Just another newbie popping in to say hello. My daily driver/second car is a white '97 850 R - I am new to the Volvo world - as my #1 passion is 5.0 mustangs. Any information/advice about the Volvo is GREATLEY appreciated! I look forward to posting up and showing everyone my total ignorance to this car (so go easy on me when I ask a pretty dumb question)! hee hee

Have a great day!
//Michelle

 

Michelle:

Welcome.

Tehre are no such thing as dumb questions, only dumb answers (but you probably already knew that).

It appears that you are a "speed fan." I suppose that out on the wide open spaces of Texas driving at full speed ahead is a lot easier than in California! I love driving to Santa Fe, New Mexico and points East. Wide open roads and not a single Highway Patrol to spoil your day!

 

Welcome aboard. I just bought a White 97 850 R last weekend. I posted some pictures and there is also one in my signature. Any way, you can race the 5.0 Mustang against the R? I want to know which one is faster. I know my son has beat an older 5.0 with my 850 Turbo years ago. He now drives a BMW 325.

 

Welcome
Fellow Mustang fan here!!!
Do you have any pics of the stang???

 

My R is a twin to yours! Of course stock the cobra and the R came with same HP.. I should be saying that the cobra will spank the volvo.. but I have learned (somewhat) to curb the mouth running until I know for sure! Honestly I have driven the cobra daily for 8 yrs and I have only got on it hard two times. (I love her, and do not wanna mistreat her)
... SO that was my thinking until I got the R.. now she's going to get some new toys and she will definately beat the R by the end of this summer.

My (older and supposed more responsible) brother borred the R a few weeks ago and he told me he raced a Fox body and won.

Here's my cobra - pics of the Volvo are on my laptop. I will get off my lazy butt and photoshop a signature/banner of my cars.




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Nice car. I like that color.

I'm having brake problems on my R also. You said yours is making a loud noise. Is at slow speeds kind of like the sound of running over those rumble strips? That's what mine does, and it's very intermittent. I am going to put the shims on like Tech suggests. I will let you know if that fixes it.

 

I just talked to the service manager and he "swears" they replaced the shims each time along with the pads and rotors. I scheduled an appt for next week so hopefully the FOURTH time will be a charm. ($2K later) [:@]

Yeah it only makes the noise when the brakes get hot, like about after 30 mins of stop and go traffic.

 

That Cobra is so sweet I love the color!!!

 

Interestingly, if you purchased Volvo pads..............rears...............you will find that they were manufactured in Denmark. In addition to utilising a stainless shim, Volvo also had a plastic/fabric material "pad" glued to the backs of the pads. That was a further effort to quiet the chatter. I have found that usining Repco rear pads and coating the shims with synthetic caliper grease...........both sides and liberally, you will not get any noise. I found that using CRC Disc Brake Quiet on the front pads will make them noisless. I do not use Volvo pads.................they just do not have the quality of premium after market pads. At one time I used to use EBC Green Stuff pads but lately I changed to NAPA ceramic pads. Neither are good for a drivers school or competition but are great for street use!