My 535 Bhp and 470 ftlbs torque @2.3 bar Volvo 850 :)
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Hi all i thought i would let you Volvo lovers all know about my project i did my first rr session yesterday and am pleased with the results 
It made 478.7 @ 1.8 bar early on as well
Spec as follows so far :
So far :
Ap330 mm front big brake kit,
Volvo V70R 330 mm rear discs and R calipers,
Koni Fsd shock kit and Eibach springs.
RT front adjustable camber kit
Autronic stand alone SM4 Ecu with complete wiring loom
Autronic cdi unit with 5 individual coils
Volvo engine bay ecu wiring all removed
Digital dash display covering all sensors for oil temp/water temp/oil pressure/exhaust gas temp/boost pressure/speed/tacho and carbon fibre surround
Front fogs removed and brake ducts added
Complete strip and re paint of underside of car with body coloured underseal
All parts cleaned and repainted/powdercoated to match
RT Custom Intercooler with three inch custom alloy pipe work .
RT Custom front panel mods
RT Custom modified / Strengthened bulkhead
RT Pedal box and brake bias valve
Complete Braided brake lines front to back
Aeroquipt hoses on all fuel and water lines
RT Spec Custom engine re build with RT Polished ported 3 angle valve seats with matching inlet manifold/conrods/pistons/cams and all engine parts balenced.
Custom equal length tubular exhaust manifold
GT35 Turbo
3.5 Inch exhaust system from turbo to tailpipe
RT custom Intercooler with 3 inch alloy pipe work.
Interior stripped front and rear volvo seats removed
D2 front lightweight seats
Modified seat frames and runners
Willans 3 inch four point harness kit
Poly wishbone arm bushes
Custom RT front strutbrace
Custom RT rear strutbrace
Ipd Anti roll bar kit front/rear,
Adjustable,Anti roll bar end links
18 inch Genuine Volvo silver pegasus alloys wheels
Goodrich braided brake hose kit,
RT carbon boot trim cover,
RT carbon with yellow weave spark plug cover,and throttle body cover,
RT carbon front lip spoiler
Crystal head lamps and side light units.
Battery relocated to boot area
RUSS
www.rtmechanics.co.uk
It made 478.7 @ 1.8 bar early on as well
Spec as follows so far :
So far :
Ap330 mm front big brake kit,
Volvo V70R 330 mm rear discs and R calipers,
Koni Fsd shock kit and Eibach springs.
RT front adjustable camber kit
Autronic stand alone SM4 Ecu with complete wiring loom
Autronic cdi unit with 5 individual coils
Volvo engine bay ecu wiring all removed
Digital dash display covering all sensors for oil temp/water temp/oil pressure/exhaust gas temp/boost pressure/speed/tacho and carbon fibre surround
Front fogs removed and brake ducts added
Complete strip and re paint of underside of car with body coloured underseal
All parts cleaned and repainted/powdercoated to match
RT Custom Intercooler with three inch custom alloy pipe work .
RT Custom front panel mods
RT Custom modified / Strengthened bulkhead
RT Pedal box and brake bias valve
Complete Braided brake lines front to back
Aeroquipt hoses on all fuel and water lines
RT Spec Custom engine re build with RT Polished ported 3 angle valve seats with matching inlet manifold/conrods/pistons/cams and all engine parts balenced.
Custom equal length tubular exhaust manifold
GT35 Turbo
3.5 Inch exhaust system from turbo to tailpipe
RT custom Intercooler with 3 inch alloy pipe work.
Interior stripped front and rear volvo seats removed
D2 front lightweight seats
Modified seat frames and runners
Willans 3 inch four point harness kit
Poly wishbone arm bushes
Custom RT front strutbrace
Custom RT rear strutbrace
Ipd Anti roll bar kit front/rear,
Adjustable,Anti roll bar end links
18 inch Genuine Volvo silver pegasus alloys wheels
Goodrich braided brake hose kit,
RT carbon boot trim cover,
RT carbon with yellow weave spark plug cover,and throttle body cover,
RT carbon front lip spoiler
Crystal head lamps and side light units.
Battery relocated to boot area
RUSS
www.rtmechanics.co.uk
cozmic said:
ilovevolvo said:
Hi all i thought i would let you Volvo lovers all know about my project i did my first rr session yesterday and am pleased with the results
It made 478.7 @ 1.8 bar early on as well
Spec as follows so far :
So far :
Ap330 mm front big brake kit,
Volvo V70R 330 mm rear discs and R calipers,
Koni Fsd shock kit and Eibach springs.
RT front adjustable camber kit
Autronic stand alone SM4 Ecu with complete wiring loom
Autronic cdi unit with 5 individual coils
Volvo engine bay ecu wiring all removed
Digital dash display covering all sensors for oil temp/water temp/oil pressure/exhaust gas temp/boost pressure/speed/tacho and carbon fibre surround
Front fogs removed and brake ducts added
Complete strip and re paint of underside of car with body coloured underseal
All parts cleaned and repainted/powdercoated to match
RT Custom Intercooler with three inch custom alloy pipe work .
