2009 Volvo S40 T5

Post 820263 by Moonpiemagic on 2020-08-19 08:58:49

Hello, I thought I would start a project threat here on mine and update as it continues. Bought my car 4 years ago at 44k and its now on 149k which is amazing and it has been incredibly reliable! (touch wood) Car has had quite a bit of work done on it by various people and currently running 390bhp, it was running 414bhp but that was right at the limit of the current 550cc injectors. It is used as a daily as well as a track car, takes me to work and bashes around Castlecombe / Thuxton & yearly trips to the Nuremburgring. Also ran quite a few times at Santa pod to see how it does on the 1/4 through all the stages of modding (I like to see what the car actually does real life than a print out, times below) At Santpod when the car was completly standard, it ran 17.0. That was its best time. With standard remap, K&N intake filter, Performance Jetex Exhaust, it ran 14.5. Best on the day With standard remap, K&N intake filter, Performance Jetex Exhaust, smaller 17" alloys and B14 coilovers it ran 14.4. Best on the day With the bigger turbo and all the new mods, the car did a best time of 13.2. The funny thing is that most of the day I was actually running 14.5 times and worse as without a diff or slick tires it was just too difficult to get the power down without constant wheel spin down the 1/4. Hopefully when I get these one, I want to try and get into the 12's. I will put my mod list down below: - Weisco pistons and K1 rods & Engine block modded by BD Performance - Vibratech lower torque mount - Uprated fuel pump - 550cc injectors - Port polished lower manifold - AS Plenum - RS Customod vac line - BD foam induction cone with a 3" intake pipe - Turbo K16 stage 3 hybrid - Full 3" Custom exhaust system - Bilstein B14 coilovers - Hardrace rear anti roll - ST225 front brakes with vented slotted discs and green stuff pads - 4x PS4 tires on RS MK3 rep alloys 18" Remapped by PSL Performance. S40 T5 by Dom Hartland, on Flickr Got a list of parts that are waiting to go on now - Volvo Modded oil can with breather kit - Hardrace lower arms - Got a full polybush kit - 750cc injectors (Aiming for bigger power) Still on the list - Big brake kit (Still undecided which one to go for) - LSD (Still undecided which one to go for) All hopefully goes back in the next couple months to get those injectors on to push the power again. But hoping to have it all ready before another Ring trip next year!

Post 820266 by Zaney on 2020-08-19 22:32:18

Hi there, Sounds like a very impressive piece of machinery! I have a standard S40 T5, only had it about 3 weeks and I really like it. What was most unexpected and pleasing was the lack of turbo lag over about 3000rpm. Having had an old Integrale where there was so much lag you have to book up a couple of days in advance if you want to overtake something! So tell me, is such a heavily modified car still lag free or is there a trade off for the extra oomph. If that's a yes which mods made no difference and which ones changed the characteristics of the engine. Cheers.

Post 820267 by Moonpiemagic on 2020-08-20 07:40:08

Hey man, thank you very much! Yes this S40 T5 is my first petrol and I am really over the moon with it. The drivability is a lot easier and more comfortable standard than the previous high pressure turbo's, makes the car brilliant for more just motor way cruising and you dont need to keep changing down to get that power to pass. So end result of this is, no it isnt lag free. There is some lag low down defenitly but from around 2k the turbo really kicks in, were as previously with an initial map it was more gradual but came in at 1500rpm if I remember rightly. If yours is standard, it is defenitly worth getting a remap done to get more out of that engine. As for which mods made no difference, that is a hard one to answer as a lot of the mods are for protection and cooling, things like the intercooler (This is a Bell intercooler, the largest one you can fit in these S40's before having to cut any bumpers) For me the biggest mod that really transformed the car. - The Bilstein B14 coilovers, mated with some wider 235/40 PS4 tires made this car just so much fun on track an was absolute night an day for the handling and body control of this car. I could really push some of the more powerful cars out the way with being faster in the corners but still having the power to slingshot me out the corners. - Stage 1 remap. I previously came from an identical S40 in black but a 2.0D. When I got in the my T5 standard I was laughing so much, loved the power ... the firmer feel, everything about it. After I got a stage 1 map, I just could not stop laughing and this car just constantly makes me chuckle, got a video of just taking him for a spin to the shops - [video=youtube;kMxIn5yRsLQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxIn5yRsLQ[/video] - The only other mod which made a massive change was the K16 turbo, I cannot explain it but it just throws me back in my seat when the turbo kicks in. The most disappointing mod were the brake upgrade from the 300mm kit to the Focus ST225 320mm. I read online quite a few people doing them with revolutionary benefits after which for me was the biggest disappointment and waste of money. I went from a fresh set on a 300m kit to a fresh set on 320mm (incuding brake fluid change) and there was really no difference at all, on track or road. On track they probably for me gave up even quicker and just got tonnes of fade ... So I wouldnt bother with that and go right to a big brake kit. Im currently looking to see if a Focus RS MK3 kit will fit our P1 T5's

Post 820268 by Zaney on 2020-08-20 11:19:10

Thanks for all that info. Now here's a coincidence...my previous car was also a Black S40 2.0D..and ..er..yes the T5 has the same chuckling effect on me whenever I drive it. I can feel a phone call to PSL performance coming on.... Thanks again for all the information, good to know what works and what doesn't. It's sometimes difficult to see the wood from the trees when you read some of the pub bragging forum talk. Cheers.

Post 821053 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-02-25 08:45:32

Car has had a bit more work since the last post [ATTACH=CONFIG]32982[/ATTACH] Decided to go and fully polybush the car as the car was still on its oem bushes which were close to the end of their life. After getting this done I was suprised how the car was still quite comfortable to drive around, but more rougher country roads have become quite a lot more bumpy ... but I cant wait to see how it holds and feels on the track now. Decided to try and upgrade to 1000cc injectors which became a bit of a nightmare. First off the fuel pump was on the way out so had to swap in and went for a DW340lph which went into the current pump housing absolutly fine. Then after that issue the coolant pipe split by the gearbox on mapping, so decided to uprate those with some nice thicker silicone pipes. After all that we then tried mapping the 1000cc injectors and the guys at PSL were struggling to get this right so decided to pull the plug on this as they needed more info which I couldnt get as the injectors are second hand. What I found out is that all Bosh injectors bigger than 440cc are modified 440cc by those selling it? and PSL needed the spec of those injectors, long story short I just decided to pull the plug for now. So with that above I think I have decided to halt the hunt for anymore power as in all honesty, its really just going to ruin the car. So I have decided to tackle the handling side to get it ready for the track, still on the hunt for some good reliable big brakes. Have a reconditioned gearbox with LSD waiting to go on the car this week which should hopefully help hold the power down more now. [ATTACH=CONFIG]32983[/ATTACH]

Post 821055 by Dangerous Dave on 2021-02-25 19:57:28

Looking good there buddy. Some nice mods happening, shame that the 1000cc didn't work, were they Bosch injectors?

Post 821057 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-02-26 07:52:50

[QUOTE=Dangerous Dave;821055]Looking good there buddy. Some nice mods happening, shame that the 1000cc didn't work, were they Bosch injectors?[/QUOTE] Thank you! No they wernt bosch injectors, but they did come of a Focus RS MK2 already running big power so thought it would of been easy to just stick them on mine and get it mapped in. The mapper said he just needed some more info / specs of those modded injectors from the company who made those which I couldnt provide so he couldnt complete it (He also mentioned he hadnt mapped anything bigger than 750cc). He found a guy at Wayside performance who is selling these 1000cc bosch injectors which can provide the info, but I think I just want to pull the plug on power as the car is too fast for me already on track.

