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Feb 24, 2008, 09:37 AM

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Well, I have to say a volvo 850Turbo with a manual swap + tune.

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Feb 24, 2008, 04:51 PM

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Are those volvo 850's really that great... are'nt they front wheel drive and heavy?

How well do they respond to turbo swaps, and how's the pricing on parts/labor with these 90's Volvo's?

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Feb 24, 2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wick

Are those volvo 850's really that great... are'nt they front wheel drive and heavy?

How well do they respond to turbo swaps, and how's the pricing on parts/labor with these 90's Volvo's?

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Well, with a chip I have taken a bone stock car with automatic to 13.9@99mph. You will need to do a manual swap/rods around 300whp and that will allow you to get a turbo to power it into the mid 400whp range. The parts/labor is pretty cheap and compared to something like a DSM its far more fun beating faster cars and its far more reliable. I would stick with the 1994-1995 model years after that the OBD2 does some stupid stuff and adds more weight.

http://www.bonedaddy.net/Fishey/MVI_0013.AVI (only a chip in this video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEegT2j_5eg

I also have one vs a new LS1 GTO that was pretty good run..

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Feb 24, 2008, 08:43 PM

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Barbie car Corvettes, swaped civics, even fox mustangs, personal preference first year 2.5rs wont be has fast but alot of fun to drive.

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Feb 24, 2008, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lostkoz

I have an 01 jetta 1.8t with only 79k in miles car is in perfect condition and is decently quick, mods are fmic, exhaust and a chip. I bought it for my wife and she never drives it. 10k and its yours...

+1 for this car, it'll be quick and the perfect DD