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ill join i love the S60R and T5 and i have a friend with a S80 2.5 D
Volvo fan club!!
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powripper
If by "tune" you mean to make look like the F&F ricer crap then yeah, there aren't many places that sell parts to fix the car up cosmetically or even the normal "bolt on" type mods.
If by "tune" you mean to make it faster, then this is not true at all. The difference is that you can not go down to your local ricer shop and buy parts for it. That is both good and bad, but mostly good. With a little research and help from the Volvo internet forums, there are people that can tell you what parts to source off of which Volvo to make your Volvo faster. It's usually a lot cheaper too. Benefits of this are it is usually a lot cheaper. Drawbacks are that you must do most of the work yourself, which some people just can't (or shouldn't) do.
Ask the ricers how much it costs them to turbo their cars. I know several people that will sell you everything to turbo your car for less than $1000, including a turbo. Ricer turbo kits are EASILY double if not triple that. Once you are turboed, the possibilities of easy hp grow very fast. A stock turbo Volvo with a safe and reliable 2 extra psi of boost will beat 90% of the ricers on the road.
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- Scotland
aww everyone ignored me 
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Holdenhsvgtsraww everyone ignored me
we didn't ignore you, we just chose not to listen....lol, just joking. good stuff, welcome to the best club ever!
i'm not talking about how hard it is, as in the work it takes to actually do work on the car, more so on finding parts (civics have like a bazillion diffrent parts for them) and also finding stores that have those parts (this is from my experience anyway) so yeah, but I have come across some pretty nice volvos.
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I'd like to get a 740 turbo at some point, but they don't run on unleaded as standard. Otherwise a 2.3 16v 740/940 will have to do. Or maybe a 940 Turbo (Run on unleaded?)
Would get a 850, but my bros already got one
, unless I got a T-5R/R but there going up in price & most are automatics/estates 👎
Would get a 850, but my bros already got one
, unless I got a T-5R/R but there going up in price & most are automatics/estates 👎T5-RWould get a 850, but my bros already got one
In the US T-5R and R sedans are somewhat common on the used market, but they're nearly all automatic. I drove a T-5R a few months ago; the automatic transmission is superior to most, particularly considering its age.
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I'd do a search at Brickboard.com, plenty of useful stuff there. (Awful site layout though.)alexei_pl
I really want to join!!! My entire family was Volvo nuts for nearly 15 years. Started off with 2 240's, then a 740 turbo, then 850 turbo and 850 t5-r, then s70 turbo, then in my opinion the best of them all: a 99 s80 t-6(like the 2nd or 3rd sold in the southeast 
) I'm currently in a sc400, but I have been looking at trading for an s80 t-6 very similar to my parents car.
) I'm currently in a sc400, but I have been looking at trading for an s80 t-6 very similar to my parents car.Yeah my parents back in 98 paid around 45k US for theirs. Super sexy, pretty fast, and when I would drive it, pure chick mobile ) The two biggest things I remember about it were; 1. At first glance everyone who would check it out would say it looks like a 5 series bmw, 2. The top speed I achieved in it: 138 mp/h which is pretty impressive for just 280 horsepower. The last few weeks we owned it, one of my close friends had just gotten a lancer evolution, and from a roll at 60(he jumped off the start pretty well, I mean come on evolution.) and well, I had no problems at all pulling on him, and at around 110, pulling away from him. 👍 👍 Oh yeah, am I in?
) The two biggest things I remember about it were; 1. At first glance everyone who would check it out would say it looks like a 5 series bmw, 2. The top speed I achieved in it: 138 mp/h which is pretty impressive for just 280 horsepower. The last few weeks we owned it, one of my close friends had just gotten a lancer evolution, and from a roll at 60(he jumped off the start pretty well, I mean come on evolution.) and well, I had no problems at all pulling on him, and at around 110, pulling away from him. 👍 👍 Oh yeah, am I in?
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yeah, your in, you can put a link for it in your sig, (check out the first page)
yeah, I almost have about 15 grand saved up, which is pretty good (i'm 18) and once I buy one (the T-6 of course) I am going to get an IPD chip put in, which will boost the HP to 310 and the tourque to about 340!! 👍
yeah, I almost have about 15 grand saved up, which is pretty good (i'm 18) and once I buy one (the T-6 of course) I am going to get an IPD chip put in, which will boost the HP to 310 and the tourque to about 340!! 👍
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Hey, I hope your Volvo club thing goes good. Im a SAAB honor and I also think that Volvos are very attractive looking cars. 👍
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Evolve at SEMA:
http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_374.html
The S40 looks awesome, love that vent in the hood. And the plans to tune the new xc90 V8 to 650 hp, that's wicked.
http://www.swedespeed.com/news/publish/Volvo_News/article_374.html
The S40 looks awesome, love that vent in the hood. And the plans to tune the new xc90 V8 to 650 hp, that's wicked.
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- Somebodyshootme
I actually have a high repsect for Volvos since I have moved up to Connecticut. I have drive both the S60 and S80 AWD and must admit besides being a tad on the heavy side they are solid cars. I just recently took out a S40 T5 and man must I say what an experience. Although not a STI or Evo killer, a little work and a little weight shed it could hold up quite well to those monsters. I am now thinking I might lean into get a S40 T5 at one point versus the Evo or STI. : )
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Well, I'd like to join. I'm currently looking for a <86 240 for a daily driver, as my '71 Datsun 240Z isn't going to be finished soon. I missed a Turbo by one day in Auto Trader, and now I'm looking at an '82 DL coupe w/ Manual trans.
This site seems interesting: Tips on Improving your Volvo 240
This site seems interesting: Tips on Improving your Volvo 240
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fast1
Well, since Ferrari is the single most building and protective carcompany of their own brand I wouldn't be surprised to hear some complains about this.
Me, personally, I couldnt care less if it does some damage to Ferraris image. But of course it will affect the Ferrari brand, making a humorous pastiche of their logo. How it will affect it I leave to social psychologists to comment.
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I'd stay away from the 2.1L '82 coupe if Volvos are reasonably easy to find in your area. They are slower than snot and not very fuel efficient with the older fuel injection. Unless you plan on doing a motor swap or adding a turbo. The 2 doors (242's) are cool and getting harder to find in good condition though.240Z
An automatic non-turbo '85 and newer 240 will get around 24-26mpg. A manual trans of the same will get 27-32mpg. A 240 turbo will get 14-23mpg. All the previous obviously depends on condition of car, modifications and driving habits. Strangely enough, my old orange 242 got better and better gas mileage the more I modified it. Granted, it would suck it down really fast if I was driving fast, but normal freeway cruising, the gas mileage was up to 23mpg.
If you haven't already found it, try http://www.turbobricks.com also. It is generally a younger crowd there, but if you can read between the lines, there is occasionally some good info there.
There are a few pictures on my website also. Not much (any) in way of written information though.
