What to do next?

[jim.covers]

Right, i've been well happy with me motor til recently.....

I had a bit of a do with a Bmw 330D.... from 20 - 90.... we was neck n neck.

I'm sure my car's runnin right, dont know if the 330 was modded but it was not nice bein unable to quicken away. Can't be havin these Oil burners havin me off.

So i've neen thinkin what to do next? Options on more power please

[dave]

Right, i've been well happy with me motor til recently.....

I had a bit of a do with a Bmw 330D.... from 20 - 90.... we was neck n neck.

I'm sure my car's runnin right, dont know if the 330 was modded but it was not nice bein unable to quicken away. Can't be havin these Oil burners havin me off.

So i've neen thinkin what to do next? Options on more power please

wot gear did you start in at 20?

you got the rica310, you should have destroy him!, somethings a miss!

or maybe diesel is the way to go!

dave

[volvolised]

(from carfolio ) BMW 330D, 2002 0-100kmh 7.2, 245 kmh top whack 405nm still pretty quick diesel but still must have been modded !

[jim.covers]

I'm Auto, so while he had the initial burst whilst mine kicked down there was no pullin him back.

I'm sure theres nowt wrong with mine...0-100kmh 7.2, 245 kmh top, readin that it must be modded?

40mpg plus n that kinda power.... i aint raced loads o cars but a fair few n nothin could keep me at bay like that!

[Al115]

The 330s are fast when modded, but even so...

Take it back to VT and ask them to look at it! Although that said I heard they are Diesel fans these days so you will need to be careful LOL

[jim.covers]

I'm pretty sure mine is quick as it was, any1 know how fast these 330d r when modded?

[jim.covers]

Just found this....

Modded 330D....

0-60. 5.9
0-100. 14.1

Don't know how/what mods.

[volvotuning]

To be honest, this is not a surprising result.

The BMW 330D modded will produce a peak torque of around 470-500 Nm, of which 430 Nm is still available at around 4000 rpm. Since your S60 only has 430 Nm torque anyway, you would have to be going over 4000 rpm before you would have a chance of reining the beemer in. Coupled with the fact that yours is auto, then it becomes much clearer as to why it appeared to be evenly matched up to 90.

You will beat him from a standstill, and from about 100 mph upwards. But anything in between, they will be very close.

Adam.

[volvotuning]

Here is a dyno chart which will give you a clue as to what's going on. The chart shows a modifiied S60 D5 versus a modified S60 T5 geartronic. Both were done in 4th gear, and show road speeds for comparison.



Notice how up to 80 mph the D5 will blow the T5 away assuming both remain in 4th gear. This means that the T5 would need to do this in 3rd, or even start in 2nd and go to 3rd to keep up, while the diesel would probably manage it in 4th, or a maximum of 1 gear change if it started in 3rd.

Now, take into account that a modded BMW 330D has another 50-70 Nm extra, you can see why you may have struggled. It also demonstrates why diesels make an alternative performance option in the real world.

Adam.

[jim.covers]

Hmmmm.

Nice 1 Adam.

So this means that all these oil burners r gonna b havin me off now???

Whats the best way forward for me now then?

Quicker 0-100 etc?

[Wobbly Dave]

psssst! 19T, race cat and a RICA stage II

[volvotuning]

Well, assuming your car is running fine, you would need to go 19T so that you can stretch the torque curve further and use the gears. This then means you would need to drive it like a manual to make use of the revs, without the transmission ECU deciding when to change gear for you.

Alternatively, get a diesel

Adam.

[Wobbly Dave]

GET A DIESEL? what is it with you tractor fans?? LOL

[volvotuning]

GET A DIESEL? what is it with you tractor fans?? LOL

Well, they're quicker than petrols in a lot of cases Oh and 45-60 mpg is another reason. That's why!

Adam.

[Wobbly Dave]

Well, they're quicker than petrols in a lot of cases Oh and 45-60 mpg is another reason. That's why!

Adam.

Fishy fishy!!! I got a big one!

[dave]

Well, they're quicker than petrols in a lot of cases Oh and 45-60 mpg is another reason. That's why!

Adam.

you wont be getting that kind of mpg from a tuned 330d!

[volvotuning]

you wont be getting that kind of mpg from a tuned 330d!

True. More like 35 mpg when pushed on the 330.

Adam.

[dave]

that helps me justfly the not getting a diesel!

dave

[volvotuning]

Depends. If you push the T5 you will get low 20s and possibly under 20.

Adam.

[Andrew]

Depends. If you push the T5 you will get low 20s and possibly under 20.

Adam.

I often do My average at the mo is 20.6mpg - thats cos I rev the ££££££££ off it. When stuck behind some traffic the other day I just had to make steady progress and it went up to 28mpg