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Old Apr 4, 2015 | 01:43 AM
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What does everyone here think of ARD?? I have a 95 850 turbo and want to upgrade it and was looking at the ARD GREEN which is tuned for 17psi of boost (HPT)14psi of boost (LPT) with added enrichment/timing in select spots on the map. Are these good chips? Would this work well on my car with proper cam adjustment?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2015 | 01:49 AM
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Yes. You will be very happy with it.

Its not called a chip either. Its an ECU that is flashed or reprogrammed.

Here is an ARD Black.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2015 | 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted by boxpin
Yes. You will be very happy with it.

Its not called a chip either. Its an ECU that is flashed or reprogrammed.

Here is an ARD Black.
Cool, gonna do that Monday, thanks!!
 
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Old Apr 4, 2015 | 07:42 AM
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I had the basic tune on mine. It'll add power at full throttle but you won't notice it otherwise. They claim it improves gas mileage but I didn't experience that. And at $315 (it's gone up!) it's very pricey.

I might do it if I was going to race the car. Otherwise I'd save my money or spend it on more needed maintenance.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2015 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BFR
I had the basic tune on mine. It'll add power at full throttle but you won't notice it otherwise. They claim it improves gas mileage but I didn't experience that. And at $315 (it's gone up!) it's very pricey.

I might do it if I was going to race the car. Otherwise I'd save my money or spend it on more needed maintenance.
I have a personal car. I want my Volvo to be a sleeper racecar lol I'll try the the tune and let y'all know how it is!!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 08:29 PM
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I actually just purchased the blue tune after what boxpin suggested. Straight 3“ all the way and a 19t with spool control. The only thing I need to figure out is how exactly to retard the timing, i bought the degree tool but am not crystal clear the procedure. Let me know how the green tune works!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 10:41 AM
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Here are your settings:

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Originally Posted by boxpin
Here are your settings:



How is this done?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by boxpin
Here are your settings:



Nevermind, i made a fool of myself on YouTube to spare me the embarrassment on this forum, got that backwards. Anyway, found out the gears are slotted, it's clear now.
 
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