Btw: A guy on Swedespeed runs his 850 without a p/s pump. He blocked the lines so no fluid escapes. No more blown seals from high pressure I guess, but parallel parking in a tight spot must be quite a challenge, I guess. Manually moving a hydraulic assembly without the benefit of pressure (lubricat...

I was able to remove a quarter panel window at a junkyard with spackle knife, duct tape, muscle, and determination. The job was strenuous and required extreme caution and patience. The job took me about 4 hours over two visits. I recommend finding and using a glass removal knife (thin blade with a 3...

When you get the new MAF, clean up your connections and hit them with a little dielectric grease, just a smidge, don't overdo it. This should eliminate the potential of corrosion in the future. Also repair the split loom if it's looking ratty, which it should be by this point.

I just got a real holiday treat. The previous owner of the T5M called me! Shortly after buying the car, I found his address and wrote him a letter saying that his well-loved car was in good hands and will get fully restored. I invited him to contact me so I could learn more about the car and his tim...

If you have to swap valves, make sure to lap them in, don't just drop them in.

. .. somebody else came here to the forum and said they have a 1998 v70 and they have a transponder so i started wondering if some cars could actually have one. Then i read that maybe only in the UK not in the US ... In the European market Volvo released things a year earlier. Their first V70 in th...

My '95 has both sips and passenger bag, (but no obd plug). Agreeing with Clemens on that one.

Vast has a power goals page that can give you an idea of what kind of power to expect https://vasttuning.com/sample-setups/ Honestly if you're going for 300whp I wouldn't bother with a standalone ECU, the M4.4 will do just fine. I'd go with green injectors (as long as you're using gasoline and not ...

Hi all! We all know, that one of most annoying things about VADIS is it's hard-coded (maybe not that hard-coded) expiration date. Yesterday I got a bit fed-up with it (because of how annoying it is to make VirtualBox to NOT keep correct clock on guest system), and decided to do a bit of spelunking i...

I've also heard changing the pressure plate can help the 850R clutch take more torque. Sachs 707 plate and Audi S2 plate get mentionned quite often, apparently can get the 850R clutch to 580Nm but flywheel needs to be modified https://www.vivaperformance.com/sachs-707-pressure-plate/ I can vouch for...