IPD ecu update
Re: IPD ecu update
i put the ipd ecu update that i bought second hand. man, you can really feel the difference. i was wondering if i was going to be taken but there is a real big diffence in power. I bought it used for about 1/2 price. i dont think i would have bought one brand new as they are pretty expensive.
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ArchieBrown
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This kind of thing makes me happy. I'm looking at a BSR ECU remap to take my manual R to circa 300hp."You lost to a Volvo son! You lost to a VOLVO!"
Like you guys, we have some modded monsters over here that I can't get near, but waxing hot hatches and 5 year old V8s in my Volvo gives me wood. I even wear a hat when I drive to add to the effect.
250 hp is pretty good, but I cant wait for the ECU upgrade.
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erikv11
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- Year and Model: 850, V70, S60R, XC70
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If you are thinking about updating the ECU, check out the ARD tune. Better, cheaper, faster ...
http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic/146780-ard-tune/
http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic/146780-ard-tune/
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6
153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6
153kgone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
If you think that just a chip/modded EDU will get you anything more than 270hp, you are fooling yourself.
In fact, for reaching more than 270hp you will absolutely need a modified exhaust because the stock one is too restrictive and will lead to uncomfortably high temperatures and backpressure in your turbo.
Read up some things at wothrline.com , that guy has been with Volvo back when the 850/V70 startet running.
As far as I know the TME mod is based on a modification he did for his own T5-R, I have an ECU modified by him in my 94 T5.
Along with a thinner panel filter and a TME exhaust (which is 70% less restrictive than the standard exhaust) my car now has about 270hp, give or take a few. It doesn't run hot and can sustain this power for long runs on the Autobahn.
The ECU has not been chipped but re-programmed, the emergency modes have been adjusted so no functionality or safety margins have been lost.
Plus, it is reset-proof and doesn't raise an alarm when the car goes for a service. No CEL either.
I will need a cat replacement though, because atm that's the most restrictive part of the whole exhaust system.
But real 300 hp on the road is impossible with "just a chip". You'll need far more for that. Not that it isn't possible, there are 850 out there running more than 400hp as a daily driver, but tuning in those regions = money sponge
I don't mean to make any tuning look bad, I just experienced that not a single one that claimed to give you more than 270hp could live up to its claim, most didn't even come close with a modified exhaus system.
If you think that just a chip/modded EDU will get you anything more than 270hp, you are fooling yourself.
In fact, for reaching more than 270hp you will absolutely need a modified exhaust because the stock one is too restrictive and will lead to uncomfortably high temperatures and backpressure in your turbo.
Read up some things at wothrline.com , that guy has been with Volvo back when the 850/V70 startet running.
As far as I know the TME mod is based on a modification he did for his own T5-R, I have an ECU modified by him in my 94 T5.
Along with a thinner panel filter and a TME exhaust (which is 70% less restrictive than the standard exhaust) my car now has about 270hp, give or take a few. It doesn't run hot and can sustain this power for long runs on the Autobahn.
The ECU has not been chipped but re-programmed, the emergency modes have been adjusted so no functionality or safety margins have been lost.
Plus, it is reset-proof and doesn't raise an alarm when the car goes for a service. No CEL either.
I will need a cat replacement though, because atm that's the most restrictive part of the whole exhaust system.
But real 300 hp on the road is impossible with "just a chip". You'll need far more for that. Not that it isn't possible, there are 850 out there running more than 400hp as a daily driver, but tuning in those regions = money sponge
I don't mean to make any tuning look bad, I just experienced that not a single one that claimed to give you more than 270hp could live up to its claim, most didn't even come close with a modified exhaus system.
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