Post 821103 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-03-07 18:54:46

Doom and gloom post ... the hurdles of modding. Gearbox with LSD went on the car fine but on change they noticed a hairline crack in the turbo manifold. This slight loss of power I thought was a possible TCV on the way out, turns out it was an even worse issue, so mega sad news. When I started this quest I pretty much purchased all the parts from Nosh's car sold by Sam and Tim to try and build the same machine in Nosh's name but sadly every single part they sold me, has failed, everything from the pump, to larger port polished head to no his K16 Stage 3 hybrid turbo. So after ringing around it looks like you cannot source any K16 manifolds so a new turbo will need to be purchased. Been looking at doing the even bigger turbo upgrade but I feel like neither me or the car need that power, so it will looks like I need to grab another K16 and see what can be done to use the hybrid internals on the current K16 and pop them on the new one if I buy a standard K16. Tough time really, was just about to turn the boost up finally, since installing that turbo it has only been running at low boost to cater for various issues that have happened along the way and im suprised this has happened. Anyway onwards and upwards, going to be getting a new K16 on the car and hopefully have a long awaited ground 0 with the car finally running 100%

Post 821154 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-03-24 07:43:56

Car is out the garage now, more learning on the car. Sent the car off to the turbo specialist to swap over the manifolds from a standard K16 I bought to pop on the K16 hybrid. Turns out while the internals on the hybrid are larger, the manifold itself is also larger than the standard K16. So the standard K16 is on the car now, feels down on power compared to the hybrid already but it still needs to get mapped in, so should be going back to the PSL garage to finish mapping the car in the next couple weeks. So now I have a K16 hybrid that is essentially a big paper weight, so I have someone taking a look at it to find out the damage to repair the turbo and maybe try and get that back on the car at a later date with some bigger injectors. Been playing around with the LSD on the car now, not really sure how these are meant to help? but im still getting a lot of wheel spin. Will be good to try book a track day soon and really see how well it performs. On the hunt for some larger brakes now as well but dont really know where to look yet.

Post 821155 by MoleT-5R on 2021-03-24 12:45:26

Good to hear an update and that your still plodding on with your project, just sad that tuning can be a right ball breaker sometimes.....:doh:

Post 821204 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-04-03 07:28:34

The other day I walked towards the car and noticed a lot of oil on the ground ... defenitly not a good sign. Put the car up on stands to start having a look and see where its coming from. After stripping it back a bit I could see that the pipe that runs from the plenum to the turbo had completly split in half, I doubt this would be the culprit of all the oil? no idea but maybe the pressure in the turbo was unbalanced? I can defenitly see the oil leak has come from the turbo so atleast thats a good thing and narrowed down that issue. Still waiting on some tougher silicon pipes to replace that with, then check if that solves the problem. Changing the TCV while im there as well and rellocating it somewhere better as I saw it just dangling there. Up again by Dom Hartland, on Flickr

Post 821258 by kmb on 2021-04-13 20:33:12

Hope the new pipes sort the leak, sounds like a relief that it was the pipe split and not something worse!

Post 821270 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-04-22 10:51:42

[QUOTE=kmb;821258]Hope the new pipes sort the leak, sounds like a relief that it was the pipe split and not something worse![/QUOTE] Yeh bit of an odd one really, the new pipe sorted out the leak. The pipe from the plenum to the turbo was just air to the turbo? so not sure why when that split the turbo decided to kick all the oil out at the same time? odd really. Anyway the K16 hybrid is still at the garage getting repaired, they fixed one of the cracks and did a smoke test and found another one so still trying to get that solved. Had an issue the other week where I took the car to the shops and on getting in to drive back the car just died on me, just didnt want to start at all. Doing all the usually checks I couldnt find anything wrong, luckily the RAC turned up and went to read some codes and 100% sure the issue was an ECU (I completly forgot I had breakdown cover). Luckily I already had an ECU waiting for this day to happen so it was carted off to PSL who had me ECU to fit the new one and clone onto the new ECU. After that was done, car start up right away *perfect* Only thing was it was running on an old map so turbo had to get dialed down again. So car is just sitting around waiting on the K16 hybrid to be fixed and to return to PSL for some final mapping.

Post 821277 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-04-28 09:05:50

So car is still sitting around with the standard K16 waiting on the K16 hybrid to be repaired. Been a few issues with trying to weld the manifold. Because it gets so hot, fixing one crack potential results in creating more so we shall see if it gets done this week. If id does it will be bolted on, if not, I will push on with the standard K16 and get that mapped up ready for track. I had some 20mm spacers sitting in the garage so decided to fit them to the rear of the car and see how they did. There has always been a bit more of a gap on the rear than the front which I have found odd, but been told its to aid traction / control for the front. Anyway I fitted the rear spacers on and the wheels came right out and not line up with the body panel, if not they come out a touch bit too far. So the only problem with this, is under hard cornering there is obviously some scraping on the wheel arch. Decided that these arent worth doing and just going to remove them from the car, the rear camber seems to be a bit different as well with the spacers on and even the arch gap seems to of got bigger which is even more odd. Anyway, trail and test and not something for me, so they are coming out. Without the spacers the rear sits perfectly with a touch of lean from the rear tires which I think has helps me for grip on track (Thinking of that, might have to get some rear adjustable camber arms) 20mm rear spacers by Dom Hartland, on Flickr 20mm rear spacers by Dom Hartland, on Flickr Rear Arch Gap 20mm rear spacers by Dom Hartland, on Flickr 20mm rear spacers by Dom Hartland, on Flickr

Post 821321 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-05-10 10:05:53

So the car is all done now, the turbo specialist couldnt fix the crack on the k16 hybrid so decided to call it off now and get the standard K16 mapped on the car. Before any mapping starting the car was running 380bhp, finished off with a healthy strong 405bhp. There was a bit of an oil leak again at the start of the day which is odd, but after cleaning up the underneath, it didnt come back again. Will probably look to replace the RS oil cooler and the pipes to see if that does the job. Anyway thats it for now! K16 on and running and will probably leave the car for a while and just enjoy it. Next on the cars will be stuff more slanted towards handling which probably should of been a priority but there we go. - Big brake kit - Bucket seats The hybrid 16 (Which was Noshs) is gone though, am going to be sending that to AET turbo's who build it and I think that will return back on the car for more. But for this upgrade I am leaning more towards larger injectors now and a stand alone ECU management system. Psl mapping day by Dom Hartland, on Flickr

Post 821351 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-05-14 09:58:11

So I guess I cant stay away from modding this thing really. Next steps are working on the cooling to keep it running well on track With the current setup the intercooler is hitting temps of 47c at high rpm when ideally I need it down to 30c max. Need to see if I can find a proper radiator for this as well, I hear some people say that the focus ST / RS performance radiators might fit and others that say they done (Dont know a single P1 with unupgraded radiator) so might have to take a step into the unknown and just get one to make it fit. Currently looking at a full focus Airtec kit for larger stage intercooler (Might need some bumper cutting) along with big boost pipes to get rid of all that old worn OEM piping. Looking to stick the RS Intake pipe on so just need to get an ST MAF extension to route the cone further away from the engine. Also looking at the Airtec ST oil cooler, to see if those will fit. One thing I need to find out is where the oil cooler will be mounted and how to mount it. I can see mention of some rubber when mounting to ensure as little vibration gets to the oil cooler as possible. PSL have asked if we can stick on the standard MAF back on the car and not the RS MAF as it seems to read a bit funny. They recon the OEM MAF will still be up to the job running that K16. Some other things im looking into is how to install race seats, I know there might be some sensors I might need to deal with doing this? and also have a cut off switch for the sensor under the drivers chair to turn off tranction control.

