Hello fellow volvo enthusiasts! Jst bought a 98 v70 t5 se a week ago. What can I say????Just had to get rid of my Kawasaki 750cc motorbike and I can honestly say that the volvo aint much slower off the mark and is probably faster higher up!!!!
Welcome!! Are you thinking of modifing? Got any pics? x
Hello and welcome i sold my bike to buy my T5 and havent really looked back!
No pics online yet. Am thinking of an ecu/chip upgrade but am not sure which one to go for, as I would like to keep a reasonably sane mpg, and i am also wondering whether a car with 114k on the clock can take any extra power without cuasing major repair jobs (it had a new clutch at 98k though)
Take it to VT at bromsgrove mate and they will advise you if an upgraed is a good idea or not.
i was lucky got a v70r, and manged to keep bike as well. Roll on the sun, welcome to the forum
[QUOTE=vikingt5]Take it to VT at bromsgrove mate and they will advise you if an upgraed is a good idea or not.[/QUOTE] cheers for the advice, but am stuck up here in sunny Newcastle. Any ideas of any decent tuning places further up North?
[QUOTE=mostin58]i was lucky got a v70r, and manged to keep bike as well. Roll on the sun, welcome to the forum[/QUOTE] Thanks for the welcome, make the most of the sun when itcomes as we didnt get much last year did we? What bike are you running?
No idea on tuners up north but im sure someone can point you in the right direction
[QUOTE=amphead123]No pics online yet. Am thinking of an ecu/chip upgrade but am not sure which one to go for, as I would like to keep a reasonably sane mpg, and i am also wondering whether a car with 114k on the clock can take any extra power without cuasing major repair jobs (it had a new clutch at 98k though)[/QUOTE] Well all my T5's have been modified and all have been running over 260bhp and all have had more than 100k on the clock if that helps? My last 850 had 140 and was producing some reasonable power, would keep up with (if not show a clean pair of heels to) a fair bit of "exotia" and I never had any problems, nor do I have on my modified S70 with 145k! x
[QUOTE=Mrsmopp]Well all my T5's have been modified and all have been running over 260bhp and all have had more than 100k on the clock if that helps? My last 850 had 140 and was producing some reasonable power, would keep up with (if not show a clean pair of heels to) a fair bit of "exotia" and I never had any problems, nor do I have on my modified S70 with 145k! x[/QUOTE] What road did you go down to get it to 260bhp, and how did it effect economy as I do alot of miles
[QUOTE=vikingt5]No idea on tuners up north but im sure someone can point you in the right direction[/QUOTE] cheers
Initially I had an MBC, but soon opted for the safer way of getting more power by getting the ecu remapped. If you go for a remap your mpg wont change, most people actually see an increase in mpg following a remap. You can expect to get somewhere between 260 - 300BHP from a remap depending on who you choose. x
[QUOTE=amphead123]Thanks for the welcome, make the most of the sun when itcomes as we didnt get much last year did we? What bike are you running?[/QUOTE] got a 96 zx6r and a 02 wr250f supermoto, was hoping to go to brands for superbike tomorrow, but gotta work :wtf: paul