just bought my first T5

[nathT5]

bought my first ever volvo on saturday and it gets delivered tomorrow night,
its a red 96 T5 GLT manual estate with 161K and also a full R look-a-like,
its got good history and is also quite modified and is very rapid, heres the spec,

some sort of re-map,
bailey dump valve,
MBC on minimum setting,
3" downpipe with a full stainless single box system,
bilstein/eibach suspension and polybushed,
315mm front discs with C70 pads/(calipers???)
17" dark R 5-spokes,
R bumpers and tailgate spoiler,
7 seat conversion,
strut brace,

i,m very happy at the moment and i cant wait to get behind the wheel,
i,ll post some pics asap :B_thumb:

[BruceT]

Sounds nice.

Where did you find it?

[stainesy]

hello mate sounds very nice. look forward to the pics. i have an R and they do lok good

[nathT5]

its been on pistonheads for a couple of weeks and from grimsby,

[Wombatbomb]

bought my first ever volvo on saturday and it gets delivered tomorrow night,
its a red 96 T5 GLT manual estate with 161K and also a full R look-a-like,
its got good history and is also quite modified and is very rapid, heres the spec,

rica 304 re-map,
bailey dump valve,
MBC on minimum setting,
3" downpipe with a full stainless single box system,
bilstein/eibach suspension and polybushed,
315mm front discs with C70 pads/(calipers???)
17" dark R 5-spokes,
R bumpers and tailgate spoiler,
7 seat conversion,
strut brace,

i,m very happy at the moment and i cant wait to get behind the wheel,
i,ll post some pics asap :B_thumb:

'ello!

Couple of quick things....it has a remap & an MBC on it???? And there is no such thing as 315mm disc's, Volvo one's are 280mm or 302mm. The later cars have 320mm on, but I don't think anyone has fitted those to a P1 car yet?

Look forward to the pics.

[nathT5]

hello mate sounds very nice. look forward to the pics. i have an R and they do lok good

is your bailey dump valve quiet?
i expected it to be louder, might need the boost turning up.

[BruceT]

This one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/688302.htm

[stainesy]

is your bailey dump valve quiet?
i expected it to be louder, might need the boost turning up.

no my bailey dump valve is loud as foook. but i have the big one with trumpet on. this is my one in the pic
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j320/stainesy1978/Photo-0042.jpg

[nathT5]

'ello!

Couple of quick things....it has a remap & an MBC on it???? And there is no such thing as 315mm disc's, Volvo one's are 280mm or 302mm. The later cars have 320mm on, but I don't think anyone has fitted those to a P1 car yet?

Look forward to the pics.

might be 320mm discs then???
hes just fitted new front pads and said he had to buy C70 ones,
and yes, its remapped and has an MBC, although its turned all the way in,

i,ll have a closer look when i get it here.

[nathT5]

This one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/688302.htm


thats the one but it looks nicer in the metal...

[Wombatbomb]

might be 320mm discs then???
hes just fitted new front pads and said he had to buy C70 ones

They'll be 302mm discs then, standard upgrade by most folks if they had the 280mm and don't want a full-on BBK ;)

[Rob_ioClean]

not good having a remap and mbc

[nathT5]

not good having a remap and mbc

i keep hearing this, why???

[Rob_ioClean]

as the remap will be increasing the boost, fuel ect..., their is really no need for a mbc, I'm sure someone can explain it better than me!

[cameron]

Thats a lot of car for the money, well done, nice find.

[shaun850]

Sort that engine bay!

The dump valve appers to be plumbed in with the wrong vac line.. those air horns look pant's stuffed in their and what the hell is that other pipe running infront of the fuel rail lol

other than that, nice buy :)

[nathT5]

my T5 is getting delivered in a few minutes, i feel like a kid on christmas eve,
it,ll probably be the weekend until i get to give it the once over.

