The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Fit and conversion 444-544

posted by  someone claiming to be Barongrey on  Thu Feb 10 05:38 CST 2005 [RELATED]

...besides, what people REALLY need to do is to learn to drive these cars properly. Even a bone stock 544 can be terrifyingly fast through mountain turns and whoop-de-dos!

It's not really a matter of torque or horsepower; it's learning to use what you have to its fullest value.

STORY: 1970...mountains of southern California (Hwy 133, I think), and I was driving my first car, a Peugeot 403 sedan. 4 cylinder HEMI with 4-on-the-tree.

I came up behind two guys in Porche 912's and blew past them like they were standing still. I stopped for gas at Maricopa, and they both pulled in behind me. They wanted to know what kind of car it was and to see under the hood. I told them it was an old worn-out French taxi (not true - I had just recently installed new cylinders and pistons, as well as some shaving of the deck and better valves) and showed them the tiny engine.

They just left, shaking their heads. I hadn't realized they were RACING each other! Perhaps if they had taken a few driving lessons...






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.