Are they any good?
Are they any good?
850T5-R, Turbo Technics T28, Kalmar Union Ferrita 2.5" cat back, Koni FSD's, MTE map, Poly bushed top mount, 302mm brakes.
Did a job on one of these yesterday, it had 26000 miles from new and understandably it was like new. They are built to last and are a proper luxury barge. The owner paid £1000 for his 1996 960 6cyl SE !!
Get a 940 and drop a T5 lump into it
Nice to c u again Pete.They r good engines.You have the choice of 940,960 and s90,lovely cars mate.
Speaking from experience, I had a 2.5 960 and it was god awful, the build quality was fine, generaly it was a nice car but the fuel economy was worse than a T5 and it was so slow... That said if you get a 3.0 the power should be a bit better as they're nigh on 200bhp, dont know what the fuel economy's like though. Not really a car for modding unless you have deep pockets as there are little to no tuning parts available.
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Currently rocking Volvo's finest V70R 2WD Manual
Previous cars:
1996 855 T5 (Ex Police),1996 854 T5,1996 855 T5,1995 855 Black T-5R,1996 960,1997 855 R
Tomcat (Saturday 13th July 2013)
As I said when I had mine bud I neve really cared for the older Volvo's the 960's about as far back as I'd want to go, even that is borderline as it shares a lot of parts with the 940.
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Currently rocking Volvo's finest V70R 2WD Manual
Previous cars:
1996 855 T5 (Ex Police),1996 854 T5,1996 855 T5,1995 855 Black T-5R,1996 960,1997 855 R
My dads had a 95 960 3ltr for years been a good car electrics are starting to show there age now but its done 220k fuel wise better than my old modded t5 and the R i have now performance wise there nippy low down but dont really get much power till the things reving still pretty quick tho lovley cars to cruise around in
merc85 (Sunday 14th July 2013)
Fantastic cars... I've had a couple now.
Thirsty as hell for the power they produce, but they are an excellent luxo-barge for pennys really!!
Why not go the other way and drop a D24 in from a 940 like some crazy barsteward I know and crank up the fuel/boost/James Bond smoke-screen!!
They do make a lovely growl!!
Steve
Tomcat (Saturday 20th July 2013)
its been suggested before a few time about putting in a t5 into a 940. seems pointless to me when the redblock will handle 400bhp.
i wouldn't bother with a 960, just get a 2.3 red block.
my 940 has 247000 on the clock and is going well. its been running 100bhp more than standard for the last 6,000 or so and has been fine. its in really good condition with all the extra and cost £350.
joe
Tomcat (Monday 5th August 2013)
19t, greens, 3" inlet, 3" downpipe with race cat, V70R catback, autotech map...
310.2bhp / 333ft/lb
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Got an old discovery now.
Unless you have owned or driven a 960 in anger with 6 pots on heat 204bhp you have NO idea. Why do you think i am 960kg and not V70kg
I had one for 5yrs in standard form and superb bags of torque as low as you would want it a very powerful great sounding 6 cylinder, no comparison to my V70 T5 with a remap!
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