1994 Volvo 850 Tune up/Performance

[northernlights]

I used a pair of Dynomax 17731 on an old truck of mine. They had a nice sound to them, and they didn't cost much. These have a 2 1/4" inlet and outlet.

Dynomax has a sound clip for a similar muffler (the 17733, 2 1/2" vs 2 1/4") on their web page that might be helpful.

http://www.dynomax.com/sounds-of-dynomax/?muffler=super-turbo-muffler

[DARK_BLU]

Save yourself some time and money.

The N/A Volvo isn't like other cars that benefit from Cold Air Intake, a chip, a turbo add or turbo engine swap. Unless you're a Volvo shop owner with a lot of disposable income and experience in repairing and modifying Volvos, a turbo engine swap would also involve ECU and wiring as well as other parts, and assuming you can even get it running at all, you'd have to address the weakness of the transmission. That transmission swap you're likely to want will be expensive, time consuming and may or may not work also. Get the car running. Replace warn out parts. And for the record, I've done extensive searches for T5R's and 850R's in my state and not found any for sale that didn't have something significant and expensive wrong with them, so "sell it and buy a turbo" may not be an option for you, depending on your situation and where you're located. If you're in California, you may find one. If not, it's doubtful.

FCP sells a Starla muffler, but that isn't going to be any louder than OEM and won't give you any horsepower. The Volvo 850 N/A ECU can't be tricked into giving you more horsepower with bolt on aftermarket parts. That only works with the T5R and 850R, as far as the 850 models are concerned. If you want serious horsepower for a Turbo model with a built motor, you'd have to go with stand alone engine management, and that isn't going to happen with a turbo engine swap, nor will it be cheap (and unless you've done stand alone engine management before, it's not something you'd want to attempt on your own, without the help of a competent professional tuner). Many of the folks here can tell you that they've heard of others attempt the turbo swap but threw in the towel once the price of the job goes too far north. Get the car running. Replace warn out parts. Get yourself some wheels and an aftermarket stereo. That's about as far as you'll get without having to win the lottery to achieve any performance goals with an N/A Volvo. I've got over 305,000 miles on my 96 Volvo 850. Maintenance, part replacement, and not driving the car as though it was "Fast and Furious". It isn't and unless you win the lottery, yours won't be, either.

[caz2773]

Not to burst your bubble it can be done i did it on my 96 na but i will tell u that in parts it will cost u more than an already turbo model. I did it and u can make it fast but u can buy the turbo model and make that faster. If u got money to spend then have at it, if your on a budget then sell the na and get a turbo car it easier to make it faster just make sure to get a 5 speed model no autotragic

[shaker_chi]

I have a 1994 5 speed 850 that is an absolute blast to drive. I think its more fun than my 98 S70 T5 M. I have a cold air intake and advanced the intake and exhaust cams 2 degrees. I have a lot more torque at the lower end of the RPM range. It does kill your city gas mileage, but my highway MPG is now around 34.