RT Custom front panel mods
RT Custom modified / Strengthened bulkhead
RT Pedal box and brake bias valve
Complete Braided brake lines front to back
Aeroquipt hoses on all fuel and water lines
RT Spec Custom engine re build with RT Polished ported 3 angle valve seats with matching inlet manifold/conrods/pistons/cams and all engine parts balenced.
Custom equal length tubular exhaust manifold
GT35 Turbo
3.5 Inch exhaust system from turbo to tailpipe
RT custom Intercooler with 3 inch alloy pipe work.
Interior stripped front and rear volvo seats removed
D2 front lightweight seats
Modified seat frames and runners
Willans 3 inch four point harness kit
Poly wishbone arm bushes
Custom RT front strutbrace
Custom RT rear strutbrace
Ipd Anti roll bar kit front/rear,
Adjustable,Anti roll bar end links
18 inch Genuine Volvo silver pegasus alloys wheels
Goodrich braided brake hose kit,
RT carbon boot trim cover,
RT carbon with yellow weave spark plug cover,and throttle body cover,
RT carbon front lip spoiler
Crystal head lamps and side light units.
Battery relocated to boot area
RUSS
www.rtmechanics.co.uk
DO MY EYES DECIEVE ME?..good boy!!It made 478.7 @ 1.8 bar early on as well
Spec as follows so far :
So far :
Ap330 mm front big brake kit,
Volvo V70R 330 mm rear discs and R calipers,
Koni Fsd shock kit and Eibach springs.
RT front adjustable camber kit
Autronic stand alone SM4 Ecu with complete wiring loom
Autronic cdi unit with 5 individual coils
Volvo engine bay ecu wiring all removed
Digital dash display covering all sensors for oil temp/water temp/oil pressure/exhaust gas temp/boost pressure/speed/tacho and carbon fibre surround
Front fogs removed and brake ducts added
Complete strip and re paint of underside of car with body coloured underseal
All parts cleaned and repainted/powdercoated to match
RT Custom Intercooler with three inch custom alloy pipe work .
RT Custom front panel mods
RT Custom modified / Strengthened bulkhead
RT Pedal box and brake bias valve
Complete Braided brake lines front to back
Aeroquipt hoses on all fuel and water lines
RT Spec Custom engine re build with RT Polished ported 3 angle valve seats with matching inlet manifold/conrods/pistons/cams and all engine parts balenced.
Custom equal length tubular exhaust manifold
GT35 Turbo
3.5 Inch exhaust system from turbo to tailpipe
RT custom Intercooler with 3 inch alloy pipe work.
Interior stripped front and rear volvo seats removed
D2 front lightweight seats
Modified seat frames and runners
Willans 3 inch four point harness kit
Poly wishbone arm bushes
Custom RT front strutbrace
Custom RT rear strutbrace
Ipd Anti roll bar kit front/rear,
Adjustable,Anti roll bar end links
18 inch Genuine Volvo silver pegasus alloys wheels
Goodrich braided brake hose kit,
RT carbon boot trim cover,
RT carbon with yellow weave spark plug cover,and throttle body cover,
RT carbon front lip spoiler
Crystal head lamps and side light units.
Battery relocated to boot area
RUSS
www.rtmechanics.co.uk
Russ
Russ
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any reason you speced your own rather than running with off the shelf items??
Chris.
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Hi Chris
I wanted to be a bit different from the norm and find out for myself what these engines can do i thought it would be a good idea to use the best quality parts as possible and show customers what you can do and make it neat and well designed at the same time but you have to be a bit 
as well 
Russ
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any reason you speced your own rather than running with off the shelf items??
Chris.
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Hi Chris
I wanted to be a bit different from the norm and find out for myself what these engines can do i thought it would be a good idea to use the best quality parts as possible
and show customers what you can do and make it neat and well designed at the same time but you have to be a bit as well Russ
Edited by ilovevolvo on Wednesday 6th August 21:54
i have still not forgotten my ride in your RS6 
[quote=chuntington101]Russ is there much veriation in the Volvo lumps to what ford are using in the ST/up and coming RS??
i think you should drop ne of these in to an older RWD Volvo! would make a great drifft car! lol
Chris.[/quote
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Hi Chris
Basically the same block etc etc i have already had the same idea as well with a RWD
Russ
i think you should drop ne of these in to an older RWD Volvo! would make a great drifft car! lol
Chris.[/quote
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Hi Chris
Basically the same block etc etc i have already had the same idea as well with a RWD
Russ
chuntington101 said:
Russ how much more is left in the engine?? could you run say 700-800-900bhp out of one on race fuel???
