting (Which is fun at WOT squirts) and uses the transmissions internal speed signal to run its normal economy shifting pattern. Shifts at mid to low throttle position as as smooth as factory.
The only downside is that it wont engage lockup in this mode, hence the hotwiring of the solenoid.

Need to iron out my shock settings, swap out a clunky swaybar link, clean up some wiring & fix a few rattles, but for the most part - Its kinda done, atleast in its 6 cylinder powered time that is...

Here are some photos I stole,

Future plans for the car:
*Design some nice 5.25 inch speaker spacers and ditch the old cracked front speaker assemblies, Might swap the Alpine S lines out for some R lines

*Fix the 850R after this semester wraps up (5ish weeks)

*New windscreen & rubbers (I think mine miiiight be leaking a bit and have all shrunk)

*Ruin the 240 again by either manual swapping the 6 or by pulling the whole lot out & selling the powertrain as a drop in swap & start messing around with glorious 5 cylinders again

*More boost

*Ditch the locker for a Trutrack or similar ATB LSD

Ex850R

Excellent thread bloke.
The need to tinker never leaves.

AshDVS

I like it.
Needs a red front spoiler.

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