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September is MVS Moderator Month

Because I’m so organized, I forgot that AUGUST is traditionally MVS Moderator Month. So here we are at the end of August and it occurs to me that the gentlemen who keep this place running have been forgotten. Mea culpa, team.

So September will be MVSMM. See this MVS Volvo Forum post for more.

Age-Old Question: Convert N/A to Turbo?

“What would I need to convert my non-turbo Volvo 850 to a turbo?”

We see this often. It’s a good question, one that many normally-aspirated 850/V70/S70 owners ask here. It gets philosophical pretty quickly, but one thing is for certain: it’s not worth the costs and time involved to convert. It’s far easier and less expensive to sell your N/A and buy a Turbo.

But if you’re not going to do that, here’s what you can do to make your N/A as fast as you can for a reasonable amount of time and money.
Converting to turbo?

Which Brand Battery To Buy?

I am shopping for a new battery. Autozone Duralast Group 47 (or 48) battery is about $93.00! Is there a cheaper alternative? Duracell? Stock Volvo battery? Costco? Napa Gold International? Interstate? AGM? Everstart?

Your Battery Brand and Price

Step-by-step Tutorial Replacing Head Gasket: Volvo 5-cyl

An outstanding step-by-step tutorial on replacing the head gasket on a Volvo 5-cylinder engine.

Excellent head gasket replacement tutorial

Replacement/Upgrade Headlight Choices: E-code vs. DOT

There are currently FOUR different types of lights available.
1) E-Code (aka european) “jewel” lights
2) DOT (aka US Department of Transportation approved) “jewel” lights
3) E-Code “fluted” lights
4) DOT “fluted” lights.

Clear vs. OEM headlamp lens