Shady’s 1995 850 T-5R

shadycourgette · 2022-01-10T09:57:06+00:00

Hi Shady , car looks fantastic there , nor or sor ? Think I'm running 5mm hoses . Pcv is a pain but well worth doing . Looking forward to readin...

TL_V70

As for radiator I fitted a stock unit back in my car when I changed it out a couple of years ago. The one in the car had no leaks it was just precautionary maintenance. No issues had with my current plastic radiator or over heating issues.

Plastic and full Ali Radiators both have the pros and cons. Plastic get brittle with age and Ali requirements are finer eg specific coolant type and can have early failure because of electrolysis.

shadycourgette

TL_V70
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/216791#Comment_216791
Re the VAST tune,
I assume we are both have very similar mods all the usual bolt ons. 18T,S60R Green inj,Upgraded fuel pump, aftermarket intercooler, 3 inch turbo zorst and Wide band Reg of the Rear 02 sensor.
except your manual and I am slush box.
The first 5 ish tunes I got were Aaron checking my cars sensors ect that everything was working,reading and correct no vacuum leaks and the motor was healthy as far as he could tell from the data as thats all he has to go by no point feeding boost and fuel into an engine thats not healthy and can't tune with bad sensors its useless. I had a couple of small issues but that was my fault wrong plug in the wrong spot ( fuel Evap/charcoal canister fault). Too many beers while working on the Volvo lol.
Then after that he asked me to fit the Green injectors and 960 MAF and reflash the with a new tune and proceed as required 5 ish more logs. Thats how it worked out for me.
In fitting the 960 MAF housing to my V70 ( Should be the same for 850)
With swapping to the V70 electrical element here is a thread i did. It might help or give you some ideas. Happy modifying!
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/14695/fitting-960-maf-to-850-v70-volvo-airbox#latest

Yeah it sounds like our cars are quite similar in terms of mods. Aaron said it’ll likely take 4-8 tunes before the car is properly dialled in. I feel like it is mostly there, just need to sort out the over fuelling.

I did have a read of that before, very helpful, thank you!

TL_V70

I would rather be running Rich than To Lean. No doubt Aaron will sort it out for you. Its hard when the person doing all the work is on the other side of the Globe!

shadycourgette

TL_V70
I would rather be running Rich than To Lean. No doubt Aaron will sort it out for you. Its hard when the person doing all the work is on the other side of the Globe!

Oh for sure. Despite the time difference he’s very responsive via email.

shadycourgette

All is going well with the car and tuning, the next log should be a WOT pull in 3rd.

I’ve got a new Nissen’s radiator on order. Coolant temp was over 100C during the last log, turns out I forgot to plug the fan relay back in but Aaron said that likely would not have caused the temp increase. So I’ve got to source a 82C (or 87C) thermostat. Does anyone have a lead for where to find one locally/Aus? I’ve got part numbers but everywhere seems to be out of stock or not able to be shipped to Aus.

Besides the cooling issues I’ve also noticed one of the shocks is leaking from the strut top. The suspension does feel a bit crashy and disconnected so I think I may splurge on some KW V2s.

There were 4(!) 850s at Classics on Sunday. Don’t know who owns the gul T-5R or the red 850R. But good to catch up with @rado!

rado

I never knew there were different thermostats out there , I replaced mine with oem Volvo one when the head gasket was done .

Good to catch up ? , don't know the guy with the yellow one but the red one Is a guy called Dom , I sorted him out with an ozzie oem radio as the jap one has different FM settings apparently. Nice guy .

Your car is looking stunning as usual ? KW V2s mmm yummy !

shadycourgette

rado
I never knew there were different thermostats out there , I replaced mine with oem Volvo one when the head gasket was done .
Good to catch up ? , don't know the guy with the yellow one but the red one Is a guy called Dom , I sorted him out with an ozzie oem radio as the jap one has different FM settings apparently. Nice guy .
Your car is looking stunning as usual ? KW V2s mmm yummy !

Me either! Factory thermostat is between 91-93C, so a 82C thermostat will open earlier keeping engine temps down.

I didn’t realise the red R was a jap import as well. He should bring it in next time and we’ll all park together ?

thank you! Still so much to do ?

VolvoMike

If you're going to V2's it's worth a few extra dollars and getting the V3's.

I'd say the yellow one belongs to Chris which has just had a respray.

shadycourgette

VolvoMike
If you're going to V2's it's worth a few extra dollars and getting the V3's.
I'd say the yellow one belongs to Chris which has just had a respray.

what’s the difference between them? I didn’t look into V3s tbh, V2s are pricey enough.

doesn’t look like it had a recent respray, it had a pinstripe along the side which didn’t look new.

rado

Yeah 2nd That on the yellow t5r , definitely not had a respray.

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