[irf]

congratulations on the new car!

as long as the mbc isn't set too high then there's nothing wrong with having both. the main thing you wanna look out for is not having too much revs at too low a point as that can, amongst other things be a rod killer.

thing is though, if it's been remapped try it without the mbc as it could actually run better. sacrifice a bit of low end for higher end pull maybe.MAYBE. just a suggestion.

easy way to check your brakes is to just actually measure them! they're probably be 302mm and with decent pads can be all you need, but check them yourself so you're sure.

[Alan M]

That pipe running across the inlet manifold may be a PCV pipe repair. Its probably the one from the PTC to the side of the manifold.

[nathT5]

congratulations on the new car!

as long as the mbc isn't set too high then there's nothing wrong with having both. the main thing you wanna look out for is not having too much revs at too low a point as that can, amongst other things be a rod killer.

thing is though, if it's been remapped try it without the mbc as it could actually run better. sacrifice a bit of low end for higher end pull maybe.MAYBE. just a suggestion.

easy way to check your brakes is to just actually measure them! they're probably be 302mm and with decent pads can be all you need, but check them yourself so you're sure.


how do you mean, having too many revs at a too low point???

and ive just measured a front disc (a rough guide as the wheels on) and i make it 330mm...

[irf]

apologies, i meant too much boost at to low a point.

330mm? get some pics up damn you!:dgrin:

[nathT5]

apologies, i meant too much boost at to low a point.

330mm? get some pics up damn you!:dgrin:

so that will happen if the MBC is set too high, is that right?

i,ll take some pickies tomorrow, then try and find out how to get them on here...

[BruceT]

Say your MBC is set to, for instance 17 PSI.

You **COULD** be ok at Full throttle (Usually said as WOT - Wide Open Throttle) at say 3500-4000rpm +

But plant your foot in 5th at 1500rpm and it spooling the turbo upto 16-17psi has the possibility of bending rods.

[nathT5]

as soon as i can i,m going to get it all checked over and book a rolling road tuning session,
its quick but i also want it reliable.

[Dangerous Dave]

I didn't think you could run anything bigger than the 302mm brake discs with 17" rims?

[irf]

I didn't think you could run anything bigger than the 302mm brake discs with 17" rims?


you may be getting confused. 302s generally need 17s to fit. you can have 16s but you need to know which wheels will fit.

under genuine 17" pegs you can have the porsche brake set up like dooby.

[Dangerous Dave]

Cheers Irf, so I guess it depends on which rims you have.

[nathT5]

heres some pics of my new motor and the un-known front brakes,
(btw, i know the pads still need bedding in and the alloys need a re-furb)
ive found out its got a drilled airbox although it was taped up, its not now,
its now quicker too as the thick floor mats were stopping the pedal going to the floor,
ive also had the MBC turned up (only a nats) so its now boosting to the end of the white instead of 2/3rds,
happy boy now...

[Rob_ioClean]

be careful with the mbc if it's got a remap too!

[stainesy]

i just got an mbc not fitted yet tho. i was fidling with the mbc and then realised after it says in instruction dont ajust mbc as it is set to lowest boost for safety. how do i set itt back to low boost for when i fit it to my car?

[nathT5]

be careful with the mbc if it's got a remap too!

is it ok to have both as long as the boost is kept below 15psi or does it have other problems?

[nathT5]

i just got an mbc not fitted yet tho. i was fidling with the mbc and then realised after it says in instruction dont ajust mbc as it is set to lowest boost for safety. how do i set itt back to low boost for when i fit it to my car?


does,nt it just screw back in? mine does its just a screw valve.

[stainesy]

does,nt it just screw back in? mine does its just a screw valve.

yeah it srews back it but the screw has a nut on it for whats level you want it and i moved the nut so dont no where its ment to be set at. isnt it tighten for more boost and unsrew for less boost?

[nathT5]

sorry dont know,
mine looks home-made, a brass block with 3 outlets and a screw bolt with a spring through the middle,
crude but it works.

