Volvo 850 Made from 1993 to 1997, this Volvo line was available in both a wagon and a sedan, both with were graced with several trim levels.

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Old 04-21-2009, 04:18 PM
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Ahh okay! So then what you can do is take all of the signal wires and wire them in parallel with the original switches
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 09:13 PM
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All done with an 18" 2.25" Pipe, and a few extra hose clamps. Of course a hacksaw, somthing to remove the bolts, screwdriver and a pair of scissors did great. After a lot of tightening it boosts just like new, Idk the difference but I sure hope there is some.

Again, total price - $8.19
Time spent on it - About 1 Hour.
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 09:50 PM
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Except that now you are pumping the oil from the inter cooler straight into the throttle body.

That's why I will not run the RIP.
Volvo did it back in late 93 early 94 for the 94 turbo cars. Then saw problems with it and recalled the cars and changed it to the setup we all know now.
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 10:58 PM
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Hurm, Wait, why would oil be in the intercooler? Sorry, I red a few things online and I herd that this is a good thing to do. So what exactly happens different now that I have reveresed it?
 
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Old 04-22-2009, 01:04 AM
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Oil from the turbo and what not....

That is why the intercoolers have drain plugs.
When you get a chance....just get a DIY FMIC kit...
 
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Old 04-22-2009, 07:22 PM
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Yes turbo cars always have oil in the system even a perfect working system does.
The 850 has a small hole drilled in the bottom of the intercooler stock for it to drain.
Reversed the air to the throttle body goes from the bottom of the intercooler.So if there is oil in there it gets sucked into the motor.
 
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Old 04-24-2009, 08:05 PM
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Yay! Here's are my times from today's Test'n'Tune

R/t - .601 .594 .633
60' - 2.312 2.292 2.316
330' - 6.379 6.371 6.338
1/8 - 9.685 9.680 9.642
MPH - 75.09 74.96 74.80
1000' - 12.491 12.509 12.468
1/4 - 14.876 14.932 14.859
MPH - 94.33 92.83 94.41

What do you think? I beat another 94 850 everytime today. He had more money into his car too.
 
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Old 04-24-2009, 08:18 PM
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I wish I would have run mine before I started all the mods so I had a baseline.
Sounds good that you kept beating the other 850.
 
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Old 04-25-2009, 01:47 AM
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Nice!..keep at it.
 
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Old 04-25-2009, 09:07 AM
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Cool nice run.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 07:43 PM
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Alright, I decided that I'm going to be doing a MBC soon, and almost call it good. I was wondering if it was/is possible to run a MBC without an aftermarket Turbo guage, and if the stock one is suffice.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:08 PM
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Get an aftermarket guage first!!!
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:16 PM
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Ahaha, alright. What would be the rec-Boost pressure to go up to? And does anybody have a good MBC DIY Guide? I don't want to shell out 40 bucks to get a MBC.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:25 PM
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I would keep it between 10 and 12 max without a tune.
I have a cheap e-bay MBC on the wifes car paid less than $15.00 for it shipped.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:34 PM
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Really? Alright. i was thinking about making my own.

Can you link me to that one? I hope to have it by Friday so I can have it ready for High School Drags. Also I am Kind of confused where to put it on mine since all the hoses and stuff are kind of wierd. I'm new at the boosting part too.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:48 PM
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Well they do not sell the one I bought anymore but this one should work fine.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/High-...Q5fAccessories

Also when you get it then I will explain how to put it in.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 08:55 PM
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Just bought it. Hopefully it comes in soon.

I'll post again when I get it in.
 
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Old 04-26-2009, 09:00 PM
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Sounds good it is also really easy to hook up.
 
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