Hey everyone! I'm looking to upgrade the turbo on my 01 S60 T5 and so far the two Volvo mechanics I've talked to say that I'll have problems with the car. I can't remember quite what they said (it's been over a year since I've asked about it) but if I recall correctly they said that the car will see the difference in performance and try to compensate for it which will diminish the results or that the difference in performance will be flagged by the system and there will be warning lights galore. I've been doing a little research into this but haven't come up with much. I was hoping that I could maybe get some answers on here while I do some more research. Essentially, if I do upgrade my turbo what else will I have to do to my car? Will I have to reprogram the ECU? Thanks for your time and answers!


-Drew


ps.I tried doing some research into the stock boost of the 01 s60 t5 and couldn't really find anything (maybe my research techniques just suck haha) but if anybody could get back to me on that it'd be awesome as well. Also what kind of turbos should I look into and what do you think the boost limit should be on a stock block? I know I have a lot of questions but I'd love to get into the tuning scene of Volvo and you have to start somewhere!

 

You will defiantly have to tune the ECM to take into account the new turbos parameters
I wonder if the K24 Hybrid turbo and Stage III tune for the S60R's from ViVA will work on your car. Might want to check into that.

Stock Boost on an '01 T5 is 10psi.

 

i wanted to do the same for my 2.4t but found a better solution,
if you buy the ecu tune it will increase your boost from 10psi to 18psi, ur horsepower from 247 to 280, and your torque from 243 to 320. your 0-60 will go from 7.2 to 6.2

and all u do is connect the thing to ur car and load the new software, costs less than 1000.


refer to the chart at the end of this page.
http://www.ipdusa.com/Volvo-S60-P2/E...p-74-395-2193/


this is the buy page and reviews are at the bottom.
http://www.ipdusa.com/Volvo-S60-P2/N...p-74-815-1739/

 

https://volvoforums.com/forum/volvo-s60-v60-10/how-2002-s60-2-4t-ecu-flash-improvement-reliability-47793/

thats the thread i created trying to get some feedback before i order it lol so far no luck. bmw forums are so much more alive

 

Thanks man I appreciate the answer and I'll definitely look into it. I've posted on multiple forums and still haven't gotten any useful answers anywhere else haha


-Drew

 

some nice upgrades here too

http://www.vivaperformance.com/catal...hp?cPath=87_98

 

IPD is really well known for their ECU tunes and they stand behind their product. I've looked into several but the cost is what's preventing me from getting it haha (I have to work with a college budget so cash is tight). other good companies with reliable ecu flashes are Elevate, RICA, and BSR. But I'm going to avoid BSR because I've heard horror stories from other forums. One guy almost fried his ECU using the BSR but other have nothing but positive experiences with it.

 

http://www.performancechiptuning.com...PSI+Vortex/10/
My friend put this on his S40 and it really added performance. We haven't done a dyno on it yet so I don't have any solid specs on how it helped, but you can definitely feel a difference.

 

just save up your money and get the real deal.

 

Eh, I think putting a supercharger in the car would be more of a project than I could handle. The two things for me are an upgraded Turbo, ECU flash and a new-er exhaust. I wanna do a 3" straight pipe eventually but with California's emissions requirements that won't happen. I do have the Elevate cat-back system currently and I'm really satisfied with it though so I think i'll just leave it be.

 

Honestly I doubt any performance was gained from this. It is a gimmick. An expensive gimmick.

Also lets say it did work for a minute, you have no proof that it has and how much was gained.

1. Your going to have to dyno STOCK.

2. Then your going to have to dyno with that expensive paper weight installed.

Then you can see the difference in numbers if there are any. If you just dyno with the paper weight installed you'll never know if you gained anyhting.

 

+1, It's known as the placebo effect.

Spend the money to do it right. Get a 3" downpipe and a Stage II tune from iPd. That'll get you actual gains.

 

i dont know about that particular one but we found stronger electric blowers cuz my friend was looking into this for his mazda 3. his car takes in 250cfm at 7000rpm and about 103 at 2500rpm. the electric blower we found puts out 250cfm, so he would have boost anywhere under 7000rpm because he is getting more air then his engine can suck in. so it does work. but i dont know about this particular one how much cfm it puts out. if its greater then what your engine sucks in, you got boost

and then again a turbo or supercharger is spinning at crazy high rpms compressing the air and forcing it into your engine hence forced induction,.,.,.