Post 821371 by Morgan Harris on 2021-05-18 05:53:17

I like how your wheels complemented the color of this car. It looks really clean and well-maintained.

Post 821418 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-06-01 09:21:51

Took the car to his first track day this year at Goodwood. Absolutly brilliant track, probably a bit to fast for me as it was a touch terrifying in some areas. Car did brilliantly well, the new LSD was incredible .... still struggling for grip out the corners so didnt completly cure that. The only downfall of the car on the track was really the tracktion control, its plain frustrating and gets in the way. Have to drive the car hard till it temporarily disables itself and even then it is still partially there, will need to find a way to get rid of this as soon as possible. But appart from that, car handled very well. a video clip below of the day. [video=youtube;xmPglHKXB8Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmPglHKXB8Q"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmPglHKXB8Q[/video] Brakes defenitly need improving, so I have some Ksports on the way this week.

Post 821421 by Morgan Harris on 2021-06-02 00:34:17

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;821418]Took the car to his first track day this year at Goodwood. Absolutly brilliant track, probably a bit to fast for me as it was a touch terrifying in some areas. Car did brilliantly well, the new LSD was incredible .... still struggling for grip out the corners so didnt completly cure that. The only downfall of the car on the track was really the tracktion control, its plain frustrating and gets in the way. Have to drive the car hard till it temporarily disables itself and even then it is still partially there, will need to find a way to get rid of this as soon as possible. But appart from that, car handled very well. a video clip below of the day. [video=youtube;xmPglHKXB8Q]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmPglHKXB8Q"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmPglHKXB8Q[/video] Brakes defenitly need improving, so I have some Ksports on the way this week.[/QUOTE] It seems like you had so much fun with your first track. Keep us posted on the next one.

Post 821435 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-06-07 13:03:25

Before that Goodwood track day I popped on a fresh set of tarox brake pads which did much better than those horrible green stuff's that were on previously. No fade during the track and no wobble at all! Looking at youtube made the pad change look incredibly easy, where as I got myself into quite a pickle really. But my first brake pads change done! Anyway even though those Tarox pads were brilliant, the brakes just arent big enough for the power the car is running. So have a set of Ksport 8pot breaks waiting to go on, need to start researching how to do this myself really but if anyone has any comments, suggestions, please let me know! I also have a Airtec Stage 4 intercooler and pipes waiting to go on as well to replace the current bell intercooler and old worn oem pipes. Pretty sure this should be a very easy swap job *touch wood* Car is back at the turbo garage as it has it still has an oil leak after the turbo swap, which is quite frustrating. By the looks of it, maybe a missing gasket? or something like that, as quite a lot of oil has been dropped. Once that is done, am getting the other K16 hybrid back from them and sending that off to AET to get repaired properly. Will probably be getting that turbo back on the car hopefully this year along with some bigger injectors. The standard K16 is brilliant with a tonne of power, but the hybrid just gives it a lot more top end where the standard K16 just sort of goes flat. [ATTACH=CONFIG]33078[/ATTACH]

Post 821584 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-07-26 08:54:46

Hi guys, car is in th garage getting more bits done but opening up a question to anyone with track experience or experience with setting up a track car? I have no idea on this but general what is best for handling when setting up a car for a track for grip? im looking at adjustable camber arms and want to be able to set the car up just for track but have no idea where to start really. The rear of the car lets loose quite easily, but I think that might be more me with letting off the accelerator, but the rear antiroll is set to the firmest setting which maybe I should reduce? What tires should I be running for track days as well, im currently on PS4's but looking to get a set of wheels just for track. Open to any recommendations etc as well. Thanks

Post 821609 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-08-09 08:33:30

8 Pot Ksports are now finally on the car, they should defenitly help with being able to stop it now. 20210806_155326 by Dom Hartland, on Flickr 20210806_155306 by Dom Hartland, on Flickr 20210806_155318 by Dom Hartland, on Flickr

Post 821642 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-08-26 08:09:54

Right so had the hybrid has been refurbished by AET up north which is getting fitted on the car at the moment. Car will then get mapped after thats on, so it will be good to see what its really running. [ATTACH=CONFIG]33119[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]33119[/ATTACH] So turns out the Airtec stage 4 kit (Intercooler and boost pipe) doesnt fit the car, and also struggling with space to fit the external setrab oil cooler. cannot find a place at the front for it really, so going to need to rethink where this is going to go, as I do want it on the car. The current bell intercooler is the biggest off the shelf unit you can buy for these cars, which is still quite small for the power its running. Going to have to start looking at water meth I think. Also just having a new TCV popped on at he current one was failing.

Post 821643 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-08-27 08:19:30

Right so turbo went on and got a question for anyone that might be able to help as I have run into a few problems. On the standard K16 the car was running fine on 405bhp, as soon as the K16 hybrid went on the power output was 320bhp The mapper said the wastegate pressure wont increase about 30%, it just flats out. Couple other guys, helping me with the build mentioned: Crack in the manifold where the wastegate flap sits as a crack around it wouldnt let it build boost.. also be worth checking the wastegate is setup properly as it maybe too loose to hold and boost.. sure psl would know what preload it needs.. just wants a vac pump to set it up. Just wondering if anyone else has experience or knows anything on the above. Boost solenoid has been changed as well, this didnt fix the issue.

Post 821644 by MoleT-5R on 2021-08-27 09:50:05

That's a big drop in power for what should be an upgrade that should develope more power, does sound like the wastegate isn't shut properly, as you said It is probably best to check it and set it up with a vac pump, rule of thumb is the hole in the actuator rod should sit half way across the wastegate peg so the actuator needs to be compressed to slip the rod onto the peg, then you can check it with a vac pump. Also you can then add a half turn or more if required to the rod to get exactly the target pressure you require. Hope that helps and good luck.

Post 821646 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-09-01 08:10:29

right so .... mostly bad news and maybe some good news? I have no idea really. Managed to find the leak from the turbo with a smoke test and seal that, but there were still some major issues. The turbo is just spitting out oil really, just putting it down to a poor refurb job by AET. So anyway the K16 hybrid has been pulled from the car and the standard K16 has been popped back on again. I think this is the end of the road for power wise, maybe in the future I might try another route ... be thats it for now really. Anyway swapping the oem boost solenoid with an electrical one as well which should be nice. Car should be done this week finally ready to visit the tracks again.

Post 821658 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-09-15 09:45:41

As projects go they always need work. Anyway the car map was finished on the standard K16 and ran a healthy 407bhp, the turbo still has room but the heat in the engine bay is a massive problem. So the only route is water meth as I currently have the biggest intercooler you can fit off the shelf before having to go custom. Also now correcting the airflow from the intake to the turbo as there is a size difference from the intake cone to the maf, and then a different size from the maf to the intake pipe which will be reducing air intake. Also found that my custom exhaust from flux fabrications that I have had about 1 year and a half now or nearly 2 of not much use has completly split the center box. Pretty unimpressed by it really, looked good but defenitly did not last long at all. Driveshafts at the moment look a bit worn, but they are still the oem driveshafts on the car and the mileage is 157k now which is pretty good. getting some bonnett vents on there to let some hot air escape as well as replacing the fogs with some piping to channel air flow to where it needs to go. So still a bit of a list to get on with at the moment.

