What bhp???

stu_850t5 · Nov 24th, 2008, 20:33

just wondering what bhp am i looking at on my S70 with a RICA or MTE re map? whats best to go for? rica? mte? etc..........

also, save me making two threads, where can i get a de cat for my car? make much diffrence???
thanks stu

foggyjames · Dec 7th, 2008, 13:18

Hi Stu,

Bump!

RICA have had some bad press in recent years due to their previous UK distributor having some "interesting" business practices...but...I don't think there's much wrong with the product itself. The current product of choice seems to be the MTE stuff.

Your sig says the car is a 2.5...presumably it's a 190bhp LPT to start right, right? T5s of that age were all 2.3s. I won't bore you with the details, but the LPT is a little weaker than the T5, so in order to maintain reliability, you don't want to take one quite as far. MTE's software takes the LPT to 230bhp, which is a useful upgrade.

If you want a de-cat, I'd just take it to an exhaust place and get them to weld in a straight pipe, but I'd probably either stump up for a full turboback exhaust with a race cat (not cheap...although Don at Kalmar Union did have a sale on a while ago), or not bother.

cheers

James

Nov 24th, 2008, 20:33	#1
stu_850t5 Master Member Last Online: Feb 11th, 2022 13:15 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Braintree Essex	What bhp??? just wondering what bhp am i looking at on my S70 with a RICA or MTE re map? whats best to go for? rica? mte? etc.......... also, save me making two threads, where can i get a de cat for my car? make much diffrence??? thanks stu

Dec 7th, 2008, 13:18	#2
foggyjames 300 Register Keeper Last Online: May 9th, 2024 17:49 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nottingham	Hi Stu, Bump! RICA have had some bad press in recent years due to their previous UK distributor having some "interesting" business practices...but...I don't think there's much wrong with the product itself. The current product of choice seems to be the MTE stuff. Your sig says the car is a 2.5...presumably it's a 190bhp LPT to start right, right? T5s of that age were all 2.3s. I won't bore you with the details, but the LPT is a little weaker than the T5, so in order to maintain reliability, you don't want to take one quite as far. MTE's software takes the LPT to 230bhp, which is a useful upgrade. If you want a de-cat, I'd just take it to an exhaust place and get them to weld in a straight pipe, but I'd probably either stump up for a full turboback exhaust with a race cat (not cheap...although Don at Kalmar Union did have a sale on a while ago), or not bother. cheers James __________________ VOC 300-series Register Keeper '13 V70 D4 SE Lux '89 740 Turbo Intercooler '88 360 Turbo Intercooler '84 360 GLT '81 343 GLS R-Sport '79 343 DL '70 164

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