t5r engin upgades and mods where to start

[volvo850t5r]

im not sure if its valve stem seals or piston rings that are on the way out lots of blue smoke with winter here im gona take it of the road and rebuilt the engin what upgrades are worth doing are wheres the best place to get the bit s i no iv been told to upgrade the conrods are the standerd pistons ok and with the head is it worth geting cams haveing the head polished ported was thinkin of geting a 19t turbo if eney 1 can help and the best route to go down and where to get the bits would be a big help and what bhp you can get

mods so far blue injectors hlm304ecu 16t turbo full stanlees decat exhaulst rip bleed valve some sort of air filter i whant to get a bsm airfilter manual boost controler and a forge blanking plate for the turbo and a upgrade intake pipe il get theys bits ordered over the next few weeks the bsm air filter where can i order 1 from

[p fandango]

it really does depend how far you want to go. Standard pistons are good for 400-450bhp. NA cams are said to be an upgrade although no-one seems to have any numbers. I'd look at ME7 exhaust manifold (or even better a S60R) to swop while your changing the turbo. The heads are said to respond well to being ported & polished. 960throttle body also helps remove the lag you'll get from the 19t. Conrods LINK

[daza-b]

it really does depend how far you want to go. Standard pistons are good for 400-450bhp. NA cams are said to be an upgrade although no-one seems to have any numbers. I'd look at ME7 exhaust manifold (or even better a S60R) to swop while your changing the turbo. The heads are said to respond well to being ported & polished. 960throttle body also helps remove the lag you'll get from the 19t. Conrods LINK

haha your looking at the same rods as me...and like fandango says it all depends and how much time and money you want to put into it, vivaperformance.com do a hell of a lot of upgrades for the volvos.....but aint cheap!

[volvolised]

have a chat to tim williams.....tried the rest he's the best... and most of the better info you'll get nowadays from the volvo scene is because he's tried and tested it.....
p.s THS rods (find on ebay)are the ones most of us have used so far and come with the arp bolts at no extra £30 cost as per the link

[volvo850t5r]

is it possable to get 400bhp out of a t5r engin if so is it sereos money im gona do it bit by bit over the winter and proberly alot of hours in work to pay for it

[daza-b]

is it possable to get 400bhp out of a t5r engin if so is it sereos money im gona do it bit by bit over the winter and proberly alot of hours in work to pay for it

cant see you needing too much to get 400 bhp, sure someone on here has a 360bhp t5r??

[p fandango]

is it possable to get 400bhp out of a t5r engin if so is it sereos money im gona do it bit by bit over the winter and proberly alot of hours in work to pay for it

with enough money yes, RT mechanics car must be over 600bhp by now (591bhp at last count) & this one is said to be around 1000bhp


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[volvolised]

you dont need 400 bhp on a fwd car get good suspension, anti roll bars ,stiffen the chassis up, and decent brakes ..325bhp odd with the volvo's exceptional mid range will piff ALOT of cars off..rods are a must...Pppplease speak to tim he Will check out your car and put you in the right place..he does all the headwork and porting nescessary..

[volvolised]

with enough money yes, RT mechanics car must be over 600bhp by now (591bhp at last count) & this one is said to be around 1000bhp


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ha ha !! rt's.......

[p fandango]

ha ha !! rt's.......

i'm lost?

[volvolised]

i'm lost?

no worries, we'll leave it here to not start up any old rifts o.k.

[volvo850t5r]

i bet that gos well 1000bhp thats mad and a lot of money i bet i think if i could get it to400bhp id be happey with that its bad enfof now being front wheel drive looks like im gona have to start collecting all the bit now im geting some ideas where can u get the bsm air filters from i like the look of can seem to find where to by 1 from is my 16t turbo worth much it pull well seems to be in good condishon just gota find a 19t now

[p fandango]

no worries, we'll leave it here to not start up any old rifts o.k.

good call

[p fandango]

i bet that gos well 1000bhp thats mad and a lot of money i bet i think if i could get it to400bhp id be happey with that its bad enfof now being front wheel drive looks like im gona have to start collecting all the bit now im geting some ideas where can u get the bsm air filters from i like the look of can seem to find where to by 1 from is my 16t turbo worth much it pull well seems to be in good condishon just gota find a 19t now

engines said of cost £45000. If your target is 400bhp your going to need to go for a Garrett instead of a 19t

[volvo850t5r]

what and where what model do you need a costom manafold to fit the garrett what sort of money what about the exhalst downpipe

[volvolised]

engines said of cost £45000. If your target is 400bhp your going to need to go for a Garrett instead of a 19t

totaly agree on that ped the 19 or 18T are pushing every mod concievable (headwork,porting,exhausts, and fuelling) and thts just tohit 350 bhp and then there's the mapping but even the garrett needs a good map and especially the rods and the list goes on...

[Volvostorm]

engines said of cost £45000. If your target is 400bhp your going to need to go for a Garrett instead of a 19t

Mine uses a Garrett, the complete engine must have cost about £3000+ and my target is 400bhp

[p fandango]

what and where what model do you need a costom manafold to fit the garrett what sort of money what about the exhalst downpipe

i'm sure Pault5estate is running a Garrett so be better to help with whats involved in fitting. I'm sure they use the original manifold is modified to fit the turbo

[volvo850t5r]

where would be the best plase for me to stat is it worth geting all the bits i need before the engins striped down then go from ther i could do with doing a list of what i need to get

[volvolised]

about to sign off but as i said speak to someone who does this day in day out ...