Post 821667 by MoleT-5R on 2021-09-17 20:16:25

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;821658]As projects go they always need work. Anyway the car map was finished on the standard K16 and ran a healthy 407bhp, the turbo still has room but the heat in the engine bay is a massive problem. So the only route is water meth as I currently have the biggest intercooler you can fit off the shelf before having to go custom. Also now correcting the airflow from the intake to the turbo as there is a size difference from the intake cone to the maf, and then a different size from the maf to the intake pipe which will be reducing air intake. Also found that my custom exhaust from flux fabrications that I have had about 1 year and a half now or nearly 2 of not much use has completly split the center box. Pretty unimpressed by it really, looked good but defenitly did not last long at all. Driveshafts at the moment look a bit worn, but they are still the oem driveshafts on the car and the mileage is 157k now which is pretty good. getting some bonnett vents on there to let some hot air escape as well as replacing the fogs with some piping to channel air flow to where it needs to go. So still a bit of a list to get on with at the moment.[/QUOTE] Usual ups and downs of car tuning, make a few improvements and then find the next weak point or hiccup, I used an AEM water/meth kit and never looked back sorted a load of issues in one go....well chuffed with it.

Post 821734 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-10-27 14:21:51

Gave the car a bit of a shake down with a run up to Santapod for a day on the 1/4 mile to see if I can better my time. Car ran faultless so smooth all day, was brilliant. And did it all on a single tank of fuel! around 260 miles there and back and a day on the 1/4 and didnt fillup till I got back home (wasnt even on reserve) defenitly wasnt pottering around going there or coming back. So previous PB was 13.6 with most of the day struggling to get any traction and getting more times in the 14's With the addition of a smoother map and and an LSD, my new PB was 13.3 a bit of improvement and more consistant times than the last visit, but the tires are defenitly letting me down (They are 3 - 4 month old PS4's) So I think next year im going to ditch the PS4's and change to some semi slicks. Grabbed a second set of Midir alloys (Again) and fitting some winter boots on those for winter driving. Couple of other things coming up that will need doing, the oil cooler pipes are looking a bit worn. Ordered some airtec replacement silicon ones, link below if anyone else is looking for a replacement: https://www.airtecmotorsport.com/pro...y-coolant-kit/ Also going to replace the driveshafts soon before they fail. I am still on the original driveshafts for the car on 160k now. Car has been doing tonnes of hard work, they should of gone years ago.

Post 821738 by MoleT-5R on 2021-10-30 10:12:46

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;821734]Gave the car a bit of a shake down with a run up to Santapod for a day on the 1/4 mile to see if I can better my time. Car ran faultless so smooth all day, was brilliant. And did it all on a single tank of fuel! around 260 miles there and back and a day on the 1/4 and didnt fillup till I got back home (wasnt even on reserve) defenitly wasnt pottering around going there or coming back. So previous PB was 13.6 with most of the day struggling to get any traction and getting more times in the 14's With the addition of a smoother map and and an LSD, my new PB was 13.3 a bit of improvement and more consistant times than the last visit, but the tires are defenitly letting me down (They are 3 - 4 month old PS4's) So I think next year im going to ditch the PS4's and change to some semi slicks. Grabbed a second set of Midir alloys (Again) and fitting some winter boots on those for winter driving. Couple of other things coming up that will need doing, the oil cooler pipes are looking a bit worn. Ordered some airtec replacement silicon ones, link below if anyone else is looking for a replacement: https://www.airtecmotorsport.com/pro...y-coolant-kit/ Also going to replace the driveshafts soon before they fail. I am still on the original driveshafts for the car on 160k now. Car has been doing tonnes of hard work, they should of gone years ago.[/QUOTE] 13.3 is a good time, my PB is 13.4 and ran consistant 13.6's and as you mentioned tyre's are the key, I was on full slicks for a lot of the 13.6's but I did feel these were too hard and difficult to get some good heat into before a run, I would like to try R888's again next time.

Post 821741 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-10-31 08:01:19

[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;821738]13.3 is a good time, my PB is 13.4 and ran consistant 13.6's and as you mentioned tyre's are the key, I was on full slicks for a lot of the 13.6's but I did feel these were too hard and difficult to get some good heat into before a run, I would like to try R888's again next time.[/QUOTE] Yeh was mega happy with that time, did it on the 2nd run of the day and then managed it again towards the end of the day. But then spent the rest of the day in high 13s and in the 14s. Nice, 13.4 is really good! what tires were you running? and do you do that burnout at the start? I dont really understand this part, and not sure how long I should be there doing it for. was thinking along the similar lines there and getting some R888's on for next year. They should defenitly do the job there and on track im hoping. Will start gutting the car out as well this winter.

Post 821745 by MoleT-5R on 2021-10-31 11:12:47

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;821741]Yeh was mega happy with that time, did it on the 2nd run of the day and then managed it again towards the end of the day. But then spent the rest of the day in high 13s and in the 14s. Nice, 13.4 is really good! what tires were you running? and do you do that burnout at the start? I dont really understand this part, and not sure how long I should be there doing it for. was thinking along the similar lines there and getting some R888's on for next year. They should defenitly do the job there and on track im hoping. Will start gutting the car out as well this winter.[/QUOTE] Set my 13.4 on old worn out r888's with a good burnout, I have since changed to bigger maf and injectors but need to get some road time to get some data on how this is working. P.S. if your going to do a burnout at the start of your run, drop the tyre pressures to compensate for it .

Post 821768 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-11-25 09:00:06

Not much change at the moment, recently got the standard winter wheels back on with some winter tires. [ATTACH=CONFIG]33144[/ATTACH] Car just passed its MOT so all good for another year, but the mapper at the garage found a new setting on the ME9 ECU on a Focus ST225 which shares the same ECU as mine. They recon they would like another try at mapping the K16 Hybrid again on the car to see if we can control the boost. I havent sold the turbo yet, so thinking of revisiting this, but will need to get some water meth in as the car with the current power is already running very hot. Have also started returning the car back to a nice clean oem look again after all the mods. So it has a new front bumper and will be spraying all the calipers back to an oem silver colour. Next thing this winter will be to strip the rear of the car and get some bucket seats. I have seen some roll cages as well and spotted some lower cost adjustable roll cages, are these worth looking into? or just not bother with these?

Post 821833 by Moonpiemagic on 2021-12-23 16:14:36

Popped on the V50 front bumper now to replace the worn out old S40 one that had quite a few cracks in it. The hunt for more power has 100% stopped for now. Sold the K16 hybrid which was sad to let that go, have also sold the black alloys, seems that the car has destroyed a front set of PS4s which I bought 3 months ago brand new. But looking to replace and going towards semi slicks, Im really not sure what semi slicks are good for track but still road legal? but leaning towards R888's? If some can last a bit longer, I might lean towards a longer lasting tire. Also struggling to find out what kind of mounts I need if I wanted to pop in some bucket seats. Im also looking for some roll cage advise if anyone can help? I have had people telling me half cages are pointless and to just get a bar if I want a harness, but if I do want a roll cage I need to go straight for a full roll cage. I feel like a full roll cage is more on the extreme side, for an every now and then track day car? but I guess I will need something secure for the harness belts to hold me in.

