What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **Chuck W** » 02 Feb 2022, 04:56

Well, you'll for sure know how dirty it is. It being white and all.

They do make a nice improvement, that's for sure.

Post by **abscate** » 02 Feb 2022, 05:34

I’m looking at that bar. How does that stiffen the body with a huge moment arm of torque on a relatively thin rod? Am I missing something?

Bob Morton · Post by **Bob Morton** » 02 Feb 2022, 07:49

I don't think it's meant to stiffen the body. I believe it links the subframe to the body frame, that's it.

What I know for sure is that it was 21 pounds when I got it all caked with 20+ years of dirt and now it weighs in at 18 lbs. Makes me wonder how much dirt my car is carrying around

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 02 Feb 2022, 08:51

abscate wrote: ↑02 Feb 2022, 05:34 I’m looking at that bar. How does that stiffen the body with a huge moment arm of torque on a relatively thin rod? Am I missing something?

These are pretty beefy, I was surprised when I pulled the one I have for my car. I still need to put it on, but it certainly won't look that nice! A quick pressure washing is all I did.

Post by **scot850** » 02 Feb 2022, 11:38

I notice yanga001 mentioned keeping the plugs from an NA for his T5. Volvo has different plugs for NA and Turbo engines due to the different running requirements of each engine.

Neil.

Post by **BlackBart** » 02 Feb 2022, 12:37

yanga001 wrote: ↑01 Feb 2022, 13:09 Bit the bullet and spent 300 for new iridium plugs....

Dollars?? Or did you mean $30?

Post by **BlackBart** » 02 Feb 2022, 13:15

Bob Morton wrote: ↑02 Feb 2022, 07:49 I don't think it's meant to stiffen the body. I believe it links the subframe to the body frame, that's it.

More of a diagonal strut brace but underneath maybe.

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 02 Feb 2022, 14:32

BlackBart wrote: ↑02 Feb 2022, 12:37
yanga001 wrote: ↑01 Feb 2022, 13:09 Bit the bullet and spent 300 for new iridium plugs....
Dollars?? Or did you mean $30?

I thought the $300 sounded pretty high, too. However, the cap and rotors are pretty expensive even through Rockauto, plus I believe stuff tends to be more expensive in Canada.

Post by **BlackBart** » 02 Feb 2022, 16:12

Oh...not just the plugs, ok.

Post by **abscate** » 02 Feb 2022, 19:51

Beautiful sunny 40F day so I sorted out most of the brakes and exhaust on the S70 AWD

What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

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