I have been playing with the idea of upgrading the exhaust on my 79 264GL for some time now. I was going to go with a Turbo Muffler in place of the stock front muffler (slight modification for the hangers needed) and then routing a single pipe under the axle where it would kick out into two tailpipes exiting either end of the car. I would have my uncle's shop bend the piping from the Turbo Muffler back but everything else is stock and should be a simple job for any decent mufler shop. As far as the 79 262C I'm going to keep her as stock as possible since I would love to enter here in a Stock Class event in the future.

Quick question, does your 78 262C still have the original engine in it or did you swap in a B28 to replace the old B27? The 76-79 260's that had V6's came with the B27, all other years came with a B28. I was just curious. Take Care!

Sincerely,
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Julio Meza

1979 264GL B27F 127K --> BW55->M46, CLS, IPD Sway, 81+ Dash, Gauges, Flat Hood & E-Codes

1979 262C B27F 163K --> Restoration Project

1984 245DL 216K --> Sport Wagon

2002 Mercedes C320S 33K --> Wifemobile

Hello,

The IPD system can be easily created by picking up a 240 Turbo muffler from your local brick store and bringing it to the nearest custom exhaust shop and having them put it in. The whole excercise including a high-flow FlowMaster cat cost me $450 CDN. I used to work with a guy who used a Turbo muffler with a V8 set up with great results so it will definetly handle a V6.

The "turbo" set up is about the most you're going to get out of a Volvo exhaust. The biggest difference I find is throttle response, but it yeilds about 15-20 top end hp out of a 4cyl car, so the numbers should be similar for a V6 model. There is a slight noise difference at around 3000 rpm plus, it's far from annoying and who cares once you're up there. The car will also sport a nice, throaty idle as well.

Any 2 ot 7 series Volvo's I've seen and heard with those universal so-called "performance" mufflers sound like farts going down the street.
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Happy Bricking!!! - Richard - '87 245 DL , '82 242 GLT - Volvo's are alive and well in Brampton!!!