My Volvo 850 T5 !

it looked good today up on the pass i love the exhaust tone

cheers....just wondering why the hell this isnt attached to my normal thread haha, must have been really tierd last night

thanks

Jason

there you go its all one topic again

thanks mate saves me the trouble

thanks

Jason

okay, got a few goodies through the post today

my Poly Torque bush and Volvo upper strut brace are the goodies in question and im really happy with both!

the Top engine mount / torque bush has made the engine sound several times more aggressive and louder like you wouldn't believe!, the vibrations can now travel straight into bulk head......its really weird.

And the strut brave is genuine Volvo "after-market performance aids", it weights nothing at all and its nice a stiff!, made a huge impression on me on the first S bend i went through! they should have come with one on from stock!

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thanks

Jason

Stiff engine mounts are annoying but they make a fair difference to launching and gearchanges! I'm gonna make a similar sort of thing to replace the rubber dogbone mount on the punto.

Brace looks good!

Lookin good i remember the vibrations from having power flex bushers on my gear box mount on the Saxo it is a strange feeling but feels so tight when accelerating and cornering

i did pre warn you that the poly mount would make it sound alot more aggresivelol, it was the best mod i did on my 855 and it stops just about all engine rock, love the brace too mate bet it handles loads better, hmmmmm what stud pattern is the volve

mmmmm gooodies, i like the postie when its things like this

Okay a couple of new goodies again one fitted, and one on the way

Pipercross panel filter - (next to old O.E filter)





and ive also got this on the way from America its a BTCC replica front grill the first pic is how the grill comes and the second one is the grill fitted with a badge...not sure which of the two to go for what do you guys think????????



grill with Volvo badge from o.r grill -



I also had a trip to the main dealer today to buy a BTCC real carbon fibre spark plug cover only to find they are 160 quid!!, so ive decided to ask Ricky if he wants to vinyl wrap mine ....Ricky??????

ive also decided to have the rear boot lid handle, and door strips wrapped in carbon fibre vinyl wrap .........

thanks

Jason

i say with the badge but do what i did and ditch the chrome bit and just use the black in lay bit and the badge, it looks well smart

good idea on the carbon wrap, if i was you i'd have a wander over to the volvoforum.org (iirc) and see what 855 goddies are laying around for sale on there as there was always something i wanted for next to no money lol

Leave the badge looks crap without it nice idea with the vinyl wrap can't wait to see it when it's done

I'd badge it up pal looks a touch too plain without. Nice to see our wrap chat has sank in lol should look cool with those bits wrapped it'll put a nice little twist to the exterior dude. Also still fancy attempting to make our own Jason motor sport boost pipe ?

Mario wrote:i say with the badge but do what i did and ditch the chrome bit and just use the black in lay bit and the badge, it looks well smart

good idea on the carbon wrap, if i was you i'd have a wander over to the volvoforum.org (iirc) and see what 855 goddies are laying around for sale on there as there was always something i wanted for next to no money lol

good idea mate and thanks

had a little scope around a few of the forums already heheee......my wallet runs of when ever i do????? strange!

RYBO wrote:Leave the badge looks crap without it nice idea with the vinyl wrap can't wait to see it when it's done

cheers ry, seen one without on an 850 R with angle eye headlights and that looked nice but im thinking along the same lines as you now anyway......badge may well stay

Mitch wrote:I'd badge it up pal looks a touch too plain without. Nice to see our wrap chat has sank in lol should look cool with those bits wrapped it'll put a nice little twist to the exterior dude. Also still fancy attempting to make our own Jason motor sport boost pipe ?

cheers mitch and yes ive got a few plans for the wrapping i think with careful choices on where to put it, it will really add that special touch

and yes of course mate, we can give it a go

thanks

Jason

vinyl carbon... urgh.

The grille looks good. its a 50/50 split on which looks better IMO, badge or no badge, they both look smart

nothing wrong with carbon effect vinyl

jay just gimme a shout man, more than happy to help, least if you decide it looks crap it just peels off

88rsr wrote:nothing wrong with carbon effect vinyl

jay just gimme a shout man, more than happy to help, least if you decide it looks crap it just peels off

after seeing your carbon bits mate im itching for a little here and there on the 850 so i will take you up on that offer Thanks

Jason

so whens the volvo getting treated to some nice gun metal wheels??

you read my mind

well there is a full set of four good ones sat in the back garden so theyll be getting sprayed at the weekend i think heheee

thanks

Jason

i might pop up one night and see ya bud and talk you through what i did with my grill that everyone on volvoforum said looked ace lol and to take some erotic pics of the cinq lol

haha yeah no worries mate

jason

Not much of an update but hey

Today i decided a car smelling of anti-freeze is getting boring so i had no choice but to change the leaking matrix!
It wasnt to bad to do but it developed a leak on the O-rings after so it had to do the job twice!!....tut

And on a another note i cant wait to get the bloody thing mapped!!!! this is mainly down to the fact that i drove a ex police mk1 V70 T5 today which had been chipped the owner reckoned it was around 270-280bhp and it went like a bloody missile!, it felt electric

So some time in the next couple of weeks i need to find the time to take the TD04 16T turbo off of one of our V70 T5's because they are a straight bolt on fit with a massively improved down pipe and the 16T's compressor and housing are larger than my 15G

Then it can go for map seen as my oil seals in my turbo are a little pants!

thanks

Jason

Good plans those turbo seals are knacked as i found out when following you in a cloud of smoke

some nice plans you've got for this, tbh i like the grill with out the badge

has the filter made much difference ? as im in two minds if to buy 1 for the dirty d or not

b47t0n wrote:some nice plans you've got for this, tbh i like the grill with out the badge

has the filter made much difference ? as im in two minds if to buy 1 for the dirty d or not

hi mate

cheers for the comments and i agree about the grill, i think i will end up fitting the grill without the badge but stick an R badge in the corner
the filter didnt make any real difference to feel but they nearly always make a few extra ponnies on the rollers!, plus if you tweak most cars the stock paper filter will quickly become a big restriction plus they are cheap and they last a long long time

thanks

Jason