Silver C70 T5 - Manual - 400BHP

**t5_monkey** · Thursday 11th March 2010, 09:13

Does the FMIC make a big difference to the driveability on the High Pressure turbo models?

On the S40 the intercooler is extremely apologetic as stock due to, I've heard the standard ones are quite good on the 2.3/2.4T?

**smithy** · Thursday 11th March 2010, 09:25

Originally Posted by t5_monkey

Does the FMIC make a big difference to the driveability on the High Pressure turbo models?

On the S40 the intercooler is extremely apologetic as stock due to, I've heard the standard ones are quite good on the 2.3/2.4T?

it all depends how much boost you are running mate ,the more the boost the more heat the more you need a better i/c

**Wobbly Dave** · Thursday 11th March 2010, 10:38

Originally Posted by smithy

nice job there mate and to keep the aircon too a credit to hlm.mine was a bit different to fit because of all the custom piping and i decided to take the aircon out because i had no need for it .also i have a new pressy too a 19 row mocal oil cooler kit now just have to fit it lol.

I used to use 13 row 1/2 bsp mocal when I used to offer the additional inline ATF cooler on automatics. 13 row just fits in the gap below the rad pack on the 850s. Good luck with that!

**Wobbly Dave** · Thursday 11th March 2010, 10:47

Originally Posted by t5_monkey

Does the FMIC make a big difference to the driveability on the High Pressure turbo models?

On the S40 the intercooler is extremely apologetic as stock due to, I've heard the standard ones are quite good on the 2.3/2.4T?

Driveability has little to do with the FMIC IMHO. ARB, Drop links, suspension in combination with a good progressive remap.

I am only running 0.7 - 0.9 bar at WOT.

I am waiting on a man from the North and the data logger to see if we can get a bit more umph out.

I am pretty confident we can - 19T, race cat, induction kit, bigger FMIC and green injectors should allow us to go a bit further.

I have a standard T5 FMIC if you want it.

Forgot to say that we did pull a dead robin out the bottom of it - RSPB would not be impressed. So far that is
Volvo 3 - British Avine 0

**smithy** · Thursday 11th March 2010, 11:05

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

I used to use 13 row 1/2 bsp mocal when I used to offer the additional inline ATF cooler on automatics. 13 row just fits in the gap below the rad pack on the 850s. Good luck with that!

in the 940 i have loads of room to fit it noe no aircon

**Wobbly Dave** · Saturday 20th March 2010, 22:59

Difficult day trying to resolve some things on my snagging list.

For a while the "boot is open" light has been despite this being not true. I replaced the lock mech with a spare I had but still no joy - though the lock action is much improved. So today I replaced the loom with a spare from the boot lid I am selling. I was well chuffed to see the light go out - but now it will not work when the boot is open

Ok fair enough I thought.

I took the amplifier out to see if I could patch the badly corroded loom supplying the boot courtesy light - which has not worked for ages. Sadly it is beyond repair - the corrosion/shorting had gone all the way to the junction with the main loom so I was not prepared to carry on with that. So I just removed it.

I also needed to get rid of the SBS warning light - due to a faulty air bag in the shoulder of the passenger seat.
It's been there for ages. So I decided to take the warning light out. Did that and replaced it into the Lamdba light which has been missing since I bought the thing.

Lastly tried to fix the illumination lights for the headlight selector switch. Could I get the little b'stard light out - no could I like buggery!! so despite all usual efforts I couldn't tap them out. Got some small pliers to help and accidentally shorted the back of the switch and turned the whole car into a paper weight. Car would turn over but wouldn't fire!!This was further exacerbated by the fact that the car was blocking the driveway and I couldn't take the future MrsWobbly out for our scheduled social engagement. Took ages to find the right fuse in the dark. Looked through all the lighting fuses only to find eventually that it was the immobiliser fuse I had accidentally taken out.

Only once that was all working again - it was cold and dark by this time - the power antenna has stopped working so I will have to take the boot liner off again to see if I can fix it - even though I never listen to the radio. Must have disturbed the power to it when I moved the amp about.

Sometimes I wonder if it would just have been easier to live with these minor niggles.

Least I have no more warning lights on the dash - but it was such a palava. There were moments when I wondered if removing the SBS warning light would stop the engine from starting?? How insane is that?

I wont give up but ££££ me it was annoying at times!!! GRRR!

**volvomad** · Sunday 21st March 2010, 20:11

beautiful car mate. saw the pictures of yours on the North road up to Loch Carron. i live on the Isle of Skye and am a self employed carrier and I pass through there regularly. what a place to go to work!

right car in the right place.

