1998 V70 T5 early pre electronic throttle - Superchips?

NewbieV70T5 · Nov 4th, 2020, 21:11

Hi all,

Fancy building a bit of a sleeper. I understand this is an older ECU which is not flash programmable and has a physical chip change (like my old RS Turbos!).

Superchips list my cars upgrade as 270PS and 395Nm. I would prefer to use someone specialised in Volvo but I having contacted BSR, I'm not sending my ECU to Sweden for a chip install.

Superchips offer a mobile service aswell, although the thought of someone opening up an ECU in situ is a bit worrying (I assume the vans they use are well equipped for this type of operation).

Anyone used Superchips for their T5? They have been around a very long time.

Thanks.

PNuT · Nov 5th, 2020, 03:05

Motronic 4.4 ecus can be flashed

RollingThunder · Nov 5th, 2020, 09:06

There used to be a good choice of reputable tuners for these cars, but sadly that has reduced considerably - presumably because the demand has also decreased with the falling number of these cars left on the road.

I haven't used Superchips so can't give an opinion on them, however Tim Williams and Shem are the current go-to people for tuning. They are both on facebook these days -

https://www.facebook.com/shemtekautomotive/

Can't find any contact details for Tim, but he is highly regarded.

I'll probably be going to Shem next year

Nov 4th, 2020, 21:11	#1
NewbieV70T5 Member Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 18:44 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Ilford	1998 V70 T5 early pre electronic throttle - Superchips? Hi all, Fancy building a bit of a sleeper. I understand this is an older ECU which is not flash programmable and has a physical chip change (like my old RS Turbos!). Superchips list my cars upgrade as 270PS and 395Nm. I would prefer to use someone specialised in Volvo but I having contacted BSR, I'm not sending my ECU to Sweden for a chip install. Superchips offer a mobile service aswell, although the thought of someone opening up an ECU in situ is a bit worrying (I assume the vans they use are well equipped for this type of operation). Anyone used Superchips for their T5? They have been around a very long time. Thanks.

Nov 5th, 2020, 03:05	#2
PNuT MaDMaN Last Online: Nov 26th, 2022 18:47 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Red Lodge	Motronic 4.4 ecus can be flashed __________________

Nov 5th, 2020, 09:06	#3
RollingThunder Grumpy Old Git Last Online: Apr 19th, 2024 09:16 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Yorkshire View Photos By: RollingThunder	There used to be a good choice of reputable tuners for these cars, but sadly that has reduced considerably - presumably because the demand has also decreased with the falling number of these cars left on the road. I haven't used Superchips so can't give an opinion on them, however Tim Williams and Shem are the current go-to people for tuning. They are both on facebook these days - https://www.facebook.com/shemtekautomotive/ Can't find any contact details for Tim, but he is highly regarded. I'll probably be going to Shem next year __________________ S40 2.4i '07 Japanese import '96 850R - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=312484 Ex Danish Embassy '96 940 GLE LPT - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=326071

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)