M-R-P's latest bargain...

[M-R-P]

Looking at the do88 intercooler to throttle pipe (http://www.do88.se/en/artiklar/engine-_-tuning/pipe-kits/volvo-3/s60-_-v70n-2000-07/volvo-s60r_v70r-turbo-lower-intercooler-pipe-2003-07.html), which works out at about £160+, I thought I'd have a go at building one. I've been collecting the bits, bought cheap on fleabay, over the last few months and yesterday I had a dabble...

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0413_zps3f453ac1.jpg (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/martinrpeachey/media/Snapbucket/DSC_0413_zps3f453ac1.jpg.html)

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0414_zps0688c170.jpg (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/martinrpeachey/media/Snapbucket/DSC_0414_zps0688c170.jpg.html)

I had to add a port to one end but since I have no tig welder and no welding abilities whatsoever, I concocted a more mechanical alternative...

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0415_zpsc98326f2.jpg (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/martinrpeachey/media/Snapbucket/DSC_0415_zpsc98326f2.jpg.html)

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0417_zps8def9e95.jpg (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/martinrpeachey/media/Snapbucket/DSC_0417_zps8def9e95.jpg.html)

Pressure tested it to 40psi too :)

DIY industrial jubilee clips... yum yum lol.

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0419_zps764516c0.jpg (http://s1100.photobucket.com/user/martinrpeachey/media/Snapbucket/DSC_0419_zps764516c0.jpg.html)

I didn't get any photos of it fitted as it was dark and I was hungry lol but it's a bloody tight fit in there. So tight in fact that it's touching the starter motor and only mm away from the rad fan. I'm contemplating redoing it all in 57mm right up to the throttle body but I'll see how this goes first.

Total cost... £40 (ish)

[iancho]

Mate you take the biscuit!

I do admire your creative nature :B_thumb:

[stephenevans99]

Lovely....BUT one word.....MIKALOR

[M-R-P]

I'm just a cheapskate mate :) why spend nearly 200 quid when a bit of elbow grease and some pocket change will do.

The hardest bit was fitting the bloody thing.

[WOODY T5]

nice job done there martin should make some good noises to :)

[M-R-P]

Lovely....BUT one word.....MIKALOR
No room for Mikalor clamps mate but the industrial jubilee clips are pretty tough.

nice job done there martin should make some good noises to :)
In all honesty mate, I've not been brave enough to boost past 7psi lol, it was dark and I was tired so the thought of blowing a hose off, half way home really didn't appeal.
Throttle response is sharper tho :)

[V70 Graham]

Fitting my intercooler should be a breeze.....save an industrial jubilee for it though, your right when you say you can't get a Mikalor in there.

Good job though, looks very tidy.

[M-R-P]

Cheerz mate :) I'll try and get a shot of it fitted later.

[partsforvolvos.com]

Fitting my intercooler should be a breeze.....save an industrial jubilee for it though, your right when you say you can't get a Mikalor in there.

Good job though, looks very tidy.

have u got big hands martin ? - ur knackered if yes but they will be smaller when u loose some skin from the knuckles.

[V70 Graham]

have u got big hands martin ? - ur knackered if yes but they will be smaller when u loose some skin from the knuckles.

If he don't draw blood he ain't trying !

[oblark]

Looking good :)

Are you sure it will fit ? As the factory has the swan neck so the pipe clears the stater motor.

[M-R-P]

yes I have big hands but the Popeye forearms are my main problem.

and yes it does fit - just.

[MIKESC70T5]

Admire your skills mate. If the original is also in the second picture, can I ask what the benefit is of what you've done?

[expolicev70t5]

Just added a shiny bit!! what more do you need :ices_rofl

[M-R-P]

The elbows/bends on the OE pipe are constrictive (down to about 55mm the IC outlet is 57mm) and the concertina used to make it flexible can cause disruption in the airflow. The new one should allow a cleaner flow with no restrictions :)

And it looks the dogs doo-dahs too :)

[graemewelch]

yip i can confirm its mega tight down there. no idea how i managed to squeeze 3" in there. looks a nice neat job though

[M-R-P]

yip i can confirm its mega tight down there. no idea how i managed to squeeze 3" in there. looks a nice neat job though

I found a way of giving myself a bit more room for the pipe ;) :shhh:

[partsforvolvos.com]

i've just realised what that is - an airline end !

[M-R-P]

i've just realised what that is - an airline end !

PCL coupling with 1/2" bsp fitting. Clamps up nicely mate ;)

[graemewelch]

I found a way of giving myself a bit more room for the pipe ;) :shhh:


would you like to share. next time only doing 2.5". cant wait to to try mine out. so many new mods and its sorned

[M-R-P]

would you like to share. next time only doing 2.5". cant wait to to try mine out. so many new mods and its sorned

you have text ;)

[graemewelch]

No room for Mikalor clamps mate but the industrial jubilee clips are pretty tough.

