pls help me t5 upgarade on c70 asap?!!!

**c70goldie** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 09:46

hi i hav a c70 its a 2.0 turbo made in 2000 and i am about to buy a t5 turbo for it the details are as follows copied from seller: You are looking at a perfect working order 15g turbo with a flat flange. It was removed from 96 model 850 T5. It was in perfect working order and did not smoke or use any oil. There is little if any play in the shaft of the turbo. I gave it a quick wipe over and you can see from the photo that it is good condition to look at aswell as mechanically. It will come with the actuator as pictured. For those who are not looking at this as a replacement part but as an enhancement it has a T3 flange, 63mm compressor inlet and 54mm compressor outlet. There are no cracks on the wastegate or anywhere else on the turbine housing.

please tell me if i can put it on my 2.0 baby and make her fly even more? i understand i might need to upgrade and modify some other parts as well but will it be possible or worth the hassle, im no mechanic by any means but i love the car so much i wanna treat her to the renound t5 turbo preferably without damaging her please any help is better than none. thanks in advance.

**Wombatbomb** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 09:53

Originally Posted by c70goldie

hi i hav a c70 its a 2.0 turbo made in 2000 and i am about to buy a t5 turbo for it the details are as follows copied from seller: You are looking at a perfect working order 15g turbo with a flat flange. It was removed from 96 model 850 T5. It was in perfect working order and did not smoke or use any oil. There is little if any play in the shaft of the turbo. I gave it a quick wipe over and you can see from the photo that it is good condition to look at aswell as mechanically. It will come with the actuator as pictured. For those who are not looking at this as a replacement part but as an enhancement it has a T3 flange, 63mm compressor inlet and 54mm compressor outlet. There are no cracks on the wastegate or anywhere else on the turbine housing.

please tell me if i can put it on my 2.0 baby and make her fly even more? i understand i might need to upgrade and modify some other parts as well but will it be possible or worth the hassle, im no mechanic by any means but i love the car so much i wanna treat her to the renound t5 turbo preferably without damaging her please any help is better than none. thanks in advance.

It would probably be cheaper (and considerably easier!) to sell the 2.0 and buy a C70 T5 with the proceeds. The difference in price between what you sell for and what the T5 would cost is probably going to cost less than trying to make the 15G work with your engine. That's assuming the turbo can be made to work with the 2.0 (which from memory is a high compression engine).

**c70goldie** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 10:02

just checked my logbook and it says its lpt which is light compression turbo so that probably means it wont work right? i have spent so much on this c70 and its really quick and looks amazing plus its great on fuel, i dont think i could sell it as its the best car iv ever owned and it turns so many heads. i tell everyone its a t5 anyway as the performance justifies it but i would love it to be true!

**pangster** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 13:07

Originally Posted by c70goldie

i tell everyone its a t5 anyway as the performance justifies it but i would love it to be true!

are you serious??...

**c70goldie** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 14:04

yeah damn serious i bet my 2.0litre will piss all over your big heavy 2.4! mines got 252bhp 0-62mph in 6.5 seconds and top speed of 157mph but a bigger turbo would make me even quicker i am aiming for 300bhp+ by xmas with a budget of 2k

**pangster** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 14:29

Originally Posted by c70goldie

yeah damn serious i bet my 2.0litre will piss all over your big heavy 2.4! mines got 252bhp 0-62mph in 6.5 seconds and top speed of 157mph but a bigger turbo would make me even quicker i am aiming for 300bhp+ by xmas with a budget of 2k

you mean 2.3 surely..

and it doesn't matter what performance you've got.. it's still not a T5 - so saying that is a little retarded..

and so is coming out with comments like

Originally Posted by c70goldie

proper power eats the gt's for breakfast scoobies have no chance and evo's get raced for free!

why don't you share what mods you have and maybe stick up a dyno plot?

i'm interested to see how you've added 89 bhp and shaved 2.5 seconds off your 0-60 and what did you say your torque was?..

EDIT: and FWIW the 15G was never used on the C70 T5 - it was a 16T..

**c70goldie** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 15:09

do you wanna race winner gets to keep losers car? all are welcome to watch. any place anytime. i have got 2 bottles in my boot bud if that helps you to know how!

**AndysR** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 15:12

Originally Posted by c70goldie

do you wanna race winner gets to keep losers car? all are welcome to watch. any place anytime. i have got 2 bottles in my boot bud if that helps you to know how!

Surely your not serious!?!

