Chipping a S80 D5

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David Griffith - 27 Feb 2005 09:21 GMT

I am in the UK and I am about to take delivery of the above car, has any one
any experience of chipping the engine?

TIA.

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Tim \(Remove NOSPAM. - 27 Feb 2005 09:45 GMT

> I am in the UK and I am about to take delivery of the above car, has any one
> any experience of chipping the engine?

A friend of mine has a 54 plate S60 D5 manual which he chipped with a Tuning
Box, having used one on all his previous cars (Passat 130 TDi, Bmw 320D, &
330D x2 193bhp & 203bhp) to great effect..

In the S60 its not exactly slow to begin with, but the 'Box really wakes it
up, with the turbo coming in fully from just over 1500rpm and pulling hard
well past 4000rpm now. There is no smoke whatsoever.

His MPG average has risen from 42 to 45, and he does drive it pretty hard.

Recommended, and essential if you have a XC90 D5 auto, which are sluggish to
the point of being dangerous when pulling away.

Tim..

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jg - 28 Feb 2005 01:47 GMT

> > I am in the UK and I am about to take delivery of the above car, has any
> one
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> Recommended, and essential if you have a XC90 D5 auto, which are sluggish to
> the point of being dangerous when pulling away.

42 mpg was already equal to the most economical (production) car I have ever
heard of... is that normal for any model volvo?

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Tim \(Remove NOSPAM. - 28 Feb 2005 11:43 GMT

> > > I am in the UK and I am about to take delivery of the above car, has any
> > one
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> 42 mpg was already equal to the most economical (production) car I have ever
> heard of... is that normal for any model volvo?

How do yoou mean?

The new S40 when equiped with the PSA 1.6 110bhp diesel is easily capable of
55mpg driven gently.

Tim..

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jg - 28 Feb 2005 22:10 GMT

> > > "David Griffith" <David_Griffith@btinternet(no_spam).com> wrote in
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> The new S40 when equiped with the PSA 1.6 110bhp diesel is easily capable of
> 55mpg driven gently.

I mean is that sort of mileage typical for all volvos built in the last few
years? I know many 6 and even some 8 cylinder (petrol) cars have become
capable of maybe 30 mpg in recent years. Diesels are generally considered
more economical but not almost double the mileage. Also, taken over all
makes and models diesels are a real mixed bag of performance, economy and
reliability compared with their alternative petrol option.

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Peter K L Milnes - 01 Mar 2005 01:02 GMT

> I mean is that sort of mileage typical for all volvos built in the last
> few
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> makes and models diesels are a real mixed bag of performance, economy and
> reliability compared with their alternative petrol option.

And your experience of diesel cars is....?

Cheers, Peter.

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jg - 01 Mar 2005 02:10 GMT

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> And your experience of diesel cars is....?

Relatively small, that's why I'm asking. And your answer is....?

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Peter K L Milnes - 27 Feb 2005 17:05 GMT

Try the usual chipping merchants like Superchips, Bromleys, Demon Tweaks
etc.or subscribe to "Diesel Car" every four weeks at ?3.50 for articles and
adverts.

Cheers, Peter.

>I am in the UK and I am about to take delivery of the above car, has any
>one any experience of chipping the engine?
>
> TIA.

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