Post 821876 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-01-17 08:43:56

Bit of an update. prepped the car up to drive up toward the Volvo charity gathering RAF Cosford with VOCNW, was going to be about a 4 hour drive up. Gave the car a check the day before and a nice cleanup. The next day I pottered along the motorway and after about 40mins I got an oil level alert sign pop up on the dash which was alarming, so I pulled over and to my amazement, it was now way bellow the min level which really confused me (Coolant reservoir was very low as well). Everything else seemed ok in the engine bay but luckily I always bring a can of oil, so managed to top up. I continued driving to a service station which was another 30mins away where I could then pull in an asses a bit more with some light. I pulled in and checked the oil level which seemed fine as it had not dropped, but I then looked at the coolant level which the reservoir had pretty much emptied itself out?! I topped the coolant level back up and then trundled along again for another 40 mins where I pulled into another service station to fill up with fuel. - Oil level was still ok here which was good - Coolant in the reservior had pretty much emptied again so I filled up the coolant again and drove for another 20mins to a friends house on the way and ended my drive up north to check this car out. After the drive, again the coolant level had dropped a bit so I topped it up again to the max line. After numerous checks and cups of tea, I decided to make the 2 hour drive home as the car seemed okish to head back as the oil level atleast held. After a 2 hour drive back, the coolant level didnt drop, I havent checked the oil level yet but the oil level alert didnt appear so im pretty sure thats fine as that oil level alert on the car is quite reliable. So sorry for all the rambling, but that brings me to today now where im a bit unsure what has happened to the car now or what to do or where to start with it. If anyone has any ideas im all ears. I dont know if the car doesnt like sitting around or the cold as it was 1c when I left and about 8c when I came home. A bit worried about the head gasket as I noticed a small amount of white stuff in the oil cap when I checked, but have been told that this is a normal thing to happen when running a breather kit.

Post 821955 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-03-18 08:01:48

Been a while since the last update, car hasnt been used much but need to get it prepaired for this years track days as it has been a bit unloved at the moment with house priorities. Took it out for a spin and unfortunetly came into some real brake issues, the front ksports seemed to be stuck on rubbing against the disc which was not great. The pads then came loose after a moment, but then came back on again and stayed there but I managed to crawl the car back home. So I will be doing a complete brake refresh on these for this year. Parts being sorced here: https://www.focusrsparts.co.uk/ford/...t/cat_237.html Disc's seem quite expensive, so im going to see how much life they actually have on them and see if I can get away with re skimming them for now. Pads wise, im not sure what to run with at the moment, but learning more towards the red or yellow stuff pads. I have ferodo pads on at the moment but because they are more extreme, they really do squeal! so I would rather not have those again, but they are great. I have winter tires on at the moment as well and still hunting around for a good set of semi slicks to use, so if anyone has any experience on what to go for here, let me know! Want a longer lasting semi slick then something just about performance but will wear quick. Appart from that, car is healthy and will have to undergo another oil change with 5W30 if I remember rightly.

Post 822008 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-04-19 13:57:09

decided to go for some semi slicks and managed to pick up quite a good deal with the below site, they had 60 to 80% of their tires so managed to grab 4 of the below for about £270!!! https://tirestreets.co.uk/products/accelera-651-sport-xtra?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwZq4pJGg9wIVi5ftCh2NwwVzEAMYASAAEgL_l_D_BwE Also got some yellow stuff pads on to replace the ferrodo's as I thought they were too squeely, turns out the yellows were just as squeely. Going to remove all the seats next and get some bucket seats in there as the current rdesign ones are hurrendous (but comfortable) [ATTACH=CONFIG]33160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]33161[/ATTACH]

Post 822012 by MoleT-5R on 2022-04-21 07:46:24

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;822008]decided to go for some semi slicks and managed to pick up quite a good deal with the below site, they had 60 to 80% of their tires so managed to grab 4 of the below for about £270!!! https://tirestreets.co.uk/products/accelera-651-sport-xtra?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwZq4pJGg9wIVi5ftCh2NwwVzEAMYASAAEgL_l_D_BwE Also got some yellow stuff pads on to replace the ferrodo's as I thought they were too squeely, turns out the yellows were just as squeely. Going to remove all the seats next and get some bucket seats in there as the current rdesign ones are hurrendous (but comfortable) [ATTACH=CONFIG]33160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]33161[/ATTACH][/QUOTE] Interesting choice as I have been looking at these for a while now and are considering some for my Abarth and possibly the 651 extra for my T-5R as the mileage will be low when she gets back on the tarmac

Post 822014 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-04-21 10:24:25

[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;822012]Interesting choice as I have been looking at these for a while now and are considering some for my Abarth and possibly the 651 extra for my T-5R as the mileage will be low when she gets back on the tarmac[/QUOTE] yes well I will update after a thorough test, have a trackday booked at Goodwood next week so am excited to see how these hold. But as a first off, acceleration from a roundabout is completly cured. I have 0 wheel spin now where I did with the PS4's. I have gone with the medium wear tires so will be interesting to see how long these last. Will be good to get back and Santapod to see if this helps improve the 1/4 times as im hoping these would hook up right away.

Post 822016 by MoleT-5R on 2022-04-23 08:07:44

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;822014]yes well I will update after a thorough test, have a trackday booked at Goodwood next week so am excited to see how these hold. But as a first off, acceleration from a roundabout is completly cured. I have 0 wheel spin now where I did with the PS4's. I have gone with the medium wear tires so will be interesting to see how long these last. Will be good to get back and Santapod to see if this helps improve the 1/4 times as im hoping these would hook up right away.[/QUOTE] That's good to here it's stopped the wheelspin off roundabouts, I look forward to the review, I've used Accelera's before and found a great difference in compounds and handling, for example the old 600's were ££££ and the p308's when I could get them were amazing, their winters I had were great too and didn't break the bank either, really looking forward to trying these 651's

Post 822023 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-04-29 14:38:09

Right so another Goodwood track day done! Car did incredibly well, defenitly shocked a fair few people on the day and the new semi slicks were defenitly a great tire. The question is, would I get them again? Im not entirely sure, after one day the front left was absolutly demolished and pretty much bold. The car was flying through the day but unfortunetly that all came to a stop in the afternoon when the driveshaft failed. It was bound to happen with that much power through the front wheels and the constant struggle for grip. So had to retire the Volvo, luckily my other car was on hand to take up the last hour of the day ... so took the A45 on track and it was an absolute weapon. Some video's below: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mYNseRL58zw https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ErfpsX2y2pg https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gt9poyeeris https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0osKV9fSsz0 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GD10sy9c7ls Gave the Merc a good blast as well: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R-ibIS6_Elk https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qTTujPuCF40 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pQuF8xM3lQM

Post 822027 by Timo. on 2022-05-03 11:53:30

Both sound rather nice!!

Post 822028 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-05-04 09:33:29

[QUOTE=Timo.;822027]Both sound rather nice!![/QUOTE] Thank you. The Volvo does sound nice, but inside the car there is an awful amount of drone. The A45 is completly standard as well, so was suprised that it was that good. But both the Volvo and Merc were at 85db when sound checked to go on the track.

Post 822073 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-05-27 07:40:09

Car is still sitting around after the last trackday back on winter tires till I know what wheel and tire setup I would like. Took it for a little shake down as I dont like it sitting for too long. After a few pulls, it blew a pipe ... the oem pipe that goes from the intercooler to the turbo has finally gone. Still the original pipe and its finally gone at 165k miles now. I should of upgraded this obviously with upgrading the turbo so I will be looking at getting one of the below kits on https://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_1160_1171_1207&products_id=8445&osCsid=e317347215920787b4f1d0b8cc0ef86f Hope get this all sorted soon for another trackday.

