850, lots of boost + how to go even faster?

trophytaker308 · Post by **trophytaker308** » 21 Oct 2011, 19:41

can you make more boost to your factory turbo car without doing any modding?

Post by **JRL** » 21 Oct 2011, 20:12

That would be bOOst
and no.
You can adjust the wastegate (tighten the rod one turn) to have the boost come on a bit earlier and stronger, but you will not get a higher boost, it should just run a bit better

trophytaker308 · Post by **trophytaker308** » 21 Oct 2011, 22:17

i am new to this, is it ant the end of the turbo with that metal line runing to it?sorry i meant to say boost.

trophytaker308 · Post by **trophytaker308** » 21 Oct 2011, 22:47

my boost goes a little over half way over the white line and it will spin the tires at 30mph when i punch it,it comes on really fast,should i just leave it alone.

Post by **Juan62** » 22 Oct 2011, 05:38

If you like spinning at 30 mph, leave it. If you don't, turn it back one-full turn. Go to www.ipdusa.com or You-Tube by IPD and watch the video...this will help you become familiar with the wastegate and what direction to turn it.

Post by **JRL** » 22 Oct 2011, 07:08

He wants more power not less.
Leave it alone, it sounds as if you have everything set nominally.
It would help to mention which model car, year and engine you have

trophytaker308 · Post by **trophytaker308** » 22 Oct 2011, 08:49

i just bought this car,its the autom gold 1995 850 turbo,i will try to find out what motor i have,can you point me in the direction to look....this is my 2nd 95 850,1st one was a glt non-t.

trophytaker308 · Post by **trophytaker308** » 22 Oct 2011, 09:03

i seen on the hood of the motor and were it said base was this...b5234t.could that be it?

Post by **JRL** » 22 Oct 2011, 10:07

Yes
220 hp
A decent engine. Not a rocketship but a nice all around motor
Regardless...if you want more hp you will need to buy parts, either an ECU chip or a manual boost controller (which personally I don't care for but some do)
I suggest joining http://www.volvospeed.com as the 850/X70 hot rodders are for the most part troll over there. Some of them may be very helpful (if you ask the right way, if not, you may get some idiotic responses, bunch of children)!!!

Good luck.
You will get many ideas, but before you jump in and do/buy something, try to absorb all the posts and figure out who is making sense and who's not.
It depends on exactly how much more power you want and what you're willing to spend.
For about $500 (plus or minus) you can either chip your own ECU or find a used one and swap it, this takes 3 minutes
This is the simplest and the fastest way to get a SAFE, RELIABLE 30 or so extra hp.
You WILL notice the difference BIG TIME.

There are other things involved, how many miles are on this 850?
What's the condition of the turbo?
Is the car and engine at a full stage 0 (do a search)? You need to do this first
How is the breather (PCV) system? It needs to be fresh and clean and it costs some bucks to replace everything in it before you add HP which naturally adds some pressure and stress to everything
These are factors that come into consideration

Also, if you're "spinning tires at 30 MPH" you need to look at your tires.
Frankly in the dry, it should not do this

trophytaker308 · Post by **trophytaker308** » 22 Oct 2011, 13:22

when tax season comes in im replacing everything new pcv etc.im only going to have aroung 360 hp when im done, i dont want more hp cause i dont want to end up with bent rods.im going to have 3000 to play with.