Volvo 480 Club Europe

thats the sort of good news I was hoping for.

It seemed logical that with higher boost, there would be more exhaust gas, and therefore a bigger exhaust would make a big difference.

Nice to have it confirmed,

Thank you!

was there much improvement in performance? Were you running stock boost?

Thank you!

Hi,

My 480T has been leaking a little over winter. I am in the process of stripping the interior out so that I can clean it / dry it.

Does any one happen to know what 'bit' is required to get the front seat bolts out??

Cheers

Any idea how much power a custom exhaust could give? I have a richmod already, so guessing the extra exhaust gas needs to go somewhere. Anyone here done this already, can provide some pointers? I'm a little worried the off boost power will suffer. Any suggestions of companies to do it? I'm based in ...

Could I have the rear clusters?

Also after some front lights.

How much are you looking for?

Cheers.

I have mine on Instant Fuel.

I only really ever change it when the FUEL warning comes up and wont let me see the inst fuel anymore

I love having inst fuel, it makes it a lot easier (for me) to drive economically. Sometimes a really small degree of throttle has a big effect on mpg

what sort of gains are there from an exhuast system?

Hi all,

My k reg 480 Turbo is finally running well!

I have a richmod that runs nicely.

I'm wondering what the next step in tuning should be?

Take stage 0 (full service etc) as a given.

I don't really want to turn the boost up any higher.

Is an exhaust system up next?

yeah the bulb to light up the info centre stopped working a few weeks ago, So I guess when i replace that the speedo will stop working again lol

I tried to fix my speedo today. I fixed it and nothing else broke. WTF?

I plumbed out the heating element. Pipe came off and went back on without any trouble. WTF?


AH I love this car when its good to me

t's more likely that wheels falling off is due to incorrect torque values when tightening than for any other reason. IMO. well yes, obviously, taken to the extreme... lol its interesting that the 'seat angle' could cause a hub nut to come loose. Now you mention it, the point of contact between the ...

the 480 doesn't seem to have been designed for performance. A sort of half way house between longevity and peak power. I'd imagine a jap performance car like a 200sx would give you better results. Certainly getting 300bhp would not be an issue.

I was fortunate enough to inherit my 480 turbo as it reached the end of its time as a company car. I have since spent £100 on an Mot, £35 on an audi recirc valve, and a small amount on oil and rear break disks, over the last 1 1/2 years. It's been good to me

UV dye in coolant - Awesome idea! :) The aux water pump is a little corroded around the entrance, exit pipe, but doesn't seem to leak. I am guessing that the higher pressure caused by the trapped air is causing lots of places to leak slightly. After a 30 mile drive, about half a pint of water is gon...

definately not the heater element. I put screen wash in the coolant system so if there was a leek in the car, I could smell it. I've tried the bleed screw, but just spews out water, not the air?? It does hiss, but after 10 mins, still no game.

It seems I have a lot of air stuck in my coolant system. I squeesed the thick water pipe comming from the right top of the engine. Loads of air bubbled out of the expansion tank, + was very easy to squeeze. My turbo whines slightly sometimes when the car is cold. I thought this might be an oil probl...

I am not posting over seas. Apologies for not mentioning this previously. I didn't anticipate over seas interest.

I could do with some bigger wheels. What profile tyres are they on? Have you got any pics & a price in mind?