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Dec 10th, 2013, 20:30 | #1 |
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V70 T6 Performance Improvements ?
Just bought an ex police V70 3litre T6 AWD, its done 140k motorway miles. Its pretty quick already ( said to be 300bhp in the advert ) - but what are the options to make it go a bit quicker ?... Can anyone give me some advice on good re-mapping companies, or other lower cost improvements in and around the Norfolk / Cambs area. Cheers .....
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Dec 10th, 2013, 20:49 | #2 |
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Thank god you bought it ,if it was still for sale after xmas i wouldn'thave been able to resist any longer and mrs orca would have killed me. I have been watching it onautotrader for weeks .
I am really glad someone on here got it it looks awesome, let us know how fast it really is once you get it going, Is it the ford 3.0 l v6 engine? Turning green now, keep us updated. |
Dec 11th, 2013, 17:01 | #3 |
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Hi Orca2
Im not sure whether its a ford engine, but it looks like a straight six to me. A guy at a local garage said its a twin turbo..... Im just getting used to it, but it goes like a train!!.... |
Dec 11th, 2013, 19:19 | #4 |
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V70 t6.
Volvo straight 6 made at Ford's Bridgend plant: Ford intended it to be used in Ford, Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles but their disposal of those brands plus Volvo meant that did not happen.
A problem arises with changing the software in these cars due to Volvo's PINCODE BANDITRY. A PINCODE system prevents any aftermarket firm from making software adjustments by flashing in through the OBD port which has been the effective and easy option for some years now. The practice is a flagrant breach of basic EU competition legislation concerning abuse of a monopoly position but to date no-one has put up a case to bring this racket to a halt. Don't forget that this prevents any entity other than a Volvo dealer from making all manner of routine service replacements of components in these vehicles: an absolute racket that so far has prompted little interest from unsuspecting owners. Fair enough it ****es off myself and my competitors but that is frankly a very small consideration in the widest context of this scam. Back to the original subject, there are work arounds in respect of introducing aftermarket software but they are time consuming and costly, but safe and doable....so it can be done... Best regards, irritated of Chesham aka Don. Kalmar Union Ltd.
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Dec 11th, 2013, 22:57 | #5 |
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How much faster does it need to be steve the blurb I read up on it when I looked at ot reckoned ot had no rev limiter and was specifically designed to be able to beat a BMW m3 point to point on the motorway, now that is fast. It has to be good for 0 -60 of under 5 secs and top speed over 170 . When I told mrs Orca this she said when would you ever do 170 About ten seconds after I bought it I thought. Lol.
Sounds like an absolute beast of a car you lucky ,lucky B. Cheers orca. |
Dec 11th, 2013, 23:27 | #6 |
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Assuming it's a pre-2011 model the it's probably 285bhp, but can be polestar upgraded to 315: http://www.polestar.com/en-int/model...utomatic-2008/
If later then the gains to be had are rather smaller: http://www.polestar.com/en-int/model...utomatic-2013/ Strangely, the earlier car seems to get a much wider torque band at the same peak (480Nm) than the later car... It's a shame that Jaguar never took on the SI6 engine as was intended - a straight 6 would have been more appropriate for jaguar than the V6 they have |
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Not sure about the rev limiter being taken off, but im open to how it can be remapped... any ideas. |
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