My 01 XC toasted a piston a few months ago, with only 83k on the clock. So I figured I'd fix her up in style. I'm snagging a 2.5R motor off of ebay, I figure it's the strongest motor Volvo made so I wouldn't have to swap pistons or do any internal modifications. I'd really like to net about 300+ WHP, my only fear however is the destruction of my 5-speed=( Is it plausible to run this much power more/less on an auto? An m66 is out of my budget at the moment, so I'd like to keep my trans alive until it is. Another thing that I figure would come with this much power would be a fuel pump upgrade. What is the limit of the factory pump exactly? I don't want to buy anything I don't have to.
Here's some of the parts I have now.
-New 18T
-Boost controller
-OBX downpipe
-Blue Injectors(do I need bigger?)
-IPD coils
-K&N filter
-R aluminum turbo-intercooler pipe(mostly cosmetic lol)
IPD- R silicon couplers
Going to acquire:
-Timing belt & water pump
-PCV service kit
-ARD tune(I hear this guy will do the tune for manual for $250. Better than paying twice later on down the road=) )
-3" exhaust system
-Boost guage(what are some good ones?)
-ATF cooler
-Intercooler(what's the best factory fit FMIC?)
-What am I missing?????
I hope to start collecting these parts as I have Christmas break of in December to start working on this.
Thanks for the help guys=)