Cam's S60R (Åska)

CamZH

Figured I should post some pics...

I decided that I wanted a S60R after having an 850R and wanting more...

Meet Åska:

I bought her locally in Sydney.
She's and Auto, but I dont hold that against her, these things arent common, so I took what I could get.
She came fitted with a TME exhaust and came with an extra ECU with a tune one it.(I have no idea where this tune is from)
The PO had also fitted the red rim strip, which I'm ok with now, took me a while to accept it, then I kissed a curb.. now I like its function !

1st thing to do was replace the boot lighting.
Stock lighting (like most cars) is pretty ordinary.
Stick on LED strip and presto !

Then the audio had to change.
While the stock system was working fine, I wanted more bass and better media options.
Biggest downside to this was loosing the steering wheel controls (this is the 1st car I've had with them, so dont miss them too much)

Time to add a boost gauge.
I didn't like how others had mounted theirs and I don't like cutting things...
The new stereo didnt use the center speakers, so its not missed.
Still trying to work out if my TCV is working correctly..

Added some stickers.
I'm yet to see the performance increase, but should show on the dyno

I had to start doing something,
So I got this Snabb intake.

Yet to come is a FMIC (on order from Snabb) and a better tune.

Rob

like...

Do you have any better pictures of the wheel lip red things, i was considering fitting some (if they are what i am thinking they are).

Ex850R

Pity you couldn't splice the h/u onto the Dolby surround unit which , on earlier cars was separate to the h/u. Is it on the R?

CamZH

Rob,
Yes I do:

I can get more if you want to see better detail.
But from what I understand the tire needs to come off to have the strip removed/installed

Les:
The Dolby Surround is all contained within the head unit.
I personally don't like the Dolby set up, the music I am listening to is down mixed into 2 channels of audio (as 99.9% of music is)
I don't see as messing with it again and turning it into more channels is a good thing.
Of course this is all personal preference / music snobbery.
I'm still utilising the factory amp, as I did in my 850.
I've always figured than an external amp is going to be better than one contained within the head unit. (and its normally easier to interface that way too)

A_Volvo_Driver

Very cool mate. Falcon XY GT red walls :) I'm not much of an audiophile, but I do like your setup.

CamZH

been busy offline this weekend with @supermattyp

CamZH

supermattyp

you guys have no idea how gigantic that FMIC really is. I'm surprised it even fit behind the bumper.

Ex850R

Good video you chaps!

Job well done!

Does it do real big skids now?

Rob

very nice... :)

video is cool

CamZH

massive skids ! (i'm too scared i'll break the angle gear collar)

But intake temps are down a long way.
did a test run on saturday arvo, ambient temps were around 38C, and max IAT i saw was only 45C with the AC on.
In similar conditions with the old IC set up IAT's were around 65C

pitty we ran out of memory on the card and we didnt get the last of it.
took a lot longer than I had expected.

supermattyp

there are some obvious places we could've made up a lot of time....but it just depends on where your priorities are. Cutting the plastic hoses off the factory intercooler would've saved almost an hour if not more. Making the FMIC core .25" thinner would've saved probably an hour. Everything else was pretty straight forward didn't you think?

CamZH

I wasnt too keen on cutting off those hoses.
I would have been stuck if the aftermarket one was toast or didnt fit.

enjoy some pics !

Tigabu

Sweet...

Rob

I like.

CamZH

FWIW the guys at Snabb have been really easy to talk to about some of the issues i've had.
This is the 1st batch of this kit after all.

If it was interested in putting a bigger cooler in my 850 i'd go for their kit over anyone else's

Rob

CamZH;10155 wrote If it was interested in putting a bigger cooler in my 850 i'd go for their kit over anyone else's

Was just looking at this kit. The cooler is tiny. Probably the biggest that can be fitted without cutting the car to bits.

Ex850R

Rob;10832 wrote
CamZH;10155 wrote If it was interested in putting a bigger cooler in my 850 i'd go for their kit over anyone else's
Was just looking at this kit. The cooler is tiny. Probably the biggest that can be fitted without cutting the car to bits.

The one VP Tuning Melbourne sell is to replace the std one with thicker bar/plate one. Put in same place as std one.Good for 500 HP I think.

Place up in QLD will make em. Ash put me onto them,radiator for x70 $800 , so I/C. Could be worth it from them. Quality guaranteed , made here etc.

Vee_Que

Ebay also have 850 intercoolers too :p

AshDVS

Its worth being wary of sight unseen unbranded intercoolers and radiators. Tough to understand how good or bad they may be until you have a real good look at them.

There are a few smaller surface area, but better located FMIC options for the P1 and P2 cars.
Where their advantage comes from and why you see lower IATs is location, thickness, material rather than a typical 'more frontal surface area is better' approach like you might see in other applications.

Keeping an intercooler not sandwiched against the radiator is nice too (for obvious reasons) but not always possible.