Boost Gauge Install DIY

How to Install a Boost Gauge This Volvo Forum topic covers installation of a boost gauge. Your model of Volvo might be different from the photos and description, but the concepts are there. Wiring, routing the vacuum tube, it’s all … Continue reading →

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1. Diagnose Low/No Boost on a Turbo Volvo
2. Boost for a Light Pressure Turbo
3. 2000 V40 Temp Gauge Erratic and Engine Surging

H&R, Eibach, IPD Sport Springs, Koni FSD… Which Combo?

While I was in the Military, I bought the car new (US Specs) from Sweden Factory and was delivered to me in Germany. If I’m not mistaken, H & R, Eibach, and Sachs originated from Germany, and those guys there … Continue reading →

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1. Springs and Struts – Time to buy… Koni, Bilstein, Eibach
2. Koni vs. Bilstein vs. Sachs
3. New Springs: Trailer it or Drive it to Alignment?

Restoring performance to a Modded 850 T5 R

Changed the wires, cap and rotor to good but used Volvo from a spare engine allready my better starting and drove much better. We then took the aftermarket boost controller apart and the little ball that are used as a … Continue reading →

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1. Lost PSI on Turbo Boost
2. Boost for a Light Pressure Turbo
3. Blow off valve on a 1998 V70R?

EGR and Throttle Body Cleaning

After my gas pedal got stuck to the floor, I found I was getting a “no flow” error from the EGR, and also that it needed cleaned out. I ordered the Gaskets, for my EGR and Throttle body, however, I … Continue reading →

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1. Throttle Body Cleaning Prices and How-To
2. 850 N/a Throttle Body on a T-5 manifold for performance
3. Volvo 940 Throttle Body Service Tutorial

S80 — Can Performance be Improved?

Performance Upgrade Path for a 1999 S80 T6 Short answer: there isn’t one. Long answer: there is, if you’re willing to spend lots of money to get there, and find a way around an inherently weak transmission. To be blunt, … Continue reading →

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1. S60 Weak Engine Performance
2. S80 Transmission Stuck in Performance Mode
3. Increase Performance: Chips

Springs and Struts – Time to buy… Koni, Bilstein, Eibach

I’m considering Eibach springs with either of the Koni struts or the Bilsteins TCs. I’m doing this because my current stuff is completely shot. I’ve bought EVERYTHING else that touches the struts and just need to pick struts and springs. … Continue reading →

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1. Koni vs. Bilstein vs. Sachs
2. Struts and Shocks Poll
3. $48 Monroe Struts Review & Opinion

Diagnose Low/No Boost on a Turbo Volvo

I started looking at my boost gauge when accelerting to see if was loosing boost and I deffinetly seem to be… Let OFF the gas pedal suddenly at 4000-5000 RPM and listen for a “fluttering” noise of sorts – if … Continue reading →

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1. Boost for a Light Pressure Turbo
2. Lost PSI on Turbo Boost
3. Recomended MBC for Volvo 850 Turbo

Do the IPD Chip? Exhaust?

This Volvo Forum topic started as a question about identifying a modified ECU by simply looking at it. Then it morphed into straight performance talk. Could I feel the difference between 236hp and 285hp? Indubitably… I also have their 3″ … Continue reading →

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1. Dual exhaust for 98 V70 AWD
2. Volvo V70 Straight Pipe Exhaust Mod
3. Volvo ECU Chip Guide

2.5 Turbo Back Exhaust: Drone & Tip Questions

Q: Where’s the best resonator placement to lessen exhaust drone? Q: Do tips affect sound at all of are the just for looks? Placement of resonator and drone? Related posts:Volvo V70 Straight Pipe Exhaust Mod S40 with White Smoke From … Continue reading →

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1. Volvo V70 Straight Pipe Exhaust Mod
2. S40 with White Smoke From Exhaust
3. Persistant Exhaust Manifold leaks

Upgrade 850 Turbo to 18t Turbocharger?

