Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

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claymore
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Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#1 Post by claymore »

This is how she looked two and a half years ago when I bought her for £350
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since then shees gone through a few changes, first some different wheels and a rear spoiler
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And a bit more power, courtesy of a splash of nitrous
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This is how she stayed for the next year, but in january this year it was time to go a bit more radical, so:
I put this here
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to cool the charge into this
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Then this intercooler at the front
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Then some plumbing
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Then a hole in the bonnet
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claymore
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#2 Post by claymore »

this was the first attempt at a bonnet scoop
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and this was attempt number two
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and that's about it, needless to say the brakes and suspension have been played with to help the car a little
So there you have it, the only compound charged Volvo 850 in the world (unless you know different)
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And have a couple of vids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTrBCP_W21Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rofR--y14T4
al67
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#3 Post by al67 »

Is this the fastest wardrobe in the UK?

Very nice machine. 8-)

al.
1964 VW type 3 notchback
1967 Volvo 122s
1974 Alfa Romeo Spider
1974 VW K70 LS
1994 Audi coupe
2004 VW Passat wagon
al67
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#4 Post by al67 »

Sorry!

What I meant to say was...

You people make me sick,turning such a lovely car into a pimped out boy racer chav wagen.

We don't want your sort round here!


Welcome.

al. ;)
1964 VW type 3 notchback
1967 Volvo 122s
1974 Alfa Romeo Spider
1974 VW K70 LS
1994 Audi coupe
2004 VW Passat wagon
claymore
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#5 Post by claymore »

al67 wrote:Sorry!

What I meant to say was...

You people make me sick,turning such a lovely car into a pimped out boy racer chav wagen.

We don't want your sort round here!

OK, I'll get me coat .
Peter-109
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#6 Post by Peter-109 »

It's REALLY not my thing, and when i saw that first bonnet scoop i laughed a lil bit but that second one with the wheels and everything looks really smooth and cool, It's great to be different aswell :)
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JPB
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#7 Post by JPB »

I bloody love that! I actually prefer the slightly more awkward appearance of the earlier scoop 'cos it says "get the f*** out of the way, this car is mental and will eat your children if you let it get close enough." (But it'll eat them safely and in comfort while it tells them a story about a troll who lives under a bridge or something of that sort).
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true.. :oops:
paul
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#8 Post by paul »

Love it!

Well done for diving in with the grinder..........Damn I want a scoop now!
claymore
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#9 Post by claymore »

paul wrote:Love it!

Well done for diving in with the grinder..........Damn I want a scoop now!
cheers, but as far as I was concerned, it's just a bonnet, which can be replaced if I come up with a better solution to the top mount.
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Re: Volvo 850 T5 Kompressor

#10 Post by claymore »

Decided to take the duct that I had fiberglassed onto the scoop off, and instead mount one on the tmic itself, this should make it easyer for me to create a hot air extraction system to try and get rid of some of the heat build up in the engine bay when the car has just finished a quarter mile run.



I'll paint it black once I'v got it how I want it.

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