In all honesty mate, I've not been brave enough to boost past 7psi lol, it was dark and I was tired so the thought of blowing a hose off, half way home really didn't appeal.
Throttle response is sharper tho :)

just been out and tried mine. throttle responce is amazing. kind of wishing hadnt done 3 or 4 mods at once so i knew which one made the most difference. worth while mod if anyone is thinking about it

[AndysR]

Nice work, I've see professionally supplied items in a far poorer state of finish than that, job very well done. You going to start making these and undercutting the competition then... Lol

[M-R-P]

to be honest, this is an easy mod that any half competent spanner monkey can do but I'd strongly suggest using 57mm right to the throttle elbow and using a 57mm to 76mm elbow to finish. there's. not a lot of room in there lol.

[V70 Graham]

Do you have a fitted picture yet mate ?

[Biff]

Very nice Martin. I'm planning on making myself a maf to turbo pipe soon. I refuse to pay £150 like I've seen them.

[graemewelch]

Nice work, I've see professionally supplied items in a far poorer state of finish than that, job very well done. You going to start making these and undercutting the competition then... Lol

if MRP isnt going to then i plan to have my own range intake and intercooler pipes to go with my down pipes and exhausts that will hit the market soon

[jdavis]

Looks great Martin!

[Kingsford G]

Nice work mate,waiting for pics fitted.

[theflyingbrick]

good stuff martin :)

[M-R-P]

finally, a fitted pic...

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0423_zps11348e5d.jpg

the jubilee clips need straightening but it's all holding full boost with no popping and/or chugging :)

[Harvey]

I do like the black hoses looks a bit stock,better than the blue in my eyes.
So was it easy to get it fitted or a bit of a struggle.

[M-R-P]

tight as a ducks arse mate lol.

I might rip it out at some point and go for 57mm instead

[oblark]

If you think yours is tight on space you want to see mine :) and I used mikalor clamps :)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u433/oblark/volvo%20850%20t5/20130821_192338.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/oblark/media/volvo%20850%20t5/20130821_192338.jpg.html)

[M-R-P]

love that bay mate but you've gone over the starter, mine runs between the starter and rad fan. there's no room for s band as thick as a mikalor.

[oblark]

Surely you could put one at each end of the alloy pipe ?

[graemewelch]

I do like the black hoses looks a bit stock,better than the blue in my eyes.
So was it easy to get it fitted or a bit of a struggle.http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg483/gwexhausts/20131005_124926_zpsa4fe1755.jpg (http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/gwexhausts/media/20131005_124926_zpsa4fe1755.jpg.html)


i prefer the black look to. painted mine black to


tight as a ducks arse mate lol.

stop being gay, there plenty room for 3" tight fit means its a good fit:blahblah:

I might rip it out at some point and go for 57mm instead

[M-R-P]

Surely you could put one at each end of the alloy pipe ?

that's the bit between the rad fan and the starter lol.

[Jim S70R]

Looks good and a great idea paid off.

[M-R-P]

Very nice Martin. I'm planning on making myself a maf to turbo pipe soon. I refuse to pay £150 like I've seen them.

they're a bit more complicated, that's why I was happy to pay 50 quid for a 2nd hand one. you need to fit 4 ports and one is for the ptc nipple (which I binned and just put the pipe straight on)

[oblark]

that's the bit between the rad fan and the starter lol.

But it would look better with some stainless milalor clips :)

I`ve some to fit 2 1/2 silicone hose if your piggy bank has run dry :)

[M-R-P]

I have a box full at work mate ;)

they still don't know which machine they're for lol.

[Biff]

they're a bit more complicated, that's why I was happy to pay 50 quid for a 2nd hand one. you need to fit 4 ports and one is for the ptc nipple (which I binned and just put the pipe straight on)

They don't come by very often though I've found. I have access to a tig so will look into it further down my list of jobs. Lol

[M-R-P]

Well, after a few short blasts over the weekend, I can say that the throttle response has improved considerably - whips your head back when you blip the throttle. The grumble from the exhaust had changed a little and the spoolup noise from the front is clearer and louder. Downshifting for corners is also more precise too which is fun :D

[V70 Graham]

Well, after a few short blasts over the weekend, I can say that the throttle response has improved considerably - whips your head back when you blip the throttle. The grumble from the exhaust had changed a little and the spoolup noise from the front is clearer and louder. Downshifting for corners is also more precise too which is fun :D

So your keeping it then lol

[M-R-P]

So your keeping it then lol

At least until it blows a hose off lol.

