Post 706082 by tomtom on 2014-04-24 17:44:02
hi my name is tom from n ireland i just got 97 v70r awd few weeks ago i buy and sell vans for a living and saw the car over in norwich when picking up a van i had to have it i will post picks when i get it back from garage its black and totally standard car was we bit dissapointed in the power as the mechanic has d5 and its every bit as fast but i will give it good service as it was lying up for 5years fix the brakes then see what happens i was thinking of getting it remaped and putting k&n filter and taking of the cat and 1 of the back boxes off that should make some differnce any advice would be great on where to get parts for it also would up grading the injectors and turbo boost be good idea look forward to getting her on the road thanks tom
Post 706095 by martybelfastt5 on 2014-04-24 18:31:30
welcome to vpcuk tom quite a few questions lol a good place to start would be a stage 0 tune up/service then you can begin tuning ect when you know all fine.......being down on power sounds like lying up hasnt helped any lights on your dash? maybe worth having codes read and cleared ect where in ireland are you? the 70 section should hold lots of answers but a freindly bunch here who are only to happy to help!
Post 706106 by T5frankie on 2014-04-24 19:16:54
is it an auto? if so you have picked the slowest of all the r's lol
Post 706534 by tomtom on 2014-04-26 16:32:58
hi thanks lads for your replys i live in enniskillen co fermanagh just over the rep border where the g8 was heald last year and the car has 5 speed box we will see wat happens when she get well serviced i got all volvo parts and mobile oil for it just havenot got the time lately to get it done cheers tom
Post 706536 by Rudeyboy18 on 2014-04-26 16:46:52
I'm breaking my black v70r awd at the moment. I have a remapped ecu, blue injectors and nearly new Ramair induction kit for sale. I have all body parts avail. Most have been recently painted too. Let me know if you need anything.... Ps welcome. These guys will look after you on here. Great bunch
Post 707773 by RollingThunder on 2014-05-01 08:21:26
Welcome to VPCUK Tom :) I had a girlfriend from Enniskillen many... decades (!) ago. Still have fond memories of her and her accent!
Lets see some pics, can never have too many pics :D
Post 707815 by Wobbly Dave on 2014-05-01 11:08:00
I haven't heard of anything from Enniskillen since the 80s and the terrible poppy day bombing. Welcome to the site. On a brighter note the V70R is a nice car but the D5 will have more torque so unless you're going to remap it to level the playing field.