Saffy S70r Project

[S70RESSEX]

Hi to all those reading my post,

Im newbie as far as volvo`s go, so here it goes , iv bought this saffy, i washed, claybared and wax her straight away.

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The pcv system was already done by the previous owner :-)

Have also got paperwork to say the car has a rica ecu re-map

Its only done 109k for a 97 car and still feels tight.

Iv removed and replaced the plugs, leads, cap and rotor

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Removed the front pipe and cat, removed the internals of the cat and re-fitted so free-flowing and de-cat`d, sounds awesome, cheap temp mod until i have the money to purchase a proper de-cat pipe.



Replaced the fuel pump with a high-flow 255 pump and there is a noticable difference in the higher RPM.

Fitted a new internal boost gauge.

Had all the engine sensors and injectors scoped to make sure all is well and working within the parameters, thanks to a pico scope, what an awesome peice of kit.

Has a diy r.i.p kit fitted until i can afford the real thing lol.

Replaced the actuator as wouldnt hold more than 12psi without bleeding off, now that one wont hold more than 15psi lol but at least shes moving a tad better :-)

New actuator on order.

Replaced the vac lines.

Removed and cleaned the turbo and housing, no play in turbo and the housing is crack free.

The exhaust manifold has been machined internally to allow free`er flowing gases.

Have fitted an mbc.

Also made my own intake kit so save some money, just a test atm and only had a short time to spend on it, cost me around £40 and have tested it and has seemed to make the throttle response quite abit more responsive over the standard air box and piping.
Im using the standard top intake hose from the front of the grill, including the part that goes into the bottom of the air box, im also running a 75mm diameter air duct tube from the o/s/f bottom grill upto the front of the gearbox to enable plenty of cold air to lower the chances of heat soak.





Took it for a drive and sounds pretty cool for the money, pleanty of chatter from the turbo, not too noisey and better throttle response.

Just gotta make abit better when i get time.

A few pics of her upto date





Will keep you upto date, thanks for looking

[leet5r]

welcome , love the sound of a deact , wouldnt bother with a proper decat pipe , theres a lad on here called greame who makes 3inch downpipes with a decat if thats any good

[S70RESSEX]

Thanks bud, cool ill make a note of that :-)

[merc85]

Looks awesome bud, certainly be good to see it in the flesh, Coming on nicely and thats a fit 18t on that beast too, i reckon you will get some good power with her when she's done.

[merc85]

welcome , love the sound of a deact , wouldnt bother with a proper decat pipe , theres a lad on here called greame who makes 3inch downpipes with a decat if thats any good

I found having a Straight pipe welded in she spat flames easier lol, and the noise was a little more, I prefer the straight tube to be welded in, but knocking the cat through serves the purpose, and as seen in the vid lol sounds pritty good on boooost lol

[T5frankie]

nice work mate

[S70RESSEX]

nice work mate

thanks dude

[martybelfastt5]

looks very good love the banner too

[smithy]

Likes like a bit of competition between the saffy lads then by I think it will be a while before you can catch frankies though because that s70r is dam quick .

[S70RESSEX]

looks very good love the banner too

Thanks Marty

[S70RESSEX]

Likes like a bit of competition between the saffy lads then

:-) its gonna be healthy and fun lol

[smithy]

All I have to say is see you at a drag meet soon mate they are a nice car and if I didn't have my 940 lpt saloon I would have one no problems

[Kingsford G]

I coulod swear the actuator help 17psi no probs mate but as a result of not using her much could`ve gone hard and cracked membrane.Sound really good.Glad the turbo is good tho.

[merc85]

Original actuator was tested and wouldnt sustain any pressure for long, (like you said) "a result of not using her much could`ve gone hard and cracked membrane" .

With the vac line disconnected from the actuator it wouldn't hold boost. Turbo intercooler, and associated pipes have all been checked and up graded where needed, i've since lent him a spare actuator atm whilst he waits for the new replacment one.

All these cars are getting old old these sorts of items are prone to wear out with age and mileage. The car is certainly being loved and performance is very very good even with my spare actuator fitted Now holding 15psi.

[Kingsford G]

Original actuator was tested and wouldnt sustain any pressure for long, (like you said) "a result of not using her much could`ve gone hard and cracked membrane" .

With the vac line disconnected from the actuator it wouldn't hold boost. Turbo intercooler, and associated pipes have all been checked and up graded where needed, i've since lent him a spare actuator atm whilst he waits for the new replacment one.

All these cars are getting old old these sorts of items are prone to wear out with age and mileage. The car is certainly being loved and performance is very very good even with my spare actuator fitted Now holding 15psi.

Help him get the beat out of her Gav but don`t over do it,still keep him behind lol

[V70 Graham]

Liking what you have done so far, will be good to see 'in the flesh' some time in 2013

[iancho]

Nice to see another Saffy on the forum. Keep up the good work!

Kind Regards

Ian

[S70RESSEX]

Thanks for all your comments, will be looking to hook up at some events coming 2013

[WOODY T5]

looks and sounds very nice keep up the good work

[merc85]

Seriously mate its gonna shift with the new actuator for sure