Just wondering if the Ford guys are ever going to start to move over to these units instead of the Cossies.
How much do the 5 pot White blocks weigh??
Cheers
Chris.
Hi Chris Just wondering if the Ford guys are ever going to start to move over to these units instead of the Cossies.
How much do the 5 pot White blocks weigh??
Cheers
Chris.
I have a contact in sweeden that has run there 850 engine up to 842 bhp on race fuel
for the spec of my engine i think 600-650 on race maybe more I am learning alot about the engine and how it makes its power,its my first attempt at this so will see how far i can go As far as i know mine is already the highest proven bhp/torque in the uk
I have already had a few inquire's from st owners about the engine
I am sure the market will grow judging by how many st's you see on the road I will check out the weight at some point
Russ
chuntington101 said:
ilovevolvo said:
chuntington101 said:
Russ how much more is left in the engine?? could you run say 700-800-900bhp out of one on race fuel???
Just wondering if the Ford guys are ever going to start to move over to these units instead of the Cossies.
How much do the 5 pot White blocks weigh??
Cheers
Chris.
Hi Chris Just wondering if the Ford guys are ever going to start to move over to these units instead of the Cossies.
How much do the 5 pot White blocks weigh??
Cheers
Chris.
I have a contact in sweeden that has run there 850 engine up to 842 bhp on race fuel
for the spec of my engine i think 600-650 on race maybe more I am learning alot about the engine and how it makes its power,its my first attempt at this so will see how far i can go As far as i know mine is already the highest proven bhp/torque in the uk
I have already had a few inquire's from st owners about the engine
I am sure the market will grow judging by how many st's you see on the road I will check out the weight at some point
Russ
is there any reason the engine wont beable to take bigger power?? is it open or closed decked? im just thiking of how much the scooby guys are making on thier 2.5ltr engines.
Chris.
I am sure i could build a 800-1000 bhp volvo engine with out a problem with the right budget
its an open deck engine but there are mods to do to strenghten the block The Scooby engine has a major problem the crank looks more like an accordian
Russ
chuntington101 said:
Russ, just a quick question, is there any reason it took soo long to spool the GT35 on the T5 engine?? also the graph looks increadably peaky. is that just the scale of the graph or what??
dont want to take anything away form the car. just compearing it to other things out there.
Chris
Hi Chris dont want to take anything away form the car. just compearing it to other things out there.
Chris
No problem to answer any questions
the graph does not look correct because at the time i just wanted to see what was happening at my current spec Its a long way from finished it was just a test
i have had many comments made on the various volvo forums i have put it on a few from the internet experts 
the problems i have found that when you start to do something different from the norm the haters come out if i had kept it all off the web people would of said its blown up etc etc Russ
chuntington101 said:
Russ i ment no offence, i think its an amazing piece of work.
yes you get those people everywhere im affraid. they know it all and dont like people messing around or trying new ideas. i think you just need to forget about them and do what you want! and clearly 535bhp is much better than what they have. lol
what are your plans for the engine now then?? any more upgrades/mods??
Cheers
Chris.
Hi Chris yes you get those people everywhere im affraid. they know it all and dont like people messing around or trying new ideas. i think you just need to forget about them and do what you want! and clearly 535bhp is much better than what they have. lol
what are your plans for the engine now then?? any more upgrades/mods??
Cheers
Chris.
No offence taken it was not aimed at you
They will not stop me I am constantly updating many items and ideas thats why its taken much much longer than was planned I will soon have my new cams then once a few more mods come together i will be driving and enjoying it for a while Russ
chuntington101 said:
Great work russ! what mods had you done over the last one??
Chris.
PS. i hear a compnay may start using the Volvo 5 pots in things like Arial Atoms!
Hi ChrisChris.
PS. i hear a compnay may start using the Volvo 5 pots in things like Arial Atoms!
Edited by chuntington101 on Monday 13th October 07:45
All i have done from last time is added N/A cams but they lost me 10 bhp over last time i added race fuel this time as i wanted to see how the engine reacted to it ;-)
Whos the company ??
Russ
Edited by ilovevolvo on Tuesday 14th October 20:48
morgrp said:
Love it Love it LOVE IT! - I am rather disturbingly in love with your car - Where do you source your performance parts? I can barely find any for my T5
Hi Morgrp Thanks for the kind words
Most of the parts i have had made for me and designed myself as like you i found there is very little decent perfromance parts for Volvo cars,what do you have in mind for your car ??Russ
morgrp said:
I'm certainly after a carbon spark plug cover and maybe a few other bits . I've just re-mapped mine - using a T5 auto ECU and replacing the chip in it putting the t5-R map on the new one - The torque characteristics are way better on the R map!
Hi Morgrp Have a look on www.Volvospeed.com a large american site you may find some carbon bits there etc
Russ
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