Ooo. Those seats are a bit rough. I can confirm that despite the seams splitting and leather cracking they will still be very very comfortable.
Ooo. Those seats are a bit rough. I can confirm that despite the seams splitting and leather cracking they will still be very very comfortable.
I am hoping to find some decent replacements in the junk yard. I am going to make a list once the car is dropped off.
clutchsmoke said:Ooo. Those seats are a bit rough.
Better than any 7/9-series seats I have seen in the last twenty years.
Awesome score.
I researched the Volvo/Yamaha V8 a bit, and unfortunately it doesn't share a bellhousing pattern with the Volvo inline 4/5/6, so there really aren't any bellhousing options for RWD short of making a custom one, or an adapter plate. Flywheel, clutch and pressure plate are likely the same story.
Im a little disappointed that a brief search for issues with the volvo whiteblock rwd auto turned up nothing besides it is related to the transmission behind turbo 2jz's which has gone 8s in the 1/4 mile, at least. And also to the Jeep Cherokee transmission i owned with 358k on it and no issues. And the 92 Montero i owned with 190k and no issues. And the 02 Tacoma w/204k i delivered to a customer tonight and spun 35" tires with no issue.So how bad is this trans again?
In reply to Vigo :
"Is related to" is pretty vague. People have gone 8s with a Ford C4, which is related to the AOD. Spend twice as much effort beefing up the AOD as you'd spend putting in a decent trans, and it will live, if you want to prove a point.
"Is related to" is pretty vague.
I agree. I sure wish someone would specifically explain how the volvo version has X Y and Z parts which are weaker than a 2jz trans because [insert specific reason that makes sense here]. People will form an opinion of a transmission without having any idea how it works or what is actually causing the thing they are complaining about. If you put the same exact transmission in two different brands of car and one brand used a different supplier for all the sealing rings, you could end up with very different impressions of what is essentially the same thing and nonetheless people who literally know almost nothing about how a transmission functions will be consigning one of them to junk status.
Vigo said:"Is related to" is pretty vague.
I agree. I sure wish someone would specifically explain how the volvo version has X Y and Z parts which are weaker than a 2jz trans because [insert specific reason that makes sense here]. People will form an opinion of a transmission without having any idea how it works or what is actually causing the thing they are complaining about. If you put the same exact transmission in two different brands of car and one brand used a different supplier for all the sealing rings, you could end up with very different impressions of what is essentially the same thing and nonetheless people who literally know almost nothing about how a transmission functions will be consigning one of them to junk status.
You mean like how all 4L60E are ticking time bombs because someone’s uncle towed in overdrive with a 1983 700r4?
it’s hard for me to not vote v8, but I vote whatever the easy button is.
Vigo said:"Is related to" is pretty vague.
I agree. I sure wish someone would specifically explain how the volvo version has X Y and Z parts which are weaker than a 2jz trans because [insert specific reason that makes sense here]. People will form an opinion of a transmission without having any idea how it works or what is actually causing the thing they are complaining about. If you put the same exact transmission in two different brands of car and one brand used a different supplier for all the sealing rings, you could end up with very different impressions of what is essentially the same thing and nonetheless people who literally know almost nothing about how a transmission functions will be consigning one of them to junk status.
Some of it is control strategy. Fr'instance, Volvos with AW55s and TF80s eat valvebodies because they are constantly stroking the solenoids for the shift qualities they want. Other manufacturers don't. (Eat is a relative term, but you get the idea)
Do people think the NA Miata's automatic is beefy? It's an electronic version of the 4N71, which is a 3N71 with an overdrive stuck between the front pump and the rest of the trans, and the 3N71 is what Nissan used behind the 280ZX Turbo because nobody made a manual trans strong enough, and Mazda rotary nerds found that it could easily withstand 600hp of turbo goodness...
How about an Atlas 4200? Has anyone swapped one into a Volvo? Is the stock Volvo engine a front or rear sump?
I may need to just go with the easy button and throw an LS in it.
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