Post 822075 by MoleT-5R on 2022-05-28 11:10:11

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;822073]Car is still sitting around after the last trackday back on winter tires till I know what wheel and tire setup I would like. Took it for a little shake down as I dont like it sitting for too long. After a few pulls, it blew a pipe ... the oem pipe that goes from the intercooler to the turbo has finally gone. Still the original pipe and its finally gone at 165k miles now. I should of upgraded this obviously with upgrading the turbo so I will be looking at getting one of the below kits on https://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_1160_1171_1207&products_id=8445&osCsid=e317347215920787b4f1d0b8cc0ef86f Hope get this all sorted soon for another trackday.[/QUOTE] Nice kit that, I have used all do88 silicone on the Gul's induction and turbo piping, good quality stuff which easily will handle higher boost pressures and in black has allowed me to keep the Oem factory look under the hood, it did mean I had to buy 2 throttle body hoses, as the kit comes with the one for the standard TB and Gul is now running a 3" 960 item. Good luck with the next track day and keep us posted on how you get on.

Post 822120 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-06-27 07:49:29

Starting to have a look at getting the car cooled before the next trackday, im certain I will have to go water meth route as I cannot replace my Bell intercooler with anything bigger without having to remove the crashbar. I had a sebtrac 19 row oil cooler sitting in the garage, but very much struggling to find a suitable place to fit this without blocking airflow to the intercooler or rad. I dont want it to be hanging anywhere outside as I live the car to look as close to standard as possible really. [ATTACH=CONFIG]33179[/ATTACH] Got some new silicone pipes and an RS MK2 cross over to reposition the air intake cone away from the engine.

Post 822121 by JT on 2022-06-27 17:25:59

Most oil coolers are mounted in front of the IC, as is mine. you can mount it almost anywhere as long as you can get a ducted cold air feed to it or bolt an electric fan to it, if you don't want it in front of the IC [ATTACH=CONFIG]33180[/ATTACH]

Post 822124 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-06-28 07:57:35

Thanks JT, sadly right behind that bumper is a massive crashbar which occupies all the space. Below it is the intercooler and if I put the oil cooler infront of that, it will take up 50% of the space, above the crashbar will block the radiator, so im a bit at a loss. There isnt much space at all in the Volvo P1's so im considering moving the battery to the boot and maybe having it positioned where the battery is and as you said, route some air towards it.

Post 822152 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-07-20 14:09:25

Bit of an odd update on the car. Decided to go for the same semi slicks again as there was still a deal on their website, so got 4 semi slicks for about £280 delivered. I went for the Accelera 651 Sport XTRA again as for grip I just couldnt fault them as they were brilliant, it was just the longevity. I am new to tires and trackdays and I think the tires were running at around 32 psi at the start before getting on track and I have been told I need to run these a lot lower around 22 - 24psi. So im going to start playing around with the psi's next trackday and see how I get on with that. The other thing thats happened recently is someone has cloned the plates of my car and is happily drying around london aquiring tickets which are all coming to my address which is lovely. So for those that unfortunetly ever run into this issue, here is how I dealt with it. - File a case with the local police right away - SORN the vehicle so it pops up on the ANPR for the cops to catch - File a case with the DVLA and request the current plate is removed from the car so that any tickets going forwards do not come to you. The DVLA will then issue you a new plate for the car of that year. - Then also represent all the tickets right away, with the police case once that has been opened. I then also raised the alert with the police in that area of the incident so that it is on their system. All in all, a massive head ache but hopefully all sorted soon and I might be able to get that car back on the road with new plates. One thing that has helped very much is running security camera's on my cars as I was able to provide evidence right away that my car was actually on the drive at the time on the incident.

Post 822153 by MoleT-5R on 2022-07-21 05:08:35

Sorry to here you've been cloned, but thanks for the excellent advice on how to deal with it. Tyre pressures are going to make a massive difference to your tyre wear and grip, as some of us no just from racing a 1/4 mile let alone out on track, good luck with the next track day and I look forward to hearing how you and the tyre's got on.

Post 822171 by kmb on 2022-07-30 17:32:08

My sister had something very similar happen with the plate cloning last year, got a ticket and summons in the post for a place she'd never been and 2am... 80mph in a 40mph limit :( She was in bed, two grown children at home (both over 18) who could make a statement, filed a police report for cloned plate and wrote a letter covering this returning the summons, also sending a picture of her car with the plate and also herself so the speed camera footage could be looked at. She didn't do the SORN part with reregistering. Hope they caught the total scrote, same for your one! No more trouble but they put her plate on pull over for checks notice if not in her region. Interesting thing is that she'd bought the car new from a Ford main dealer, pre-registered demo car, somone else likely did a search and got the reg there.

Post 822172 by kmb on 2022-07-30 17:32:51

Post 822176 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-08-01 16:00:43

[QUOTE=kmb;822171]My sister had something very similar happen with the plate cloning last year, got a ticket and summons in the post for a place she'd never been and 2am... 80mph in a 40mph limit :( She was in bed, two grown children at home (both over 18) who could make a statement, filed a police report for cloned plate and wrote a letter covering this returning the summons, also sending a picture of her car with the plate and also herself so the speed camera footage could be looked at. She didn't do the SORN part with reregistering. Hope they caught the total scrote, same for your one! No more trouble but they put her plate on pull over for checks notice if not in her region. Interesting thing is that she'd bought the car new from a Ford main dealer, pre-registered demo car, somone else likely did a search and got the reg there.[/QUOTE] yeh that sounds very frustrating. I hope she managed to solve all the issues quickly. Funily enough 2 or 3 days after I SORN the car I have not received a single letter now so I think this has now been resolved and im hoping that the ANPR in a police car caught his plate and he was pulled over. My new V5 with private plate license has now come through as well with the plates, so that should be going back on the car today and getting it taxed and back on the road. I have defenitly heard stores of garages sharing car details which then resulted in a theft, recently a garage not far from me in Bognor created spare keys for cars where were then later stolen ... They were caught and shut down I think now, I just know one of the guys that was caught up in this. a lot of fraud going around.

Post 822191 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-08-10 08:29:17

Car's now back on the road with some new private plates which is good, nice to take it out for a spin after a while as well. After doing some check's it coughed a bit, but after warming up ticked over fine with no smoke which is great. The Oil looked a bit too dirty for my liking stuck the car on some stands and did an oil change. I accidentaly ordered double of everything from ECP so atleast I have all the bits for his next oil change as well :funkybana Had the new semi slicks sitting in the garage as well, so went straight to a tyre fitter and stuck those on right away and its just amazing to feel how much grip these things have. Went straight onto the Goodwood site to look at booking the next trackday and its all fully booked for the year!!! so I guess im going to sit on the side line and see if some spaces appear or if then add in anymore new dates. This weekend I will be changing the intake pipe to an RS MK2 intake and moving the cone further over so its pointing further away from the hot engine. I have taken the car out twice and it gets really really hot in the bay so I think I really need to be looking at something like a water meth cooling system. [ATTACH=CONFIG]33200[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]33201[/ATTACH]

Post 822193 by MoleT-5R on 2022-08-10 11:34:12

I can vouch for the Accelera 651's just popped a set onto the Abarth and even though I have increased the profile height from 40 to 45, they handle lovely, although I have still to test them in the wet, but going by the reviews I don't think it will be a problem.