[MIKESC70T5]

you may be getting confused. 302s generally need 17s to fit. you can have 16s but you need to know which wheels will fit.

under genuine 17" pegs you can have the porsche brake set up like dooby.

Irf, i was chatting to Warren last night, and he said Adrian had to use 5mm spacers with his genuine 18"pegs. Warren tried the same wheel on his car and it to, touched the Porsche caliper.

[The Flying Banana]

I didn't think you could run anything bigger than the 302mm brake discs with 17" rims?

I have 330 mm discs on with 17s

[Wombatbomb]

Those look like standard Volvo calipers to me, and that disc is no-way 330mm if you look at the size of the gap between the disc and the rim ;) I'm certain those are 302's.

[irf]

Irf, i was chatting to Warren last night, and he said Adrian had to use 5mm spacers with his genuine 18"pegs. Warren tried the same wheel on his car and it to, touched the Porsche caliper.


thats quite weird and i can't really expand on that. i'm pretty sure dooby doesn't have spacers otherwise he could have just had his volans put on but he was adamant that he didn't want to fit spacers.

i've got some biggish brakes and they fit under my 17" pegs as well without spacers. must be something to do with the offset.

i agree with wombat, they do look like 302s.

[MIKESC70T5]

The reason i just got the genuine pegs,was because i want to fit the porsche kit in the future aswell without spacers lol. I'll try one of mine on Warrens just to make sure. Knowing Warren, he probably put the wheel on backwards lol.

[irf]

actually thinking about it, i'm pretty sure tony has 18" genuine pegs with a porsche set up at the front without any spacers.

[nathT5]

i,ll get a wheel off on the weekend and have a proper measure,
but even having a rough measure accross the wheel, i cant see me being 28mm out.

[MIKESC70T5]

Volvo did do a 320mm upgrade kit but it was/is very expensive at around £1500 iirc which fitted behind the 17" titan alloys.

[Wombatbomb]

i,ll get a wheel off on the weekend and have a proper measure,
but even having a rough measure accross the wheel, i cant see me being 28mm out.

Ok, look at it this way...your wheel is 17". 330mm = 13", which would mean it would be 2" from the edge of your disc to the outer edge of your rim. 302mm = 11.9", meaning 2.55" to the edge. 280mm = 11", 3" to the edge.

Looking at the nice big gap betwen your disc and the rim in the pic, I know which size my money is on ;)

[MIKESC70T5]

Attached is an old picture showing my 280mm discs behind an 18" peg. Looking at your pic, i'd say yours were 280mm also

[irf]

a 330mm disc under the same wheel. big difference.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/irf200/volvo%20related/16032008073.jpg

[irf]

mikey mikey mikey, surely you should have shown a picture of your "porsche" calipers:smileypul

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/irf200/volvo%20related/porschesticker.jpg

sorry, but you wont live that down LOL

[MIKESC70T5]

mikey mikey mikey, surely you should have shown a picture of your "porsche" calipers:smileypul

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/irf200/volvo%20related/porschesticker.jpg

sorry, but you wont live that down LOL

the best 50p i ever spent lol.

[nathT5]

read it and weep all you non believers, 330mm front discs...

[nathT5]

Ok, look at it this way...your wheel is 17". 330mm = 13", which would mean it would be 2" from the edge of your disc to the outer edge of your rim. 302mm = 11.9", meaning 2.55" to the edge. 280mm = 11", 3" to the edge.

Looking at the nice big gap betwen your disc and the rim in the pic, I know which size my money is on ;)

i,m good at counting too and i should have taken you up on that bet...

[irf]

nice one:smile:

[nathT5]

ive been looking today at future jobs i want to do,
what is the horrible hosepipe from down the back to the left side of the manifold?
it runs accross the inlet manifold and is also quite oily on both ends,
on a previous reply "alan m" says its a PCV repair pipe from the PTC,

what does all this PCV/PTC mean and can it be altered or re-routed???