easy cheap way?

reinier claasen · Post by **reinier claasen** » 28 May 2009, 04:38

2001 V70 T5

Is there an easy and cheap way to up the pressure and by how much do you reccomend?

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 28 May 2009, 14:47

If you're talking about tires, just add air.

If you're talking about the turbo, you can go with a manual boost control, but you have to watch out without a proper tune or you can do some damage.

reinier claasen · Post by **reinier claasen** » 29 May 2009, 02:22

he he he.... Yes I meant the boost on the Turbo. You said something about a propper tune. Do I need to retune it after upping the pressure or what do you mean?

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 29 May 2009, 16:00

Tune means your computer really needs to either be software updated or a chip installed to take advantage of the higher boost... A manual boost control will up the boost but without the first, it is possible to detonate the engine...just a thought, but you probably can up things to about 15PSI without it doing that without a tune- You'll need an accurate boost gauge so you don't do any damage.

reinier claasen · Post by **reinier claasen** » 01 Jun 2009, 00:39

Ok thanks. What is the psi standard on the v70 t5?

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 01 Jun 2009, 19:59

11 PSI without a chip or software upgrade.

gigidy5 · Post by **gigidy5** » 24 Jun 2009, 03:52

Only 11?

I was thinking of about 12.5.
I thought that was the sweet spot for T5's.

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 24 Jun 2009, 07:44

It could be...was thinking of earlier model V70 T5's. Sorry, I don't have the numbers- maybe someone else does.

FCPEURO · Post by **FCPEURO** » 11 Aug 2009, 07:19

If you are running an IPD tune, which pushes the car to 14.5 PSI, can you up the boost more? And if you can, how much without causing an issue?