I must admit, I'm a bit bored of my T5.

[Markos01]

Originally Posted by domhart10

haha yes I just had a complete straight through system on the car which is incredily loud, absolutly tonnes of pops and some pretty big bangs. Never heard anything like it before at all, sadly removed it now and fabricated a new one which you can see in my build threat to stay within the sound db levels for UK tracks.

System was custom made by Flux, incredible work.

I'll have a look Dom, I've heard of Flux...

[domhart10]

Originally Posted by Markos01

I'll have a look Dom, I've heard of Flux...

This is their page on FB

https://www.facebook.com/FluxFabrication/

There is a nice S40 there

[Markos01]

Originally Posted by domhart10

This is their page on FB

https://www.facebook.com/FluxFabrication/

There is a nice S40 there

Spotted it! Very nice work by Flux... we need videos though!

[domhart10]

Originally Posted by Markos01

Spotted it! Very nice work by Flux... we need videos though!

Yeh man, i'l drop a video as soon as its done, car is still being worked on as it has a K16 hybrid getting mapped at the moment. Should sound insane as the K16 really flutters like crazy with an induction cone on!

[T5R92011]

Truth be told, I think I want something a bit more utilitarian and rugged looking, like a P2 XC70 2.5T AWD.

They have really started to grow on me recently. They look extremely purposeful and I feel the engine is better suited to a heavy utility vehicle rather than a sports saloon.

[Markos01]

Originally Posted by T5R92011

Truth be told, I think I want something a bit more utilitarian and rugged looking, like a P2 XC70 2.5T AWD.

They have really started to grow on me recently. They look extremely purposeful and I feel the engine is better suited to a heavy utility vehicle rather than a sports saloon.

Fair enough, maybe it's time for a change. On a slightly different note, I think the new XC40/60/90 are damned fine looking things... totally different proposition and price bracket though!

[domhart10]

Originally Posted by T5R92011

Truth be told, I think I want something a bit more utilitarian and rugged looking, like a P2 XC70 2.5T AWD.

They have really started to grow on me recently. They look extremely purposeful and I feel the engine is better suited to a heavy utility vehicle rather than a sports saloon.

Yes T5R92011 spot on the money there, im actually thinking of exactly the same thing as well but as a second car for all the daily work. Tried one out and they are great, just going to play a waiting game for a good example. I think there can be a lot of quite expensive problems with the haldex system when doing research? but otherwise they sound like good motors.

[FunkyMelon]

Originally Posted by domhart10

This is their page on FB

https://www.facebook.com/FluxFabrication/

There is a nice S40 there

How much did that set you back?

Are those 4" tips? :O They look huge.

[domhart10]

Originally Posted by FunkyMelon

How much did that set you back?

Are those 4" tips? :O They look huge.

yeh they should be 4" tips on the car, will confirm when I finally get it back!

As for cost yes it did cost a bit £650, downpipe back custom kit

[T5R92011]

Originally Posted by domhart10

Yes T5R92011 spot on the money there, im actually thinking of exactly the same thing as well but as a second car for all the daily work. Tried one out and they are great, just going to play a waiting game for a good example. I think there can be a lot of quite expensive problems with the haldex system when doing research? but otherwise they sound like good motors.

The angle gear collar can (and does) strip it's splines so you may end up with FWD only. All P2 AWD are affected by this but apparently the P3 collars are much tougher and will fit.

Some people just weld the collar onto the angle gear to fix it permanently.

Thing is when you get underneath a P2 vehicle and you look at how substantial everything is, it almost makes the cost of maintenance justified.