Post 822233 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-09-15 10:12:34

Took the car over the nurburgring over the weekend to do some time on the track and also to watch the racing over the weekend. Went up on the Thursday and sadly it was raining but still decided to go on and boy was that a terrifying time. This track is extra extra slippy in the wet and with semi slicks, the car was everywhere constantly sliding out so I was a constant fight with the wheel to keep it on the black stuff. Second lap I felt a bit more confident and went way to fast sending me over those massive curbs and across the grass missing the barrier with a couple inches to spare which was very lucky ... called an end to the day after that. Went back on track on the monday after the racing and what an incredible day in the dry. So many brilliant cars. The Volvo did brilliantly, the semi slicks were great as well and holding the road nicely. But the ring really brings out the weakness in the car when it comes to weight and handling of the car. To much roll and under the harsh compressions from the different elevations, there was scraping with the tire and wheel well. Trying to keep up with some of the Porshes and BMW's I could see how flat they were taking the turns and how much controll they had in the corners .. which is where mine lacked a lot of. I would slide further wide and there is just way too much body roll and the damping is just way too soft, not sure if I need to start looking at camber options for the car. Brilliant day though, no issues appart from an oil level light on the way back. Car boosted up to 165mph without issues no sweat but didnt seem to want to go any faster ... but I dont know if its the tires or something ... the car just didnt feel smooth at that high speed. So the things on the list now are: - New coilovers. Looking at either KW or BC as my Bilesteins are just not upto the job at all. - Adjustable camber arms - Different front discs and probably a higher spec brake fluid - gutting the car to reduce the weight - removing the fog lights and piping some of that air at the front to the brake calipers Got a few photos and also a video on my instagram thing. I hope the below link works, sadly it wasnt a long video as the camera ran out of battery. https://www.instagram.com/volvo.s40t5/reels/ [ATTACH=CONFIG]33205[/ATTACH]

Post 822237 by MoleT-5R on 2022-09-15 22:12:11

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;822233]Took the car over the nurburgring over the weekend to do some time on the track and also to watch the racing over the weekend. Went up on the Thursday and sadly it was raining but still decided to go on and boy was that a terrifying time. This track is extra extra slippy in the wet and with semi slicks, the car was everywhere constantly sliding out so I was a constant fight with the wheel to keep it on the black stuff. Second lap I felt a bit more confident and went way to fast sending me over those massive curbs and across the grass missing the barrier with a couple inches to spare which was very lucky ... called an end to the day after that. Went back on track on the monday after the racing and what an incredible day in the dry. So many brilliant cars. The Volvo did brilliantly, the semi slicks were great as well and holding the road nicely. But the ring really brings out the weakness in the car when it comes to weight and handling of the car. To much roll and under the harsh compressions from the different elevations, there was scraping with the tire and wheel well. Trying to keep up with some of the Porshes and BMW's I could see how flat they were taking the turns and how much controll they had in the corners .. which is where mine lacked a lot of. I would slide further wide and there is just way too much body roll and the damping is just way too soft, not sure if I need to start looking at camber options for the car. Brilliant day though, no issues appart from an oil level light on the way back. Car boosted up to 165mph without issues no sweat but didnt seem to want to go any faster ... but I dont know if its the tires or something ... the car just didnt feel smooth at that high speed. So the things on the list now are: - New coilovers. Looking at either KW or BC as my Bilesteins are just not upto the job at all. - Adjustable camber arms - Different front discs and probably a higher spec brake fluid - gutting the car to reduce the weight - removing the fog lights and piping some of that air at the front to the brake calipers Got a few photos and also a video on my instagram thing. I hope the below link works, sadly it wasnt a long video as the camera ran out of battery. https://www.instagram.com/volvo.s40t5/reels/ [ATTACH=CONFIG]33205[/ATTACH][/QUOTE] Good to see you had a great time your list of further mods are good, I would add that fully corner weighting the car is a must to get the best out of a new coilover setup, but I'm sure you know that.

Post 822238 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-09-16 14:55:18

[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;822237]Good to see you had a great time your list of further mods are good, I would add that fully corner weighting the car is a must to get the best out of a new coilover setup, but I'm sure you know that.[/QUOTE] Thanks! yes actually I had no idea what fully corner weighting is? I will have a dig around but if you have any sites or somewhere that would point me in the right direction, that would be brilliant.

Post 822239 by JT on 2022-09-17 08:07:54

Great fun at the ring! you were lucky to miss the barrier and not get a bill from the circuit! One of the best yet simple upgrades I made on my 850 was solid subframe bushes and up rated drop links. Made the front of the car much more positive. Not sure how the front of your car is put together, so maybe it wouldn't work as well, but just a thought. Corner weighting is a must after you get the coilovers on, makes a huge difference. Camber can effect a few things, understeer, oversteer etc etc But if you use your car on the road, I would assume you would get uneven tyre wear? If you want, I could get you a photo of my rear tyres, to show the effect?

Post 822240 by MoleT-5R on 2022-09-17 10:59:08

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;822238]Thanks! yes actually I had no idea what fully corner weighting is? I will have a dig around but if you have any sites or somewhere that would point me in the right direction, that would be brilliant.[/QUOTE] Corner weighting is balancing out the weight distribution of the car to ground by adjusting the springs on the coil overs (in your case) to ideally carry even amounts of weight from side to side and set up to what you want, for front to rear balance, as above camber will also make a big difference as to will solid mountings if your s40 is similar to our 850's. Tim Williams was running some massive amount of negative camber on the rear of his 850 last time I met him at Shakey.

Post 822250 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-09-20 11:34:42

[QUOTE=JT;822239]One of the best yet simple upgrades I made on my 850 was solid subframe bushes and up rated drop links. Made the front of the car much more positive. Not sure how the front of your car is put together, so maybe it wouldn't work as well, but just a thought.[/QUOTE] Ive had my car fully polybushed, is that the same thing? it has stiffened up the car a lot which was much nicer for track. [QUOTE=JT;822239]Corner weighting is a must after you get the coilovers on, makes a huge difference.[/QUOTE] Yes I already have some B14 Bilstein coilovers on but they do not have adjustable dampers only the hight, but they are just way way way to soft for the track. The car was bouncing and leaning everywhere and I feel that weight transfer on the body roll into the corners made me lose grip as I watched cars infront of me stay flat. Yeh I guess if im playing with camber there will be uneven wear but the car is used more for track now than road so I think im actually going to go full into this and build this into a track car rather than a fast road car.

Post 822251 by Moonpiemagic on 2022-09-20 11:38:59

[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;822240]Corner weighting is balancing out the weight distribution of the car to ground by adjusting the springs on the coil overs (in your case) to ideally carry even amounts of weight from side to side and set up to what you want, for front to rear balance, as above camber will also make a big difference as to will solid mountings if your s40 is similar to our 850's. Tim Williams was running some massive amount of negative camber on the rear of his 850 last time I met him at Shakey.[/QUOTE] ah right that make sense. Defenitly need to swap out my current coilovers as the only have a height adjustable setting and thats it (Bilstein B14s) what solid mountings would you use? Im actually thinking of removing the rear seats and gutting the car out to lose weight, so im guessing this weighting might be an good idea after that as the rear is going to be very light. I think at the moment the weighting isnt balance as the rear of the car does slide out a lot and it is a fwd car.

