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doing up my t5...

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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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I'm planning on spending roughly £500-£600 on a few things for my 1999 v70 T5 (with 87k miles)

I've been looking at either:

the exhaust system found here: http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=2773
or here http://www.needforspeed.co.uk/pages/...PartType=EXS06 (tacky site but its something)

and a new full suspension kit (similar to ones found on www.partsforvolvosonline.com)

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a stage one ECU (+59 bhp) (also found on www.partsforvolvosonline.com but sites down atm)

Any thoughts on these items? does the suspention actually make much of a different on the estate?


btw any other good sites for volvo performance parts would be much appreciated

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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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Default RE: doing up my t5...

sites just came backup, links for some of the items im looking at:

ECU: http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=2376

Suspention: http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=3151

Exhaust: http://www.partsforvolvosonline.com/...oducts_id=3485
just the sports cat but a custom system to go with possibly
 
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Default RE: doing up my t5...

Suspension will make i big difference in the way it handles.

Do you want more power or to handle better?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2005 | 11:20 AM
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I wouldn't mind some better handling but i must have been looking at just the spring kits because i was guessing around £250 but that kit there is £460 but it looks like the full works, i suppose you get what you pay for i really.

wouldnt mind some extra power though, but im starting to think itll be a little dodgey with a 300bhp front wheel drive estate :P if just a spring kit for roughly £200 improved the handling a fair bit id probably get both

I suppose im asking how much of a difference these things will make because its looking like one or the other not both. I gave a supra twin turbo a good run the other night even though hes got more than 100 ponnies more than me under the bonnet the T5 really does blitz things in the 50-100mph range unil you hit any kind of corner
 
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Old Sep 15, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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Default RE: doing up my t5...

I always liked the handling I thought it was pretty good.

Only you can make the final call!!
 
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