Around the USA in 90 days :-)

DIYEFI.org · 11-02-2009, 02:30 PM

Hi!

I bought a 1990 Volvo 740 GL cali spec map sensor NA auto wagon in San Diego a couple of months back and have been driving it all the way across America :-)

It had 198,000 miles on it when I got it, but is in perfect shape body wise minus a few small dents, NO rust and generally pretty good interior with a few small exceptions. It's now much the same, but has 11,000 more miles on it that I did over the last 9 weeks, predominantly highway miles. I'm now in South Florida and will be flying back to Auckland, New Zealand for the first time in 2.5 years in less than 2 weeks now.

Overall I like the car very much, again, with a few small exceptions that wouldn't be unsolvable if I was keeping the vehicle longer term. I've done pikes peak, bonneville salt flats, deal's gap, mulholland drive, zion national park, yellowstone national park and numerous other cool places.

In a couple of weeks I'll be leaving the car in Atlanta to be sold by a friend for me - a sad day that will mark my first car sale - I always just kept them before :-)

There are a few interesting storie to tell about the Volvo, but I'll save that for another thread. In a day or two when I have a little more information

Fred.

745 TurboGreasel · 11-02-2009, 06:07 PM

Leave us some pictures when you go. I hope you have had an epic adventure, my trip around the South Island was most excellent

DIYEFI.org · 11-02-2009, 07:58 PM

Yep, I've probably taken 5000+ pics. The journey has indeed been absolutely awesome! I've basically been doing an automotive tour of America - staying with car guys I know only from the internet through my rather fast little Mazda pickup truck :-) So many great people! :-)

thelostartof · 11-02-2009, 09:50 PM

I am a little lost, you said you bought a Volvo that is Cali Spec and has a Map sensor? That would mean it is Regina, I do not believe it as Cali spec cars should all be LH 2.4 and Federal Spec cars were Regina with the Map sensor

DIYEFI.org · 11-02-2009, 09:58 PM

I'm ready to be educated :-)

It was a cali car, Del Mar near San Diego, I think. It has a bendix fuel computer in it and a bosch abs computer (this confused us for a while when tinkering).

I don't know what you mean by regina/lh/fed etc.

Fred.

linuxman51 · 11-02-2009, 11:26 PM

rex if it's map. good running vehicle when everything is working correctly.

DIYEFI.org · 11-03-2009, 12:06 AM

Yep, it runs sweet indeed. Tomorrow it will be running even better if things go well in Wellington overnight :-)

Fred.

cosmicmonster · 11-03-2009, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIYEFI.org

I don't know what you mean by regina/lh/fed etc.

Fred.

Shouldn't you be all about EFI systems?

I'd love to be able to buy a random Volvo and do that...for no reason. Sounds like a great lifetime memory.

Kinda fail though b/c there's no pics

DIYEFI.org · 11-03-2009, 02:40 AM

I'm all about non-oem EFI

Who said the Volvo was still running on Bendix?

There are literally thousands of pics, just very few online yet

Why would I kill time I could be taking more in posting others up for randoms

As it happens one of my mates put up a few that I took that he copied. Here is one of the Volvo north of Phoenix in "cinders" :

Make that two! :

More to come, some time.

Fred.

igor · 11-03-2009, 02:50 AM

Are you coming back to NZ to live or visit?

cosmicmonster · 11-03-2009, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIYEFI.org

I'm all about non-oem EFI

Who said the Volvo was still running on Bendix?

There are literally thousands of pics, just very few online yet

Why would I kill time I could be taking more in posting others up for randoms

Touché
I underestimate

Hope you're having a blast!

thelostartof · 11-03-2009, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIYEFI.org

I'm ready to be educated :-)

It was a cali car, Del Mar near San Diego, I think. It has a bendix fuel computer in it and a bosch abs computer (this confused us for a while when tinkering).

I don't know what you mean by regina/lh/fed etc.

Fred.

That just means you bought it in cali, When you say cali car I am thinking about what the regulations sticker on the firewall says for its emissions specs.

Regina/LH were the different injection systems that the car ran on.

wagonfetish · 11-04-2009, 11:58 AM

That's awesome, I envy your trip.
Someday I'll do the same, except keep the car when I'm done

Lets see those pics!

