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BTW I think for every 100 lbs saved it's equivalent to about a 8-10 hp increase.. the unspring weight and light magnesium wheels really make a...
Mine is a Swiss model with different gearing...
Published that is....
Mine is fairly light, I can tell the difference in performance with an without a passenger. I removed the compressor, evaporator, spare, tool...
I've been meaning to weigh my 84 Euro.. may need to wait till spring. Just did my SUV with boat in tow and without... to get the net.
Could be the inner cam drive bearings I suppose. Mine have been replaced, outers I believe are unlubricated.
That's not the whine I'm referring to. That more likely the synchros and the rest of the transaxle. I was referring to what's heard at idle on...
I have heard this noise can be contributed to the oil cooler. A similar noise is heard from hydraulic equipment. My 84 Euro will whine until it...
Could always install a cooling fan on the oil cooler. They sell adjustable thermo switches to trigger the fan
I've never had a single issue with my QV. If you have the air bleed valve on the Radiator, be sure to purge air by cracking it after each heat...
So I've often wondered why more US cars especially the Gray Market Euro cars don't get exported back to Europe. I have a Swiss market QV and the...
I think another pressing issue is the failure of the outer cam "drive" bearings that are non-lubricated. These eventually fail, yet should give...
My Swiss 308QV is registered as an 84 but has build date of 83. Yet the import lable reads 04/12/84 48305 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You can also notice the quattrovalvole is not in the correct location, it's to low. I've noticed that a lot and can be another indication of a...
I have an 83 Euro if you need to make any comparisons. I like the color combo and the black grill is not that bad, it works with color, although...
This is a Popular Mechanics Artical not a Yahoo artical. It's the Nov magazine.. ****By Sam Smith | Popular Mechanics Fri, Oct 21, 2011 6:10...
This is the information on have on the gear ratios of the Swiss market QV 83 Swiss 308 GTS QV First 1:13:303 second 1:8.719 Thrid 1:6.274...
This is not a yahoo article it's a reprint of the Nov Popular Mechanics artical. That's actually my car in the the pictures. I meet the...
Also Look for a Euro Model if you can, They are lighter and in the purest form. Thin-clean bumpers, no saftey bars in the doors, no emissions...
Thanks, Its pretty cool getting my dream car in one of my Favorite Publications. I still remember day I took pictures for a HS photo class, of a...