Can I get a 18t turbo with a speed tunning chip and maybe some bigger injectors and be ok? Sure. Don’t do the 18t until you get a tune and do some exhaust upgrades, though. The tune is the important … Continue reading →

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1. Does anyone have a BSR Stage 3 on a S60 2.4T?
2. Let’s Talk Turbochargers: New or Rebuild
3. ’97 850 Turbo De-Tuning

OBX Exhausts Good? Opinons Found Here.

“I had the OBX DP on my S60R and it worked very well. It is still on the car after a year and a half and there are no issues with it at all.” – Volvo forum user FCPGroton “I bought an … Continue reading →

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1. Performance Exhausts for Volvos
2. Performance Exhausts: All You Wanted To Know
3. Volvo V70 Straight Pipe Exhaust Mod

Blow off valve on a 1998 V70R?

How Blow Off Valves Work The blow off valve is opened on lifted throttle as the flow under pressure in intake system through intercooler and hoses is abruptly stopped and the pressure wave will effectively bounce off throtle and go … Continue reading →

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1. 1998 V70R Turbo vacuum line – How to get it off?
2. Tightening up the Turbo Waste Gate ?
3. How to Test and Repair your EVAP Valve

302mm Brake Upgrade DIY, Photos & Notes

Is the 302mm upgrade worth it? It only cost me $78 extra as I needed to do the rest of that stuff anyway. There’s an improvement in the way the car stops and I think it’s worth it – especially … Continue reading →

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1. Volvo 850 cermamic brakes or OEM?
2. How to Upgrade Switches to LED Bulbs
3. Volvo 940 Parking Brake Adjustment Tutorial

Cam Adjustment Documentation & Advice

The MVS Directory of Cam Adjustment This is the repository of everything we at MVS Forums know about setting, advancing and retarding timing on Volvo inline-5 engines for performance, and for standard factory settings after a timing belt change. This … Continue reading →

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1. Timing Mark Alignment and Adjustment
2. Volvo 850/S70/V70 Cam Adjustment Tool
3. Where are adjustment points for front alignment

Volvo V70 Straight Pipe Exhaust Mod

What a straight pipe exhaust modification looks like (plus the owner’s description of the sound and power increase). In addition to that, there are a few give-and-takes about general aftermarket exhaust noise and about aftermarket exhaust quality. Volvo V70 Straight Pipe Exhaust Mod Related … Continue reading →

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1. Performance Exhausts for Volvos
2. S40 with White Smoke From Exhaust
3. Persistant Exhaust Manifold leaks

How to Drive Gen 1 FWD Volvos Fast

MVS Forum Member ArchieBrown is taking his 1997 850 R manual on a long, fun twisty-road tour and need some advice on keeping it on the road. There is some anecdotal evidence about understeer and needing to keep the revs … Continue reading →

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1. Which Volvos Got No Clearcoat?
2. Making a non-turbo 850 Faster
3. Performance Exhausts for Volvos

IPD Sway Bars

My car has a fully sorted suspension system, and I found that the sway bars were overall the biggest improvement to handling that I made. I actually installed the stock sport bars first (my wagon had NO rear swaybar from … Continue reading →

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1. Volvo 940: new ball joints, sway bar, end links, bushings
2. Volvo V70 Front Strut Replacement Supplement
3. Rare: 850 Heated REAR Seats From the Factory?

DIY XC90 Brake Line Replacement

XC90 brake line replacement. A good, clear write-up with pictures. Worth it? In my case yes because the lines were rusted under the protecive cover in the front and getting dry rotted in the rear lines. Plus after 150k, any … Continue reading →

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1. S80 Front Brake Disk and Pad Replacement
2. Volvo XC90 Front Brake Job
3. Brake Shims Fix 850, S70, V70, XC70 Squealing & Noise

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

Fitting the Right Turbo to Your 850

I have a ’96 850 Turbo Wagon and I need to replace the TD04HL-15G turbo. So I found one and took it to my mechanic this morning. Turns out it’s not quite the right one. The mfg # from what … Continue reading →

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1. Making a non-turbo 850 Faster
2. Volvo 940 Non Turbo Transmission Question
3. ’97 850 Turbo De-Tuning