Hello, first post here, please be gentle.
At the age of 38, I fulfilled one of my dreams - owning a RWD turbo car!!
Now, I want to go sideways with it
Yes, I'm preparing for the 40 crisis, and trying to do it on the cheap-ish side
I've read countless of threads, here on TB and other forums. However, before I go implement anything on my ride, I just want to make sure that I'm not missing anything - and there is no better way of doing it but asking here on TB.
Ride details:
940 sedan, 1996, b200ft, automatic transmission 3-speed + overdrive (dono if it's AW71 or AW70).
condition is pretty mint, all around stock, has 155K miles on it, but bought it from an elder guy that was servicing it every 5K miles - for the past 11 years, in the same Volvo shop - so to my mind I have a stage 0 ready ride.
I'm going to gradually crank up the boost, all the way until it starts pinging, and then dial it back. Don't want to blow up the engine.
Mod plans (awaiting installation):
- MBC (by NXS)
- Boost gauge (by Bosch)
- Wideband O2 + gauge (by AEM)
- ECU chip (by boostinbilly) - no boost cut
- EZK chip (by boostinbilly) - retards the timing at full load
- 3" DP (by klracing.se)
- Electric exhaust cutout valve (no-name ebay brand, "Y" shaped right after the DP) to bypass the OEM exhaust system.
- Some basic air box mod
- DIY knock detector - going to rig up an old laptop on the dash and throw a mic on the block + some free audio software to visualize the noise on screen in real time. That would give me a nice and clear visual of a knock spike (should it occur).
I'm always filling it with 95 octane pump gas.
My questions are:
1) Do I need an IC upgrade? I read that post 92' the stock IC is good enough for what I'm aiming at.
2) Do I need injectors upgrade? Or, are the stock once enough at this point?
3) According to "boostinbilly", with the ECU I purchased, I don't have to replace the 016 AFM with a larger 012 off a 960.
I'm seeking your thoughts per this one.
4) Am I missing something else?
Thanks in advance,
Matthew.
At the age of 38, I fulfilled one of my dreams - owning a RWD turbo car!!
Now, I want to go sideways with it
Yes, I'm preparing for the 40 crisis, and trying to do it on the cheap-ish side
I've read countless of threads, here on TB and other forums. However, before I go implement anything on my ride, I just want to make sure that I'm not missing anything - and there is no better way of doing it but asking here on TB.
Ride details:
940 sedan, 1996, b200ft, automatic transmission 3-speed + overdrive (dono if it's AW71 or AW70).
condition is pretty mint, all around stock, has 155K miles on it, but bought it from an elder guy that was servicing it every 5K miles - for the past 11 years, in the same Volvo shop - so to my mind I have a stage 0 ready ride.
I'm going to gradually crank up the boost, all the way until it starts pinging, and then dial it back. Don't want to blow up the engine.
Mod plans (awaiting installation):
- MBC (by NXS)
- Boost gauge (by Bosch)
- Wideband O2 + gauge (by AEM)
- ECU chip (by boostinbilly) - no boost cut
- EZK chip (by boostinbilly) - retards the timing at full load
- 3" DP (by klracing.se)
- Electric exhaust cutout valve (no-name ebay brand, "Y" shaped right after the DP) to bypass the OEM exhaust system.
- Some basic air box mod
- DIY knock detector - going to rig up an old laptop on the dash and throw a mic on the block + some free audio software to visualize the noise on screen in real time. That would give me a nice and clear visual of a knock spike (should it occur).
I'm always filling it with 95 octane pump gas.
My questions are:
1) Do I need an IC upgrade? I read that post 92' the stock IC is good enough for what I'm aiming at.
2) Do I need injectors upgrade? Or, are the stock once enough at this point?
3) According to "boostinbilly", with the ECU I purchased, I don't have to replace the 016 AFM with a larger 012 off a 960.
I'm seeking your thoughts per this one.
4) Am I missing something else?
Thanks in advance,
Matthew.