my recently acquired donkey

**shepbomb** · Monday 16th January 2012, 21:20

Well here it is, the bottomless pit
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will keep all updated as to how much more this puppy could cost

**AndysR** · Monday 16th January 2012, 21:35

Blimey that looks moody! Be interested to hear how things go

**T5frankie** · Monday 16th January 2012, 21:36

nice motor pal

**M-R-P** · Monday 16th January 2012, 21:38

Looks naughty

**T5RPete** · Monday 16th January 2012, 21:40

Like that! As AndysR said, it looks very moody/evil

**shepbomb** · Monday 16th January 2012, 21:41

yeah, I think the looks are what persuaded me, its in with volvo on the 27th, for a full plug in and check, they are even gonna check the timing for me, all for £40, thankyou VOLVO Doncaster, and then hopefully I aint gonna get hit with a huge bill

**shepbomb** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 19:11

After discussing with the missus were gonna put the money into it to get it sweet as a nut, so project is a go go, however could do with speaking to somebody who has modified this engine to see what is possible, considering later in the year replacing some internals...

**Jamest5r** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 19:29

What year is it mate?? me7 or not?

**tim15888** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 19:33

C70 are wierd... Only ever seen one ME7 on a C70, seen C70's on later plate than my ME7 V70 I had, but not on an ME7 :-S. That looks smart that though.

**mitchyboy01** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 19:36

Originally Posted by shepbomb

After discussing with the missus were gonna put the money into it to get it sweet as a nut, so project is a go go, however could do with speaking to somebody who has modified this engine to see what is possible, considering later in the year replacing some internals...

Speak to Tim Williams on T5D5. He has built many of the most powerful volvos on the forums. His work is spot on and his labour costs are a fraction of the tuners. From what I've heard, it's worth the drive, not only for the money saved on labour, but knowing you have had the job done properly.

**shepbomb** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 19:41

its a december 99, and yeah its the dreaded me7

**Jamest5r** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 19:49

Originally Posted by shepbomb

its a december 99, and yeah its the dreaded me7

Throttle cable or not

earlier ones are easier to tune but me7's can be done as well just differently, wobbly dave has over 300bhp with his on standard internals.

**shepbomb** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 20:06

I think its gonna be a learning curve lol, but it will be worth the pain

**willi** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 21:30

Dark and moody, looks gr8..

Be interested to hear and see the updates.

**shepbomb** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 21:35

Yeah, this weekend I'm gonna start a thread including pics of how it is now after somebody keyed it straight down the side :-( only one panel though so touching up over the weekend then giving it a damn good polish, things have got to improve now :-)

**tim15888** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 22:54

Originally Posted by jamest5r

Throttle cable or not

earlier ones are easier to tune but me7's can be done as well just differently, wobbly dave has over 300bhp with his on standard internals.

I know a guy running 330bhp/490nm on standard internals. 210k on the clock ex-plod s70 on an me7. Green injectors, 19t at 1.6 bar, de-cat, streight through exhaust, decent map etc... The older ones are easier to get more power by doing simple little things like exhaust/air filter and just putting a bleed valve on. Can't get away with that on an me7 cos' if you do it the knock sensors back the throttle off to stop pre-ignition etc... I could only put my bleed valve up by 0.5 of a psi before the knock sensors backed the throttle off. Tried it on the rolling road to see if it made any difference and added 2bhp. What a waste of time lol.

**Porcine_Aviator** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 22:57

Originally Posted by shepbomb

I think its gonna be a learning curve lol, but it will be worth the pain

Have fun

**tim15888** · Tuesday 17th January 2012, 23:02

Oh yea, if you want to go silly, Astra VXR injectors fit too. Rated at slightly higher than greens and run at 3 bar where as greens run at 3.8 so would put much more fuel in than greens. That's obviously for when you go really daft though lol.

**shepbomb** · Thursday 26th January 2012, 23:32

Lovely, got her through her MOT today, not cheap , the entire nearside front suspension had collapsed, so a lot worse than i first thought... This also took the anti-roll bar with it.. oh and the magical oil leak...... HAS JUST STOPPED.. Mechanic said he cleaned around the sump so it could have been some residue from a previous oil change etc.... So now she is finally roadworthy.. TIME TOO START TUNING