**Wobbly Dave** · Sunday 21st March 2010, 22:01

Originally Posted by volvomad

beautiful car mate. saw the pictures of yours on the North road up to Loch Carron. i live on the Isle of Skye and am a self employed carrier and I pass through there regularly. what a place to go to work!

right car in the right place.

I love it up there. Getting married near Inverness in October. Can't wait to go back. The C70 was born to drive on the highland roads - out of the way. No cops - no cars - no cameras!

Last time I was there - we did the whole of the Wester Ross route - took 172 miles to get to Ullapool from Inverness - which is only 50 miles as the crow flies.

On a good note I managed to get the power aerial working again - one of the connectors was a little loose.

**streaky744** · Wednesday 7th April 2010, 23:03

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

You also missed the sale. The price would have been 2795.

so could you be tempted to sell this car at all for 3000 of the queens finest pounds?

**Wobbly Dave** · Thursday 8th April 2010, 03:17

I could be but not just right at this moment. The 19s have been fully refurbished - I had to glue in 120 decorative studs. I need 1 new spigot because 1 got lost in the refurb process (should have taken the off before hand) - and I need to replace one of the wheel centres because it fell out and I ran over it (a lot).

I am rolling the dice once more and have bought a replacement hands free to replace the broken one.

But think on this - by the time I do sell she will be better than ever.

**streaky744** · Thursday 8th April 2010, 22:23

i'll keep pestering then as can't find a decent soft top in my price range.

if i have not found a car by the time you finally decide to sell please can i have first offer

i may consider upping the offer if it will bring the sale forward.

**Flatout Phil** · Friday 9th April 2010, 00:08

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

I have been developing and shaping this Silver C70 T5 for nearly 3 years.

Celebrate - as I am not selling her anymore!! LOL

Well done on resisting the temptation!

**streaky744** · Sunday 18th April 2010, 21:29

here is my weekly pester again.

still keeping her?

or should i up my bid to make it to tempting to turn down?

**Wobbly Dave** · Sunday 18th April 2010, 21:45

As tempting as it sounds, I'm afraid not. There are at least 3 people who have eyes on my car and it is very flattering. I am not selling just now. I don't have the spare cash to put into a new project/C70 cc coz I am getting married in October. Also I am really enjoying it.

The other bit of good news is that we did a compression test on the engine, when replacing the plugs (and 2 coil packs) - 120 psi even across all 5 which is a good confirmation about the health of the current block!

This last weekend I have put in a new handsfree kit. It is the same Sony Ericsson HCB-700 I had before. Probably coz it was cheap and I still had the loom to just wire it in. Very happy with that.

Also - I have just refreshed the part of the interior (new front seats with heater elements). This means that the niggly fault with SRS/SIPS airbag in the passenger seat is now resolved. I haven't as yet been able to work out why the heater elements don't appear to work yet but I will get them sorted soon. Finally after nearly 3 years of ownership I have a driver seat that breaks to allow people into the back on the O/S.

I also fixed the seat I removed - so that one works too. I have learned with some blood shed - how to repair the cables that control that action in C70 seats!!!

**Wobbly Dave** · Sunday 25th April 2010, 22:46

Few shots today now that the 19s are back on. Light was a bit funny at times but I hope you like them.

I spent most of yesterday finishing out a couple more panels to get rid of accumulated swirls. I then put down some extra protective layers

Bixenon - HIDs on show.

**Storm-Troll** · Sunday 25th April 2010, 23:46

very nice wobbles..

**Turkish** · Monday 26th April 2010, 09:41

That really is a stunnin looking C70, really timeless.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 26th April 2010, 10:24

Well I am looking into ways of getting a better start - lower profile tyres on the perfo 16s seems like a good plan to get my 3 10ths in the 60 ft.

or possibly light weight alloys with cut slicks.

Easily reversible - after all it is just a road car.

I was so happy yesterday that I detailed Ellen's Honda inside & out.

**Happygilmore78** · Monday 26th April 2010, 11:33

Boooootiful mate!!

**smithy** · Monday 26th April 2010, 14:34

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

Few shots today now that the 19s are back on. Light was a bit funny at times but I hope you like them.

I spent most of yesterday finishing out a couple more panels to get rid of accumulated swirls. I then put down some extra protective layers

Bixenon - HIDs on show.

your car looks the dogs dangles with them rims mate but keep the 16s for drag racing mate