[partsforvolvos.com]

put a rib of weld around the end of the polished pipe so it has something to hold against. most oe pipes have the rib on them .

[M-R-P]

The pipe came beaded both ends mate ;)

All good :funkybana

[p fandango]

nice, what size pipe have you used?

[M-R-P]

3" mate :D

[partsforvolvos.com]

The pipe came beaded both ends mate ;)

All good :funkybana

Ribbed sounds better ......

[M-R-P]

Ribbed sounds better ......

But I'm already getting "extra pleasure" from the new pipework ;)

[graemewelch]

They don't come by very often though I've found. I have access to a tig so will look into it further down my list of jobs. Lol

wont be long till i have a GWE version. jusrt need to tie up some loose ends with other jobs

[T5RatherAmusin]

hmmm....pleasuresome 3" pipe :rotfl:

[T5RatherAmusin]

wont be long till i have a GWE version. jusrt need to tie up some loose ends with other jobs

turbo to tb??

[graemewelch]

turbo to tb??

ill be doing both pipes.

[M-R-P]

turbo to tb??

There's an intercooler in the middle...

[jdavis]

ill be doing both pipes.

I like the sound of that!
Will they come with the mount for the boost pressure sensor as on the early P2's?

Very interested if so

[graemewelch]

I like the sound of that!
Will they come with the mount for the boost pressure sensor as on the early P2's?

Very interested if so

yes theyll come with everything. be next month when i start these. but drop me a pm and i see what can do. might be able to get the hard bit sorted for you

[Biff]

wont be long till i have a GWE version. jusrt need to tie up some loose ends with other jobs

I would be interested dude. Price dependant of course. Lol

[graemewelch]

I would be interested dude. Price dependant of course. Lol

like everything i do the price is realistic and quality is top notch

[Biff]

like everything i do the price is realistic and quality is top notch

That's what we like to hear Gman.
I have a 3" awd down pipe on my wish list too. My down pipe is now called Jesus it's that holy!

[M-R-P]

tidied it all up a bit yesterday, trimmed the elbow from the ic and straightened the jubilee clips...

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0444_zps3b639be1.jpg

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0443_zpsb8ac6f38.jpg

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/Snapbucket/DSC_0442_zps33a9fa80.jpg

mucho better :)

[oblark]

You P2 guys are so lucky you have so much room

You see the ground past your gearbox :)

[Harvey]

A bit of O.C.D starting to creep in there,does look good.

[M-R-P]

You P2 guys are so lucky you have so much room

You see the ground past your gearbox :)
I can do the PCV with out taking the inlet manifold off too :D

A bit of O.C.D starting to creep in there,does look good.
If I didn't tidy it up, you know there'll be someone at a meet, pointing it out and casting aspersions on the quality of my workmanship ;)

[V70 Graham]

Looking good mate, nice to see my fussiness with tidy bits and straight clips rubbing off on you lol

[M-R-P]

You need to stop rubbing off on me, people are gonna talk...

[V70 Graham]

You need to stop rubbing off on me, people are gonna talk...

Do you think either of us will rub off on stribo ?

[oblark]

Do you think either of us will rub off on stribo ?

No,

[stribo]

Do you think either of us will rub off on stribo ?

I don't want either of you rubbing anywhere near me thank you.:P

[M-R-P]

I don't want either of you rubbing anywhere near me thank you.:P

That's not what you said last time. And don't wear that dress again without waxing your legs first!

[V70 Graham]

That's not what you said last time. And don't wear that dress again without waxing your legs first!

Hahahahaha I thought we were keeping that a secret !

[stribo]

That's not what you said last time. And don't wear that dress again without waxing your legs first!

Only if next time you wear your mankini you make sure your spuds aren't hanging out.;)

[M-R-P]

Only if next time you wear your mankini you make sure your spuds aren't hanging out.;)

Can't be helped, that's why my name in Chinese is "Wan Hung Lao"

[V70 Graham]

Gotta be a contender for "miles (and miles) off topic" award lol

[oblark]

Gotta be a contender for "miles (and miles) off topic" award lol

Along with the "dates for the southern meet" thread :)

[M-R-P]

Basically, any thread that involves me, Graham, Steve and more regularly, Rob seems to go to rat5h1t pretty quickly. We only get away with it 'cos it keeps the forum's total post count high ;)

[stribo]

Basically, any thread that involves me, Graham, Steve and more regularly, Rob seems to go to rat5h1t pretty quickly. We only get away with it 'cos it keeps the forum's total post count high ;)

I think we get away with it because there aren't any moderators ;)

[V70 Graham]

I think we get away with it because there aren't any moderators ;)

I think we get away with it because we're VPC's most handsome members lol