V70 2.3T but not a T5 -Is it possible?

[sebasteeno]

You should have got the other one mate. The 2319 t5 more power than the 2.5t better compresion ratio...

Your maybe right but after going from a 110bhp Peugeot 806 to a 193bhp car the difference is massive and im happy with it..........for now

[AlanG]

Your maybe right but after going from a 110bhp Peugeot 806 to a 193bhp car the difference is massive and im happy with it..........for now

193bhp makes it a 2.5lpt mate,so not a T5.

[MIKESC70T5]

193bhp makes it a 2.5lpt mate,so not a T5.

He's talking about the other car he brought, which he knows isn't a T5.

[AlanG]

He's talking about the other car he brought, which he knows isn't a T5.

B****y hell.......is he collecting them??

[Filterlab]

B****y hell.......is he collecting them??

Good cars to collect.

[nobananas]

I asked the seller the same thing, he basically told me I didn't know what I'm talking about !

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23353

Were you the 'timewaster' who didn't turn up ?

[nobananas]

He he, just noticed that the seller has printed my question at the bottom of the listing !

[sebasteeno]

He was a bit of a cocky Tw@ when i was speaking to him tbh. Hence his reply

[volvoturboman]

Mate think you made the right decision not buying. The long and the short for future reference is that the 2.3 Turbo is a T5 no other option and although the T5 later turned to be a 2.5 there was never a replacement 2.3. The T5 engine was like any other engine n the range. It was fitted to any trim level car, hence could have cloth etc. The big one that would have sorted it for me id the fact that the seller didn't know. Believe me you'd know if you had a T5.

[p fandango]

He reckoned that Volvo put the T5 engine in other cars like the 855 but never badged it up as that. Excuse my ignorance as the whole Volvo marque is new to me.

the very very first T-5's were labeled as "850 Turbo" not T-5, even my early 94 850 was labeled as T-5 so it was only a few very which weren't labeled up

[volvoturboman]

the very very first T-5's were labeled as "850 Turbo" not T-5, even my early 94 850 was labeled as T-5 so it was only a few very which weren't labeled up

I'm almost sure the man is spot on. Even the pre T5 which PF speaks of the Turbo had a big Turbo badge on the back so you'd still know and they only ran for about a year. I had one.

[AlanG]

I'm almost sure the man is spot on. Even the pre T5 which PF speaks of the Turbo had a big Turbo badge on the back so you'd still know and they only ran for about a year. I had one.

Spot on my friend. The difference lay in the engine itself as they were of a much softer construction and not capable of the power increases mentioned on here.

[p fandango]

The difference lay in the engine itself as they were of a much softer construction and not capable of the power increases mentioned on here.

where did you hear that one mate? As i said mine is an early 94 & identicle to the pre-T-5's, including having the reverse intercooler set-up & never had an issues of it being weak

[AlanG]

where did you hear that one mate? As i said mine is an early 94 & identicle to the pre-T-5's, including having the reverse intercooler set-up & never had an issues of it being weak

Not sure buddy as it something I remember from years ago. Need to read back. If your BT is badged as a T5 then it's the revised engine and hence you can (obvously) tune it to the nines. As I remember the original 850 Turbo was of the same capacity but not built to withstand much more than the 225bhp factory spec.

[p fandango]

Not sure buddy as it something I remember from years ago. Need to read back. If your BT is badged as a T5 then it's the revised engine and hence you can (obvously) tune it to the nines. As I remember the original 850 Turbo was of the same capacity but not built to withstand much more than the 225bhp factory spec.

i can't find my USB stick with all my press releases on to see if i can find anymore info about it. But tbh its the first i've about a weaker engine (except the untrue rumour of weaker conrods on early T-5's) & surprised Volvo went to the hassle of making a special engine for the pre-T5 & then do half a job, then to remake the engine & make it stronger after less than a year

[AlanG]

i can't find my USB stick with all my press releases on to see if i can find anymore info about it. But tbh its the first i've about a weaker engine (except the untrue rumour of weaker conrods on early T-5's) & surprised Volvo went to the hassle of making a special engine for the pre-T5 & then do half a job, then to remake the engine & make it stronger after less than a year

I'm not the oracle buddy,but let us know if you can prove/disprove this. Definitely heard it somewhere though,rightly or wrongly.

[p fandango]

I'm not the oracle buddy,but let us know if you can prove/disprove this. Definitely heard it somewhere though,rightly or wrongly.

no offence intended mate, at the end of the day we learn most of what we know from what we're told so can only go by that info. I'll see what i can find & let you know, might be time to fire up Vadis & check some comparisons between 1993 cars & a later year

[AlanG]

None taken buddy,interesting to hear if there's truth in it..

[Babybadger]

Would it be possible that its a 2.3lpt as the guy seems to think it might be?

On another site it shows that its 2319cc and its a turbo.

He reckoned that Volvo put the T5 engine in other cars like the 855 but never badged it up as that. Excuse my ignorance as the whole Volvo marque is new to me.

My 855 is an import, and had 'turbo' on the back , not 'T5'. It now has just 'Volvo' and '850' on the back! ;-)

[nobananas]

I think everyone should e-mail this bloke and ask the same question, it might then sink in ! Regarding the stronger engine thing, I did hear that the 850R block and later 70 series T5 blocks were made with more strengthening ribs built in to prevent the block distorting and slightly different rods, could this be where the confusion lies ?