First generation Volvo V70.
2.4 liters, 5 cylinders, 140 hp engine.
5-speed manual gearbox
407.000km
Drives around in the western part of Sweden, hilly area, car used in city as well as out in the forests. I live about 200 meters above sea level, don't know how much that effects fuel consumption.
I use the cars odometer and the fuel stations volume assessment to calculate fuel consumption, not the most accurate, but it gives ball park figures and tells me if I'm going in the right directions or not.
Running 95 RON octane, lowest pump octane in Sweden. Equals roughly 91 MON(U.S) octane.
2023-01-25: Broke my left arm and damaged my right hand fingers in an accident with a drill press. Lousy carousel, do not recommend. Can't drive or tinker for a while, but my mother borrows my car during this time. Will be interesting to see how another driver affects MPG.
Build Thread:
Current Mods:
Weight reductions:
Ditched tow bar
No second row seats
Removed AC-system
Skinnier tires
No internal bed in the trunk due to ongoing welding
No reserve tire
No rear bumper due to ongoing welding
Lighter homemade high flow muffler
Aero:
Skinnier tires(now running standard size winter tires)
Added tray underneath engine
Dams in front of front wheels
Grill blocks
Removed mud flaps
Misc:
Low viscosity synthetic oil in engine and gearbox
Cancellation of factory cold air intake
Grill blocks to reach engine operating temp faster
Homemade high flow muffler running all the way from the cat to the rear end of the car, almost 3m as to retain a low sound volume while having a glass/steelpack design.
Iridium spark plugs
Planned Mods:
Skinny tires all around
Air dams in front of the back tires
Belly pans, this car have nothing like that
New injectors
Aerodynamic wheel hubs from later V-50 drive-e models
True hot air intake
Funnel to direct air to and from radiator and gearbox
Maybe air curtains
Fill "bowl shaped indentation" behind door handles.
