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More Turbo in 98 V70 XC?

posted by  scott k on  Tue Jan 10 02:57 CST 2006
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We have a 96 850 Turbo which seems to have the perfect amount of on-demand turbo zing whenever needed. However, it is time to look for an early X/C or AWD V70 to contend with our winter road conditions.
I have been a bit disappointed with the performance of the X/C's Light pressure turbo (that I test drove) and I'm wondering if the engines are the same between the 850T, 850R, and the early V70GLT with the exception of some kind of chip mod or intake variances that allow for a higher output. If so, is this something that can be modified on a X/C wagon engine to bump the performance up to the 230 - 240 HP range?







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    More Turbo in 98 V70 XC?

    posted by  KlausC on  Wed Jan 11 12:18 CST 2006
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    It is my understanding that the turbos are different between the light pressure and the high pressure (T5 and R). And the awd robs about 20bhp.
    My R isn't as fast as my 850, about 1 second less 0-60, but it is fast enough to merge into traffic :)

    Klaus
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    (V♂LV♂s 1975 164, 1995 854T, 1998 V70R)








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    More Turbo in 98 V70 XC?

    posted by  someone claiming to be Denny on  Tue Jan 10 06:26 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    IPD sells perf. ECUs for those BUT no matter what you do, it'll never be as fast as a 2WD turbo because the added AWD sucks up ALOT of power. We have customers with modded '98, '99 V70 AWD R's and although the customers think they're fast, to me they're not.

    IMHO, unless you really NEED AWD, get a FWD turbo car instead. They're also less problematic as Volvos early AWD system can get very costly when things start failing, often around 150K miles or so.







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