Post 822401 by Moonpiemagic on 2023-01-16 16:12:21

Car is still here but just sitting around for a couple of months so far and hopefully get it ready to go back out again for more tracks this year. Just recently signed onto the Grand Torque event on 17ths Sept 2023 if anyone else is doing this as well? will be doing the 1/2 mile run, be interesting to see how the car does. Decided to acquire another Volvo to do the day to day things, went for a lovely 2016 XC60 T6 Polestar. Never really thought much about the XC60 as ive always had my eyes on V70's but very very happy with it so far. https://www.instagram.com/p/CleYldPoEAt/ Also got a day at the Prescott hill climb lined up in April, will be interesting to see how the car does there. have done it once before but will be interesting to see how it handles now with that extra power. This is the video of my old run up Prescott [video=youtube;nkVYlJovQ5A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkVYlJovQ5A"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkVYlJovQ5A[/video]

Post 822402 by Timo. on 2023-01-16 16:26:24

T6 are total weapons. I'm sure you'll not be disappointed. My parents had a polestar'd XC60 and it quickly made me want something with that engine....

Post 822405 by Moonpiemagic on 2023-01-17 08:22:41

[QUOTE=Timo.;822402]T6 are total weapons. I'm sure you'll not be disappointed. My parents had a polestar'd XC60 and it quickly made me want something with that engine....[/QUOTE] Yeh nice one! yup very impressed with the XC60 so far!

Post 822406 by MoleT-5R on 2023-01-17 09:41:48

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;822401]Also got a day at the Prescott hill climb lined up in April, will be interesting to see how the car does there. have done it once before but will be interesting to see how it handles now with that extra power.[/QUOTE] I was lucky enough to have 5 runs up Presscott at a Retro Rides meet there a few years back, absolutely loved it and like you I'd like to do it again some day, as a lot has changed on Olive since then (gearing, diff and more power etc). I have also started to use those Accelera 651's on my daily Abarth 595 and I must say I'm very impressed with them so far, wet or dry the grip is excellent, I liked them that much I bought a spare set which will probably wind up on the T-5R.

Post 822407 by Moonpiemagic on 2023-01-18 08:19:15

[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;822406]I was lucky enough to have 5 runs up Presscott at a Retro Rides meet there a few years back, absolutely loved it and like you I'd like to do it again some day, as a lot has changed on Olive since then (gearing, diff and more power etc). I have also started to use those Accelera 651's on my daily Abarth 595 and I must say I'm very impressed with them so far, wet or dry the grip is excellent, I liked them that much I bought a spare set which will probably wind up on the T-5R.[/QUOTE] ooooo nice yeh, its a fun hill climb ... leaning more to the scary part towards the end there where the fence disappears and the hill just drops away, so if you come off, you are in trouble. Should definitely give it another run and see how different the car is! Im quite interested to see how mine feels this time around. Yeh thats good they work well for you! I have a bit of a love hate for Accelera 651's. Very happy with the amount of grip in the dry, it was incredible, couldnt praise this enough, cured my understeer and also got rid of wheel spin out of the corners (Which I had previously with the PS4s) ... but my fronts only lasted half a day at goodwood. I did actually get a fresh set for the trip to the ring last year and the drive there was fine going through wet and dry conditions (But just normal driving on back roads and motorway), but it then rained on the track and I had next to no grip, it was like driving on ice. Every second on the track was spent fighting with a different corner of the car slipping, it was so exhausting I needed a nap after :eek: But for the performance in the dry, im sticking with them again this year!

Post 822408 by MoleT-5R on 2023-01-20 04:56:20

[QUOTE=Moonpiemagic;822407]ooooo nice yeh, its a fun hill climb ... leaning more to the scary part towards the end there where the fence disappears and the hill just drops away, so if you come off, you are in trouble. I did actually get a fresh set for the trip to the ring last year and the drive there was fine going through wet and dry conditions (But just normal driving on back roads and motorway), but it then rained on the track and I had next to no grip, it was like driving on ice. Every second on the track was spent fighting with a different corner of the car slipping[/QUOTE] Love that unsighted top corner, I don't think an error there would be as bad as you'd imagine, I took it easy there first run (as you do), second run I gave it some beans and the Marshall by that corner was clapping me as I passed on each of the next four runs....lol As for feeling like driving on ice, I'm currently on ice and snow with the 651's, getting on ok, but nothing like having proper winters on each corner

Post 822409 by Moonpiemagic on 2023-01-20 09:21:53

[QUOTE=MoleT-5R;822408]Love that unsighted top corner, I don't think an error there would be as bad as you'd imagine, I took it easy there first run (as you do), second run I gave it some beans and the Marshall by that corner was clapping me as I passed on each of the next four runs....lol[/QUOTE] haha brilliant, very brave ... personally terrified of that blind corner :biggrin: [QUOTE=MoleT-5R;822408]As for feeling like driving on ice, I'm currently on ice and snow with the 651's, getting on ok, but nothing like having proper winters on each corner[/QUOTE] Wow thats pretty dam good! I will be ordering a fresh set soon.

Post 822465 by Moonpiemagic on 2023-03-03 16:30:04

So having a look at coilovers, think im going to go for the BC Coilovers. Still not sure about which one, good to know if anyone has any experience in these? I think im swayed towards the BC RM series? Hoping these should be much more firmer for track than my current coilovers. I can see there is a BR Series (Looks likes like a daily use coilover) and then an ER series (Which looks more like your hardcore race series coilover?)

Post 822491 by Moonpiemagic on 2023-04-12 13:58:34

Been a while since last update, car is mainly kept off road now as have an XC60 T6 now to do the daily grunt work as needed a bigger car. XC60 T6 has been brilliant so far, had it over half a year now and love it. Got the Volvo MOT'd recently to get it ready for a hillclimb at the Prescott Bugatti owners club and then also a track day at Goodwood. Installed some new BC RM coilovers to see if I can start fiddling around with damping and also camber adjustment this year ready for the ring trip again. Car did well at both Prescott hillclimb and Goodwood, coils and car setup needs a lot of work and archs might have to be rolled as getting way too much rub. Video of an outing at Goodwood (Really should record more) but just having way too much fun driving, I keep forgetting to turn the thing on. [video=youtube;YeXGifKuCEA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeXGifKuCEA"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeXGifKuCEA[/video] Forgot to add that I also ran out of brakes and pad warning light came on. The part in the video where I was playing around with the indicator stalk was me trying to turn all the alerts of mid corner ... which probably wasn't the best idea.

Post 822492 by JT on 2023-04-15 08:27:20

looking good! :cool:

Post 822654 by Moonpiemagic on 2023-09-11 10:36:36

Took the S40 T5 around the Nurbergring in Germany again and did even better with new BC coilovers and some arch cutting. No rub at all, the car was fantastic, only a couple of issues. Sudden drop of oil on the way up through france and after a topup it never happened again, so not sure what that was about. Then on the second outing on the Ring, one of the pipes from the intercooler went lose and the pipe came off causing complete lose of turbo. found a new clamp and sealed that up to mange 3 laps after with no issues. Car was very very able and loved it in the corners now. Need to get this car a lot lower now and the camber setup properly and should see a lot better grip in the corners to take them even faster. Need to widen the stance of the car as well I think and will probably have to go down the route of flaring the arches a touch. Video below chasing a nice new M3 estate: [video=youtube;ZIvAWWooitE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIvAWWooitE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIvAWWooitE[/video] I have some photos on my car insta page: https://www.instagram.com/volvo.s40t5/