DIY: S60 R Downpipe on a Volvo S60 T5

Easy Power Upgrade for S60 T5 and 2.4T Models To put an S60 R downpipe on a FWD S60 2.4T or T5, mostly the changes you must do have to do with the brackets under the exhaust as AWD exhaust … Continue reading →

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1. Improving highway mpg S60 R 05, auto transmission
2. S60R Rear Diff. Oil Filling
3. Recomended MBC for Volvo 850 Turbo

Short Ram Intake

Another Quick n Easy DIY Volvo Performance Mod Home Made Short Ram Intake I did want to put on a performance air intake. The drop-in K&N filter that fits in the stock air box is a reasonable option, but I … Continue reading →

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1. Cold Air Intake Mod for 850, S70, V70, C70
2. Cold Air Intake (CAI) Tutorial
3. Performance Exhausts: All You Wanted To Know

850 N/a Throttle Body on a T-5 manifold for performance

Bigger Throttle Plate and Injectors for More Horsepower? Keep in mind that many of the N/A tricks do not apply as the turbo pressurizes the air and this offsets most intake restrictions. The main thing that occurs is that the … Continue reading →

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1. How To Clean Throttle Body
2. Throttle Body Cleaning Prices and How-To
3. Volvo 940 Throttle Body Service Tutorial

Tightening up the Turbo Waste Gate ?

Wastegate Settings – Numbers and Theory The idea here is to assure the wastegate valve remains closed until the wastegate experiences the preset pressure in the VADIS doc above. Anything higher than the Vadis pressure and the wastegate valve shoud … Continue reading →

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1. Lost PSI on Turbo Boost
2. ’97 850 Turbo De-Tuning
3. Boost for a Light Pressure Turbo

Performance & Troubleshooting: KISS Your Throttle

I remembered this tip from my days driving my grandfather’s-passed-down 1971 yellow/black, 2-dr Dodge Dart 318 V8 with “Rallye” wheels (somewhat rare). He bought it new off the lot here in Denver when the kid who ordered it custom couldn’t … Continue reading →

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1. 2004 XC90 – Frozen throttle valve?
2. How To Clean Throttle Body
3. Check your Cam Timing

V70XC not fast enough!!

Making an XC70 Faster For very little time and money you can do a Stage 0 and $25 Ram Air Intake. That would put you in a nice place maintenance-wise for any future upgrades like ECU chip (discussion on that … Continue reading →

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1. Does anyone have a BSR Stage 3 on a S60 2.4T?
2. 2002 V40 Crank Timing Mark – Where is it?
3. V70XC Hood Latch Adjustment

Cold Air Intake Mod for 850, S70, V70, C70

Pete’s Volvo 850 Airbox Mod “I found my fuel economy increased to 10.5l/100km around town. down from 12l/100km…” [Read more and discuss this mod in my Volvo Mods Forum] 1: Intake hose duct placement on front spoiler 2: hose attached … Continue reading →

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1. How to Fix Clogged PCV
2. V70GLT 2000 Starting issue – Cold or Hot
3. Transmission Fluid Flush Tip 4

Volvo ECU Chip Guide

Performance Chip Overview This information has been gathered in my quest to increase the horsepower of my 1994 Volvo 850, S70, V70 turbo wagon. I am not affiliated, nor do I know any persons working at any of the companies … Continue reading →

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1. Volvo 850 S70 And V70 Performance Chip Info
2. Recomended MBC for Volvo 850 Turbo
3. Companies That Make Volvo Radios

Front Mount Intercooler Modification

I was close to getting a treadstone intercooler and while they claim to support more power for the money, the precsision IC's have a much higher quality from what I've been told and are better engineered. Besides, I don't plan on making over 350 whp any time soon anyways so this will do well... and when I do an engine build, the wife's T5 will get my IC setup. Continue reading →

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1. Replace Right Front Motor Mount
2. S60 Poly Top Engine Mount
3. How to replace lower motor mount