I recently purchased a 1998 S70 T-5. Apparently, the car was not driven very hard. When I floor it, in sport mode, the car performs the 1-2 upshift short of 6k on the tach. Is there a safe way to clear the ECU memory and re-teach the ECU how I want the car driven? Or is there too many complications that go along with this?

Also, unfortunately, our car has the 'cassette player' model head unit. I would like to have the Volvo CD/cassette model. I know that the CD unit has a higher wattage rating than the base cassette unit. My question: are the amplifiers in the radio or on each individual speaker? Eventually, I would like to replace the factory speakers with aftermarket units.

Oh brother, one last question. I have a radar detector that was hard-wired in my previous car. What's the easiest way to get ignition-switched +12VDC to the detector? I suppose I could play around and try to figure this stuff out, but this is my first import and (to be brutally honest) I'm kind of afraid of screwing something up. I wouldn't want to do any harm to such a beautiful automobile (the truth: I just don't want to hear "I told you so" from my wife!). Thanks in advance for your help, I look forward to gathering lots of info from the forums.

Dave