SPLN SUX Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Ive determined i have a factory freak. Volvo rates the S40 at 170bhp/177lbft @ 8.5psi... After dynoing mine today, im convinced i have a good one. My best pull was 160.5 fwhp/206.4 fwtrq spiking 13psi and falling off to 10psi. For stock numbers, im very pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I need a volvo, I'll trade ya both my cars for yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Originally posted by Tenzig: I need a volvo, I'll trade ya both my cars for yours. I dont know about the trade, but i dont think you would be disappointed with one. I havent been dissaopinted thus far and im very picky about how a car is put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FBody Addict Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 i don't think it is a freak, as much as i think that sometimes manufacturers will build an engine with the specs about/damn near perfect, and they build an engine with the specs horribly off (worst possible engine that could come off their line and still pass a quality control check) and a few more somewhere in the middle, dyno them, and average the hp, and being a volvo the hp is probably +/- 10hp, unlike say chevy who may have engines +5 /-20 hp does this make any sense to anyone but me edit did not read clearly enough, that was 177trq@8.5lbs and yours was 200+@13lbs, so that sounds normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Lumina > you. Sorry, had to.. I'm still fucking pumped. Oh.. btw, thanks for the pizza.. I have MASSIVE heart burn now.. graemlins/thumbsdown.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted March 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Originally posted by Buck531: Lumina > you. Sorry, had to.. I'm still fucking pumped. Oh.. btw, thanks for the pizza.. I have MASSIVE heart burn now.. graemlins/thumbsdown.gif lol. No problem on the pizza. edit did not read clearly enough, that was 177trq@8.5lbs and yours was 200+@13lbs, so that sounds normalWell... thats 177trq AT THE CRANK, this is 206trq AT THE WHEELS. Were talking about a 60 lb-ft difference and like 20 extra hp. Either way, its way more than it should be and im happy as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHIEF Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 This was done to All the Nissan Spec-V models as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man of Steele Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I know that some ls1's were making 350 to the wheels stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Originally posted by Wonka: I know that some ls1's were making 350 to the wheels stockgraemlins/bsflag.gif I've seen low 300's but never 350 to the wheels on a plain jane LS1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.COS Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Originally posted by gillbot: graemlins/bsflag.gif I've seen low 300's but never 350 to the wheels on a plain jane LS1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulo Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Wouldn't it make sense that you're making more power because you're running more boost?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ERock Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 thats exactly it...it could have been chipped already by a previous owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 well i just got my boostvalve MBC today... put it on, and set it up to spike about 17psi and fall off to about 13... feals SOOOOOO much faster smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulo Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 What do you mean fall off to 13? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I race till i die, yo'. Mah curr gots da mad vee teckz... It's probably Faster because you're the mario andretti of econoboxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Originally posted by Tulo: What do you mean fall off to 13?If you run a turbo far out of it's efficiency range it will not hold the boost you set it at all the way to redline. It will be fine at lower rmps because you aren't flowing too much air. But at higher RPMS it cannot keep up that boost because the airflow would be too high. This happens alot on stock turboed cars because companies have a tendency to put small turbos on them due to turbo spool-up time issues (what most people equate as lag, but that's not what it's really called). That turbo is probably pushing alot of hot air. Some companies will play with the boost levels up top or down low for different reasons. They might start low then up it at a certain RPM, this also makes the car feel like less of a turbo car. This is the way the WRX's are setup. Then some companies will limit the boost up high due to compressor efficiency issues and/or fuel. I’m going to guess that his car doesn’t do this though and it’s simply that he is trying to push the turbo too hard. I’m not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, he might have done the research that says the car can handle it fine. There are a lot of places that could be the weak link on any car that would make me err on the side of caution as to why to not do that though. Especially when it’s my daily I’m making payments on. E.G. my S4. Chip=$600, 40-60hp gains and 50-70ft-lbs. BUT there is evidence that the stock turbos can fail at stock boost levels, and fail more often when chipped. I’ll keep it stock for now and put that money into my Talon. This is all while other wise keeping stock reliability and gas mileage, and it gets rid of a few nasty things like a speed limiter and the throttle delay (these are TBW cars and the stock programming has a half second throttle ‘delay’). Why wasn't it boosting like it should have stock? I'd figure that out before I went to uping the boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 You're making more torque because the engine is rated for the power it made on an engine dyno and you're putting that power through a torque converter. Some of that can probably be attributed to the boost spike down low too. Let me get this straight: You turned the boost up 7 psi with a MBC and no other mods?? Get ready to pick your engine up off the freeway. Can you post the curves? p.s. Learn how to spell in your sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 man, you drive a volvo! thats like saying "i date the hottest retarded chick in columbus." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGRE Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Originally posted by Orion: man, you drive a volvo! thats like saying "i date the hottest retarded chick in columbus." BLEH! http://www.mustangmods.com/data/141/bleh.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 hey that looks like the chick in your sig sorta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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