S40 V40: My 2003 Volvo V40

[BigOunce]

Originally Posted by ITSv40

As Clan says. The GDi was always troublesome, hence not many left. If you want power T4 is the only way to go.

Not gdi engine

[BigOunce]

Yup parts are far and few between. from what I can gather you're either gonna be venturing into the unknown or buying something else. There ARE a few people who have modified these cars but someone by the name TheSute74 had videos posted on YouTube about 4 years ago and hasn't replied XD (he has a 2.0T I believe). I also saw someone on Instagram post a dragstrip video of a heavily modified version but couldn't find the original owner. I did briefly come across some Russian forum that seemed to have a bit of posting but I didn't look into it. If you have the same engine as mine. I believe it may be possible to run a supercharger at maybe 7 pounds of boost but you'll have to do a good bit of other stuff to facilitate that, not quite sure how I would go about doing that. There is a website called TopBodyKit.co.uk (not sure if its reputable) they have bumpers and stuff some of it looks okay but a lot looks kind of yucky. There is also pro tuning.com that has a few small accent parts.

They are a lovely car. If you're gonna keep it id say just take proper care of it and do your research for now. You're gonna have to do some digging. Happy Hunting!

[Clan]

Originally Posted by BigOunce

Sorry for not being active. its not the gdi engine, its the B4184S2. Do you know much about these? thanks

Of course, the Mitsubishi is a B4184SM ...ok its a volvo engine , which started life in 6 cylinder form in 1990 in the 960. It then got a 5 cylinder version in 1992 in the 850 and the 4 cylinder in 1996 in the S/V40. well proved and very trouble free . Its not worth "Tuning" you just swap a 2 litre version or for your 200 bhp change the car for a T4.

[BigOunce]

It is quite similar. the only thing with this engine is the infamous cvvt rattle. I'm thinking about just rocking it till it dies/ get something else once I buy my own house. Then maybe k swap it and turn it into a yute or something xd. of course doing something like that will be a few years down the line because houses are expensive and so are car parts.