'95 960 t5

[M-R-P]

Welcome aboard :)

Nice project, great pics too :D

[merc85]

AWESOME always wonderd how good this mod was :)

[artfulflounder]

Welcome aboard.....very nice.

I do like facelift 960s.....I would love to go t6 route.

[Nari]

Welcome aboard :)

Nice project, great pics too :D


Welcome aboard.....very nice.

I do like facelift 960s.....I would love to go t6 route.

Thank You!


AWESOME always wonderd how good this mod was :)
it is awesome!! I was surprised how well the IRS works. Even with this trashy suspension, the turn in feels a LOT better than the 850 on yellow konis. Steering with the throttle is a bonus too :D

[abdul]

Hi welcome thanks for the pictures

[jamesy12345]

Best first post ever....?

:thewave:

:welcome:

[V70 Graham]

Welcome to the club, nice cars.

[claymore]

Welcome to vpcuk :)

[mitchyboy01]

Great first post. Awesome project.

[AndysR]

Sounds like a great project, love the dash top gauge mount :)

[T5frankie]

awesome project mate, i love t5's in old skool rwd's

[Volvostorm]

Both are great looking cars!

Welcome to VPC :D

[Tomcat]

Awwww crap.... Ok I'm impressed..

[850 T5s]

great combination T5/RWD fun, excellent !

[Nari]

Awesome feedback from You guys, than You!



The second video wasn't working?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZiqxXL0hM8&list=UUOJ-VOlvnjxMmjcAWWB3Weg&feature=share
1:50.. it just a animation, I wasn't trying to go sideways at all...

Keep in mind car is @ wastegate pressure and the WG flap wasn't even fully closed under boost = slow

[andyb1375]

Welcome

[Tomcat]

Aw stop it, you're making me want another 960

[Nari]

Thanks :)

I was thinking the other day about your t10 projekt... basically on will You can make your 850 rear engine RWD and still have weight on the front... that is awesome! :D
I wonder how that is going to grip and drive, deffo want a ride in it when done. I'll travel to the UK just for this :D




Btw, I bought a wrecked 850 a bit more than year ago with the intention to convert it to rwd. It was rolled over a bit, but looked unexpectedly good! Rails were straight, subframe is straight, the rear suspension was bent, but that didn't matter anyway. Even the roof seemed ok(ish).. perfect for a track car. Chickened out and bought the 960 instead :D

[Nari]

Was digging around in my photobucket... oh memories:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i251/hun_narancs/Volvo/OVT_2009_11_07/DSC_8862_small.jpg
ABS fail..

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i251/hun_narancs/Volvo/OVT_2009_11_07/CarsAndGirls_driftedzes091107_190.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i251/hun_narancs/Volvo/trackday/DSC_1995.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i251/hun_narancs/Volvo/trackday/DSC_2016.jpg

[Jim S70R]

Welcome to the fold, nice project you've got going, does the 960 go better with the T5 lump fitted than it would in an 850?? Love the mod and always wondered if it was quicker or about the same.

[Nari]

Thanks!
Interesting question! Well, it is hard to compare because the 850 had a rica tune. It was basically an "off-the-shelf" car. The 960 is on VEMS and not tuned properly, yet... it feels fast, but def. not as fast as the 850 was.
The other day boost creeped up to 1.5bar. Well... that was quick, but hit the overboost protection. That part of the table is not done, yet. So better keep it safe.
And the drivetrain loss is greater in the 960...

But if you ask if the 960 goes better sideways.. with open diff... in the rain... better than the 850, the answer is YES :)

TBH the current power level, whatever it is, feels fun enough. I'll try to get it sorted for 1.2 bars and concentrate on suspension, brakes and diff. High speed cornering is scary, don't have front swaybar at all :( and the boaty suspension is still there. Kinda scary when it goes sideways and the whole thing is just wobbles around. Spent quite a bit of time in well prepped drift cars, drove them a tiny bit and the lack of control in the 960 is quite substantial.
There is a saying about power and control... :D

Oh, yeah and my skills... they need to sharpened a bit. Don't want to wrap the car around a pole.

edit: I reckon with the correct suspension setup, correct tune a 960 would outhandle the 800 platform cars. It just feels great. I'm really excited to put some real suspension under it.

[T5frankie]

keep us informed, it is a 1st on this forum