T5 to T6 conversion?
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T5 to T6 conversion?
Hello all,
im buying a 2020 v60 cross country, and I’d like to know as the engine is relatively modular, if it’s possible to do a t5 to t6 conversion by adding the supercharger and whatever else is needed. Has anyone done this or do people just chip the t5 engine to add a little power?
im searching hard for a car with bowers which is hard enough, and amber interior ideally so.. I fear there are going to be some complex modifications in my future to make ir into the car I want.
im buying a 2020 v60 cross country, and I’d like to know as the engine is relatively modular, if it’s possible to do a t5 to t6 conversion by adding the supercharger and whatever else is needed. Has anyone done this or do people just chip the t5 engine to add a little power?
im searching hard for a car with bowers which is hard enough, and amber interior ideally so.. I fear there are going to be some complex modifications in my future to make ir into the car I want.
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My opinion - worth every penny that you're paying for it.
Making changes like this on late model Volvos are not going to be easy or cheap. But, to my mind, of more importance is that with a 2020 you should have a a bit of warranty left - which would of course disappear once you make major drive train alterations. This opens your wallet to the very real possibility of a thorough and complete emptying.
I think you need to get out a pencil and make two columns On the left what this 2020 will cost you over however long you plan on keeping it, On the other, put the cost of a new one just the way you want it. I'm pretty sure your cost over anything more than 1 or 2 years will favor the new car. Don't forget to factor in the cost of depreciation when you sell it - you're already working at a 3 year disadvantage (unless you sell it in the first couple of years where the new one will depreciate steeper). Also, almost always, modified vehicles sell below blue book.
And the new one would have a warranty.. Usually you can get better financing on a new car if you are going that route - in todays market I don't know but I'd look into that.
Making changes like this on late model Volvos are not going to be easy or cheap. But, to my mind, of more importance is that with a 2020 you should have a a bit of warranty left - which would of course disappear once you make major drive train alterations. This opens your wallet to the very real possibility of a thorough and complete emptying.
I think you need to get out a pencil and make two columns On the left what this 2020 will cost you over however long you plan on keeping it, On the other, put the cost of a new one just the way you want it. I'm pretty sure your cost over anything more than 1 or 2 years will favor the new car. Don't forget to factor in the cost of depreciation when you sell it - you're already working at a 3 year disadvantage (unless you sell it in the first couple of years where the new one will depreciate steeper). Also, almost always, modified vehicles sell below blue book.
And the new one would have a warranty.. Usually you can get better financing on a new car if you are going that route - in todays market I don't know but I'd look into that.
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My opinion - worth every penny that you're paying for it.
Making changes like this on late model Volvos are not going to be easy or cheap. But, to my mind, of more importance is that with a 2020 you should have a a bit of warranty left - which would of course disappear once you make major drive train alterations. This opens your wallet to the very real possibility of a thorough and complete emptying.
I think you need to get out a pencil and make two columns On the left what this 2020 will cost you over however long you plan on keeping it, On the other, put the cost of a new one just the way you want it. I'm pretty sure your cost over anything more than 1 or 2 years will favor the new car. Don't forget to factor in the cost of depreciation when you sell it - you're already working at a 3 year disadvantage (unless you sell it in the first couple of years where the new one will depreciate steeper). Also, almost always, modified vehicles sell below blue book.
And the new one would have a warranty.. Usually you can get better financing on a new car if you are going that route - in todays market I don't know but I'd look into that.
Making changes like this on late model Volvos are not going to be easy or cheap. But, to my mind, of more importance is that with a 2020 you should have a a bit of warranty left - which would of course disappear once you make major drive train alterations. This opens your wallet to the very real possibility of a thorough and complete emptying.
I think you need to get out a pencil and make two columns On the left what this 2020 will cost you over however long you plan on keeping it, On the other, put the cost of a new one just the way you want it. I'm pretty sure your cost over anything more than 1 or 2 years will favor the new car. Don't forget to factor in the cost of depreciation when you sell it - you're already working at a 3 year disadvantage (unless you sell it in the first couple of years where the new one will depreciate steeper). Also, almost always, modified vehicles sell below blue book.
And the new one would have a warranty.. Usually you can get better financing on a new car if you are going that route - in todays market I don't know but I'd look into that.
This is the car for our au pair, but i would drive it sometimes so i want to make it more powerful. Thanks, new to Volvo so probably newbie questions.
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You would probably be better off with the v90 CC T6. It would be a lot of work to upgrade the car from a T5 to a T6. You would need to find a volvo shop with this sort of experience because software matters a lot in a volvo. You also can't just add a T6 ECU tune to a T5 car as all the modules communicate together and who knows what else differs between the modules in a T5 vs T6. You might be opening a can of worms trying to do this.
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Originally Posted by Dingus1
You would probably be better off with the v90 CC T6. It would be a lot of work to upgrade the car from a T5 to a T6. You would need to find a volvo shop with this sort of experience because software matters a lot in a volvo. You also can't just add a T6 ECU tune to a T5 car as all the modules communicate together and who knows what else differs between the modules in a T5 vs T6. You might be opening a can of worms trying to do this.
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This opens your wallet to the very real possibility of a thorough and complete emptying.
I think you need to get out a pencil and make two columns On the left what this 2020 will cost you over however long you plan on keeping it, On the other, put the cost of a new one just the way you want it.
I think you need to get out a pencil and make two columns On the left what this 2020 will cost you over however long you plan on keeping it, On the other, put the cost of a new one just the way you want it.
I'm still holding out hope that something pops up in the aftermarket for this engine.. it could use just a little more pep.
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It looks like BSR is working on an ECU tune for the 2020 V60 T5s and looking for project cars
https://en.bsr.se/tuning-kits/t/4431...50hp-2019-2020
https://en.bsr.se/tuning-kits/t/4431...50hp-2019-2020
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No idea if it's any good or not, but there's probably a factory-backed Polestar ECU / TCU flash for the V60 T5.
Here's a link where you can look up your model and see what if anything they offer.
Home | Polestar Engineered
Here's a link where you can look up your model and see what if anything they offer.
Home | Polestar Engineered
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