**pangster** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 15:16

Originally Posted by AndysR

Surely your not serious!?!

the sad thing is.. i think he is!

**pangster** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 15:17

Originally Posted by c70goldie

i have got 2 bottles in my boot bud if that helps you to know how!

2 bottles of what? Pepsi?..

i'd be quite content with just seeing the dyno slips and details of your mods.. maybe as well as explaining how you timed your 0-62?..

**pangster** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 15:55

i've found the beast - aka T5, Scooby and Evo slayer

:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3091314

Originally Posted by c70goldie

my volvo c70 2.0 turbo with p.t.s superchip and remap now standing @252bhp top speed of 152mph and i haven't even started with any other mods yet but watch this space...

you need to tell us more about the pts superchip because it seems like it's the best kept secret in the volvo tuning world.. i for one only assumed that our choice was fairly limited with MTE, BSR, RICA and the like..

and given you haven't started with any other mods.. then if you're running 2 bottles of NOS in the boot you must be a bit over the 252 bhp you already had?.. what NOS system were you running again? (wet/dry) and what were the size of jets you're using?..

in all seriousness this has been one of the funniest threads i've read in a long time..

**Wombatbomb** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 19:36

Sorry, I was going to try and write another serious reply, but this thread is making me

.

**pangster** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 19:54

Originally Posted by Wombatbomb

Sorry, I was going to try and write another serious reply, but this thread is making me

.

lol!!..

**Justin** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 20:00

Be nice please guys.......but I have to say ROTFLMAO

**FatLadZ** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 20:58

lovely looking car mate
im loving the alloys and the tints

now how about being a little more serious

**c70goldie** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 21:00

truth is chaps iv got a **** 2.0 turbo standard engine that quicker than anything iv ever driven it has been chipped by pts and was at one stage in its life 252bhp but its not now and im just gutted cos i cant afford a 2.3 after spending all my money on expensive lights and wheels for the lower performance c70. it looks the part and is very quick and genuinly goes 157mph but a scooby wrx nails me on acceleration until i hit 3rd gear then i can keep up and catch. i so wish i had the bigger better engine i am stupid enough to race anything and i often over talk the car so youve every reason to laugh but i love the car so much and i push it to the limit everyday and it hasnt let me down in 8 months without being serviced, so call me what you want guess im just a **** with a nice lookin slower than your car lol! still wont stop me thinking its the quickest thing on the road...

**pangster** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 21:03

Originally Posted by c70goldie

truth is chaps iv got a **** 2.0 turbo standard engine that quicker than anything iv ever driven it has been chipped by pts and was at one stage in its life 252bhp but its not now and im just gutted cos i cant afford a 2.3 after spending all my money on expensive lights and wheels for the lower performance c70. it looks the part and is very quick and genuinly goes 157mph but a scooby wrx nails me on acceleration until i hit 3rd gear then i can keep up and catch. i so wish i had the bigger better engine i am stupid enough to race anything and i often over talk the car so youve every reason to laugh but i love the car so much and i push it to the limit everyday and it hasnt let me down in 8 months without being serviced, so call me what you want guess im just a **** with a nice lookin slower than your car lol! still wont stop me thinking its the quickest thing on the road...

oh FFS - someone please tell me this is a wind up?...

**FatLadZ** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 21:04

thats better well done

**Justin** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 21:13

Originally Posted by c70goldie

truth is chaps iv got a **** 2.0 turbo standard engine that quicker than anything iv ever driven it has been chipped by pts and was at one stage in its life 252bhp but its not now and im just gutted cos i cant afford a 2.3 after spending all my money on expensive lights and wheels for the lower performance c70. it looks the part and is very quick and genuinly goes 157mph but a scooby wrx nails me on acceleration until i hit 3rd gear then i can keep up and catch. i so wish i had the bigger better engine i am stupid enough to race anything and i often over talk the car so youve every reason to laugh but i love the car so much and i push it to the limit everyday and it hasnt let me down in 8 months without being serviced, so call me what you want guess im just a **** with a nice lookin slower than your car lol! still wont stop me thinking its the quickest thing on the road...

Good on ya

**Tomcat** · Sunday 7th September 2008, 23:56

Lol, this sounds like a conversation on Halfords carpark Saturday night.

There's nothing wrong with wringing every once of performace out of your engine, bragging about going over 157 and not servicing it in 8 months though is not clever. If you treat a Volvo like that it will last longer than your average car, but it will not last forever.