VolvoPunch · 11-04-2009, 11:16 PM

Excellent, I have been dreaming about doing the same sort of thing. Although it will not be as much fun in a 240 sedan. I would need to pickup a 245 for longer trips. Please post more pictures of your adventure when you can.

mikep · 11-05-2009, 12:39 PM

Very cool. Road trips are great, my next one will be long and slow. The last one was a whirlwind, dodging blizzards around the country.

The best part, as alluded to, was meeting all the online enthusiasts in person.

11-02-2009, 02:30 PM	#1
DIYEFI.org Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Around the USA in 90 days :-) Hi! I bought a 1990 Volvo 740 GL cali spec map sensor NA auto wagon in San Diego a couple of months back and have been driving it all the way across America :-) It had 198,000 miles on it when I got it, but is in perfect shape body wise minus a few small dents, NO rust and generally pretty good interior with a few small exceptions. It's now much the same, but has 11,000 more miles on it that I did over the last 9 weeks, predominantly highway miles. I'm now in South Florida and will be flying back to Auckland, New Zealand for the first time in 2.5 years in less than 2 weeks now. Overall I like the car very much, again, with a few small exceptions that wouldn't be unsolvable if I was keeping the vehicle longer term. I've done pikes peak, bonneville salt flats, deal's gap, mulholland drive, zion national park, yellowstone national park and numerous other cool places. In a couple of weeks I'll be leaving the car in Atlanta to be sold by a friend for me - a sad day that will mark my first car sale - I always just kept them before :-) There are a few interesting storie to tell about the Volvo, but I'll save that for another thread. In a day or two when I have a little more information Fred.

11-02-2009, 06:07 PM	#2
745 TurboGreasel Board Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Freedom CA	Leave us some pictures when you go. I hope you have had an epic adventure, my trip around the South Island was most excellent __________________ No remorse No regret War without end

11-02-2009, 09:50 PM	#4
thelostartof unbalanced chemical Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Apache Junction, AZ	I am a little lost, you said you bought a Volvo that is Cali Spec and has a Map sensor? That would mean it is Regina, I do not believe it as Cali spec cars should all be LH 2.4 and Federal Spec cars were Regina with the Map sensor __________________ Chip Feedback Thread / PM for Discount Chip Prices / Another DP/Exhaust Thread

11-02-2009, 11:26 PM	#6
linuxman51 10's Bitches! Catch ME Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: mont, AL	rex if it's map. good running vehicle when everything is working correctly. __________________ 1990 740 GL RAMMER JAMMER YELLA HAMMER GIVE EM HELL ALABAMA!! 10 Second volvo http://videos.streetfire.net/video/1...lvo_714020.htm Plug and play LH 2.4 Megasquirt

11-03-2009, 02:50 AM	#10
igor eating elephants Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Zealand	Are you coming back to NZ to live or visit? __________________

11-02-2009, 07:58 PM	#3
DIYEFI.org Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Yep, I've probably taken 5000+ pics. The journey has indeed been absolutely awesome! I've basically been doing an automotive tour of America - staying with car guys I know only from the internet through my rather fast little Mazda pickup truck :-) So many great people! :-)

11-02-2009, 09:58 PM	#5
DIYEFI.org Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	I'm ready to be educated :-) It was a cali car, Del Mar near San Diego, I think. It has a bendix fuel computer in it and a bosch abs computer (this confused us for a while when tinkering). I don't know what you mean by regina/lh/fed etc. Fred.

11-03-2009, 12:06 AM	#7
DIYEFI.org Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Yep, it runs sweet indeed. Tomorrow it will be running even better if things go well in Wellington overnight :-) Fred.

11-03-2009, 02:40 AM	#9
DIYEFI.org Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	I'm all about non-oem EFI Who said the Volvo was still running on Bendix? There are literally thousands of pics, just very few online yet Why would I kill time I could be taking more in posting others up for randoms As it happens one of my mates put up a few that I took that he copied. Here is one of the Volvo north of Phoenix in "cinders" : Make that two! : More to come, some time. Fred.

11-04-2009, 11:58 AM	#13
wagonfetish Board Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: NoCo San Diego, CA	That's awesome, I envy your trip. Someday I'll do the same, except keep the car when I'm done Lets see those pics! __________________ ~Steve -1990 745ti -1974 Opel Manta

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