Completing the S60R

**S70T5Chris** · Monday 26th May 2014, 15:03

Ok, I was dead set on getting rid of the S60, to the digust of a few

. Partly because I have the 850, and partly because I fancied a change. After driving myself mad looking at everything from M3's, M5's and M6's to S8's and RS4's to Jags and Range Rovers, I've come to the conclusion that I can't bring myself to get rid of the S60. Everytime I look at it, I think why the hell would I want to get rid of that!

If I was a lottery winner I'd be a nightmare! I'd be one of those who would have a collection of 100 cars sat in a warehouse somewhere!

Anywho, it's staying, and it's getting 100% finished to my satisfaction. I've never done a project thread on this car so here goes.

Here's what's been done already:
2.4 engine swap
Ported and flowed cylinder head
Owens hybrid 19t turbo
VXR Injectors
GWE 3" Downpipe & 200 cell race cat
Feritta cat back
AEM progressive water Injection
Custom alloy tank that fits under spare wheel
Tim Williams front mount intercooler
D5 Oil Cooler
Brand new OEM Monroe shocks
Elevate lowering springs
IPD front & rear anti roll bars
Angle gear collar has been welded, so "shouldn't" ever fail!
All new OEM discs
Pagid RS4-2 Blue pads on the front
Pagid RS4-2-1 black pads on the rear
MTE custom remap (for a K24)
Sponge subframe bush inserts
Poly wishbone bushes
Various other Poly bushes
New flywheel
New clutch
Refurb'd genuine 18" Pegs
4 x Continental ContiForce Contact road legal track tyres
Front end resprayed
Carbon Fiber Works front splitter (Real CF)
Carbon Fiber Works PPC style tailgate panel (FRP)
Carbon Fiber Works door gauge pod (FRP)
60mm Electronic boost gauge

It's had masses of other stuff like new BCS, '05 power steering bottle, '05 gearbox linkage cables, an almost new steering wheel fitted, Parrot Hands Free, etc etc...

So what needs doing:

Grill surround painted dark anthracite
Rear bumper resprayed
Colour coded door strips resprayed
Refurb calipers - dull grey doesn't stand out enough!
Replace brake pads for OEM - Anyone who tracks their S60, give me a shout if your interested in the Pagid's
Replace tyres for decent road tyres - As above! The ContiForce's had little use (235/40/18) - £250 a tyre new!
Fit Elevate AMS induction kit (got!)
Fit poly bushes to engine stabilisation bar (got!)
Fit front strut brace (got!)
Fit facelift armrest/center console (got!)
Fit OEM 20gb dukebox (got!)
Remap! - The car runs fine on the MTE, but it's not ideal, it peaks at 1.5bar but has the usual MTE overboost sometimes hitting 1.6/7 bar. I'll be getting John (Dream3r) to remap it, with the help on Tim. Probably peaking at 1.4bar, for sustained reliability. I'd be happy with a safe, solid 350bhp on a random number generator!
Think that's about it! None of it is too major, just bits and pieces that would make it perfect for me.
Oh, I've also had a private plate on retention for over a year that I need to get put on the car!

I'll update as and when bits get done!

**M-R-P** · Monday 26th May 2014, 15:13

Nice mate, glad to see it dodging the vultures

**stribo** · Monday 26th May 2014, 15:21

Originally Posted by M-R-P

Nice mate, glad to see it dodging the vultures

For now.

**smithy** · Monday 26th May 2014, 16:51

Nice thread and car

**T5frankie** · Monday 26th May 2014, 16:58

glad you're keeping it now chris, love the car mate

**claymore** · Monday 26th May 2014, 17:00

Glad to read this

**T5frankie** · Monday 26th May 2014, 17:02

but as you said to me chris once you have thought about breaking its only a matter of time

**AndysR** · Monday 26th May 2014, 21:58

Nice, good to see you've found sense Chris

Look forward to reading your updates as they occur

**S70T5Chris** · Wednesday 4th June 2014, 21:10

The car is going to Tims next weekend for a good going over. A couple of minor issues to fix, plus a good service and different/better plugs that Tim recommended (RS focus IIRC). A general health check before mapping.

There's been a slight change of plan on the mapping front. Tim is organising to hire Bruntingthorpe air strip & Shark Performance to get a proper 'on the road' map done in a safe and legal environment. Should all be tied up in the next couple of weeks or so.

**stribo** · Wednesday 4th June 2014, 21:12

Originally Posted by S70T5Chris

The car is going to Tims next weekend for a good going over. A couple of minor issues to fix, plus a good service and different/better plugs that Tim recommended (RS focus IIRC). A general health check before mapping.

There's been a slight change of plan on the mapping front. Tim is organising to hire Bruntingthorpe air strip & Shark Performance to get a proper 'on the road' map done in a safe and legal environment. Should all be tied up in the next couple of weeks or so.

Wish I had the money mate, I'd be up for that, hope all goes well.

**Harvey** · Wednesday 4th June 2014, 21:17

Originally Posted by S70T5Chris

The car is going to Tims next weekend for a good going over. A couple of minor issues to fix, plus a good service and different/better plugs that Tim recommended (RS focus IIRC). A general health check before mapping.

There's been a slight change of plan on the mapping front. Tim is organising to hire Bruntingthorpe air strip & Shark Performance to get a proper 'on the road' map done in a safe and legal environment. Should all be tied up in the next couple of weeks or so.

Now that sounds like a fun day out,hope you get sorted out.

**V70 Graham** · Wednesday 4th June 2014, 21:38

Sounds like your doing it properly then lol, hope you get the results your after mate.

**S70T5Chris** · Wednesday 4th June 2014, 22:07

cheers chaps

**graemewelch** · Wednesday 4th June 2014, 22:53

Originally Posted by S70T5Chris

The car is going to Tims next weekend for a good going over. A couple of minor issues to fix, plus a good service and different/better plugs that Tim recommended (RS focus IIRC). A general health check before mapping.

There's been a slight change of plan on the mapping front. Tim is organising to hire Bruntingthorpe air strip & Shark Performance to get a proper 'on the road' map done in a safe and legal environment. Should all be tied up in the next couple of weeks or so.

Look forward to hearing the results of that.

**markus2k13** · Saturday 12th July 2014, 05:50

some nice work there mate have you any photos of the beast since its rebuild

**S70T5Chris** · Saturday 30th August 2014, 17:20

Well! Finally time for an update!

The car has been at Tims for donkeys now for a few odds and sods. New OEM pads all round, new PAS fluid, new brake fluid, Oil and filter change, new plugs, OSR headlight leveler, new steering stops (no more arch rubbing!!! woohoo!), and a few other bits and bobs.

But the main thing, and this why the car has been at Tims for so long, it's now been mapped by Shark! It was done at Bruntingthorpe. I am yet to drive the car, but I'm duely informed by Tim, it's smooth progressive, fast and a beauty to drive. So I am really looking forward to getting my hands back on it!

I'm going to the Grantham meet next weekend to pick it up, and drop the 850 off

**Ettienne** · Saturday 30th August 2014, 17:30

Glad it's all sorted.

Any idea on bhp figures / improvements? Over last Dyno run.

**S70T5Chris** · Saturday 30th August 2014, 17:43

No idea on figures mate. I'll try and get on a dyno at some point, so I can put a figure on it.

The main reason was to get a smoother drive. With the previous map, it was difficult to drive smoothly if that makes sense. Where the turbo is so aggressive, just a slight dab of the throttle and it would try and give you all the boost it could. And it would spike boost to 1.6/7 bar on occasion. So all that is sorted now, and it should be a real nice drive.