What To Do With My 1St S70?!?!
I just recently traded my 03 Grand Cherokee for a 99 S70 2.5 based. And I want to know if I could mod the base and what's good to start with (beside exhaust and intake) or just save for a t5 motor. Any...
View Article1991 Volvo 740 2.3L Turbo Upgrades?
Hi Guys, I am new to the forum here. My uncle has a 1991 740 T with a blown turbo. The turbo needs replacing, wondering what options are there that are bolt-on? I heard from a fellow over at...
View ArticleCentered Volvo Badge On 870 Wagon?
Does anyone have pictures of the oem volvo badge placed in the center under the rear window on an 870 wagon? I can't figure out if this would look good or not. I'm thinking I might put some spacing...
View ArticleWhiteblock Cam Discussion Thread
Hello everyone, As you may have seen I originally created a thread in the member announcements board to see if there was any interest in an ENEM cam group buy. I quickly realized I jumped the gun...
View ArticleGluck Sputter Conrod Bearings
Hey guys just seeing what would be best for conrod bearings as I will be putting in h-beams. I found these on rock auto and just want to confirm that these are the right 'Glyco sputters'...
View ArticleV70 T5 2001 Aut. Lost 10Hp With Bsr Stage 1
Hi guys I'm really confused about this, before the BSR stage 1 remap my car had 252.9bhp/341.2nm(251 lb-ft) and after I've lost 10hp 241.2bhp/342nm. All tests done on the same dyno The engine is newly...
View ArticleEcu To Bootloader
Does anyone have details on how exactly to get the ecu into bootloader mode ?
View ArticleAnyone Ever Successfully Installed A Deck And Keep The Dash Dolby Functional?
Just curious. Was also thinking what if I used the RCA outs (new deck) would do the trick to hook straight into speaker system (convert existing wiring to RCA)
View ArticleDamaged Valve Tubes In Cylinder Head
Attempted to change the valve seals on my t5-r today, and it went pretty bad. When i tried to grip on to the valve seal i thought that the inside of it would come along aswell, but as it turns out...
View ArticleVolvonor's Build Thread
Hi everyone. Almost ready to get started on my rebuild and I've read through a lot of the RN threads on the forum. The transmission is a M66EA31 pulled from an '05 V70 AWD with a D5244T (around 150k...
View ArticlePerformance Internals
as i am in need of a new engine i picked up a b5244t from a 01 v70 2.4t plans were to rebuild it and put forged rods but my boss at AE motorsports told me about a website he came accross and i was...
View ArticleHow Easy Is It To Install Lowering Springs On A 93 850?
Hey so I have a 93 850 glt and I wanna put lowering springs in but I'm not sure if it will be easy enough for me or not. The only thing I've really done with suspension is replacing shocks. So I've...
View ArticleMotronic 4.4 Tcv Solenoid Frequency
Hi, I am currently trying to decide which turbo to take and one of the few options I am considering are the EFR turbo chargers by Borg Warner. They come with their own TCV / solenoid. So far, so...
View ArticleWhat Muffler To Buy?
Hi guys! Got a -99 V70 T5 and I want to buy a muffler to replace that big bucket underneath. Got few questions I'd love to get answered so I don't buy the wrong muffler. 1. What size muffler to...
View ArticleGood Speakers For Doors In 850?
There are threads with suggestions for speakers from as long ago as 10 years, but I figure there are newer options, especially since some have been discontinued since then. I'm considering the...
View ArticleS60 R Engine Swap Into 98 S70
Well im starting to save up to swap my high mile smokey motor in my s70GLT. Iv been looking into the S60R engines(witch range anywhere from $1200+). Im going to stick with automatic for the time being...
View ArticleClutch Opinions - What Should I Get?
I am needing some opinions on clutches. Currently my car is at a shop waiting for me to supply them with all the parts I want installed. My current transmission pops out of second gear so I am going to...
View ArticleVolvo Engine Swaps
Whats up everyone, my name is Bobby Key, i am in the united states army, been deployed once and i am just now getting to love volvos. I am a mechanic and i love cars, but no experience with volvos of...
View ArticleGummi Nipel/studs
Since I am going to make homemade 3 " cai for my Volvo , I'm missing the rubber nipple , which IPD cai has . Where do I buy the rubber studs, maybe volvo ? I hope you can help me to find it so I can...
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