Deposit Placed....Rebel Ship

[vaderboyo]

Fingers crossed this will shortly be project "Rebel Ship".

After asking a few daft questions and generally pestering members I took the plunge today and put a deposit on this:



It's a completely standard V70 AWD with 240bhp, FSH, auto, 130k on the clock with half cream leather interior. It needs some cosmetics done to it but nothing some G3 and a fresh coat of paint here and there won't sort.



I was all set for an 850 T5, then the wife saw this and took a shine to it...."half the battle" I thought to myself

Plans for this are going to be modest, full service first, sort out any mechanical issues and then sort out the bodywork. The hyperdrive will be given the once over by chewee once he's finished coughing up that furr ball.....

Would like to put her on 17" alloys, slight drop in ride height and subtle tint to rear windows, nicer grill and some nice mats for the inside..nothing major.

Picking her up this saturday, will post pics as I go along

[M-R-P]

looks tidy mate. Watching with interest

[deathrider311271]

nice motor mate but its not a T5, its a 2.4T so will have 193bhp not 240bhp. As far as im aware they didnt make a T5 AWD

Simon

[Harvey]

now the fun starts nice motor.

[MoleT-5R]

Nice motor, will be an interesting project and may I wish you the best of luck with it. Unfortunately i think deathrider is probably right about the power output, but who knows who has tinkered with what...lol

[vaderboyo]

Nice motor, will be an interesting project and may I wish you the best of luck with it. Unfortunately i think deathrider is probably right about the power output, but who knows who has tinkered with what...lol

cheers all....I thought the same aswell but apparently its got a 'big turbo' on it...not sure if this was done after it was bought (1 owner only) or whether it came out of the factory like that, but agree its not a T5.

Anyway 193 or 240 bhp I dont really mind, my last car only had 115bhp so its going to feel very different

I'll scan the paper work and post it up here next weekend so we can all see what lies under the bonnet

[MoleT-5R]

cheers all....I thought the same aswell but apparently its got a 'big turbo' on it...not sure if this was done after it was bought (1 owner only) or whether it came out of the factory like that, but agree its not a T5.

Anyway 193 or 240 bhp I dont really mind, my last car only had 115bhp so its going to feel very different

I'll scan the paper work and post it up here next weekend so we can all see what lies under the bonnet

never knew what turbo they ran, but always believed it was a low pressure job,on a high compression engine. it will be interesting to find out what it has?

[Dangerous Dave]

Cool, another AWD. Don't let the AWD bashing get you down.

Just make sure the awd is working and the tyres are the same tread depth as different wear can strain the system and break it.

The LPT runs a 9:1 compression. HPTs run at 8.5:1

[MoleT-5R]

Cool, another AWD. Don't let the AWD bashing get you down.

Just make sure the awd is working and the tyres are the same tread depth as different wear can strain the system and break it.

I'm not bashing the awd, we've got one too, just look in my garage. I'm just interested in what lies beneath the hood..

[smithy]

cheers all....I thought the same aswell but apparently its got a 'big turbo' on it...not sure if this was done after it was bought (1 owner only) or whether it came out of the factory like that, but agree its not a T5.

Anyway 193 or 240 bhp I dont really mind, my last car only had 115bhp so its going to feel very different

I'll scan the paper work and post it up here next weekend so we can all see what lies under the bonnet

Find out turbo it's got first then remap to suit .i had a 2.5lpt and remapped that and it was dam quick due to the small turbo

[vaderboyo]

The guy selling it said it had the big turbo?..its not got the correct alloys either. Makes you think that a few bits from a T5 have found their way onto this maybe....let it be a voyage of discovery lol

It will be interesting to compare the AWD against my previous quattros.....buying 4 tyres in one go is always a pain lol

[Dangerous Dave]

I'm not bashing the awd, we've got one too, just look in my garage. I'm just interested in what lies beneath the hood..

Lol, sorry I meant the bashing to come.

[vaderboyo]

3 days to go B-)

[T5frankie]

"the big turbo" lol what does that mean? lol, ask him what turbo it has

[V70 Graham]

Looks a nice car, will be watching what you do with it with interest.

[vaderboyo]

"the big turbo" lol what does that mean? lol, ask him what turbo it has

I honestly dont think the guy knows, but he says theres a stack of paperwork detailong what looks like a turbo upgrade done by volvo dealership? Plot thickens yet again.

What are the 2.4 xt engines rated to take then chaps, does smaller turbo equate to more or less pressure on internals?

[deathrider311271]

I honestly dont think the guy knows, but he says theres a stack of paperwork detailong what looks like a turbo upgrade done by volvo dealership? Plot thickens yet again.

What are the 2.4 xt engines rated to take then chaps, does smaller turbo equate to more or less pressure on internals?

with the right hardware and correct mapping you will see in excess of 300bhp.

Now i know im going to be shot down for that statement, but i have been talking to a guy who is running over 400bhp on this engine.

This is going to be fun!!!!!!!!!!

[Dangerous Dave]

The 2.4 LPT engine runs a slightly smaller turbo than the HPT which means it spools quicker. Standard boost is limited to ~6psi by the ecu and boost peaks at 4800rpm and drops off after that. So it is held back quite a lot really.

Problem is the engine is a bit higher compression (9:1) so increased boost is more of a problem than on a HPT engine.

[Dangerous Dave]

with the right hardware and correct mapping you will see in excess of 300bhp.

Now i know im going to be shot down for that statement, but i have been talking to a guy who is running over 400bhp on this engine.

This is going to be fun!!!!!!!!!!

LOL, I'm in the same boat matey. Though mine has broke its probably down to my DIY mapping

[deathrider311271]

LOL, I'm in the same boat matey. Though mine has broke its probably down to my DIY mapping

how have you broken it?? DIY mapping?? you running a turbo tuner?