Bill wrote:

> Makes me want a chip in the V70R too!

> What is amazing is all I did was chip/exhaust. Some people are

> talking about Stage III+ tuning, which will switch out the turbo and

> air intake system (I think). There are tuners producings TT's with

> over 300hp... amazing. I see this as excessive, but it interests me.

> I'm happy with where I have the TT now. I may change out my

> intercooler after my warranty is over. It is supposed to keep the air

> temp entering the engine down to a reasonable temp (10-20 degrees

> lower than ambient).

I don't want to get too far off the beaten (read Volvo) path but there was an article in European car about a tuner in Vancouver who'd taken both a Golf and a Beetle and thrown the 4Matic system and a twin turbo'd VR6 engine under their hoods. They were making in excess of 400 HP and while this may seem excessive/impressive in itself, what I found more intriguing was the fact that the journalist who wrote the article stated that they were both extremely driveable even after all of these mods added up to 400+ on the dyno.