For those of you not faint of heart, who believe the Volvo 480 should have more torque and horsepower, find all you need to know in here.
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midge25
- 480 Newbie
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by midge25 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:50 am
Just wondering what the first step should be? ands whats all this richmod ecu? how do i turn the boost up? what can a standard engine handle? is the standard turbo a t2? is there some kind off boost cut on the engine? ive been told on standard ecu it can only run 9psi ?
thanks
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aibast
- 480 Connoisseur
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by aibast » Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:29 pm
there is a cut @ 1bar pressure. Richmod runs the car @ 1 bar with the fuelcut dissabled. And the stock turbo is a T2
1996 850R 2.0 T5 - "Beebi R"
1994 480 Turbo - RichMod - sold to get the R
1992 850 2,5 20V - sold to get the R
1987 744 TIC - Haas Tuning - totaled by BMW
1973 142 GL B20E - sold
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midge25
- 480 Newbie
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by midge25 » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:50 pm
how do i tell if it has 'richmod' is this an aftermarket thing? can it run 1bar safetly?
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felyx
- Advanced 480 rookie
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by felyx » Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:41 am
you can normally tell if it's a richmod as it should go to about 120MPH or 192KPH in 4th gear
140mph for £175 just test the brakes