innerware Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 So here is a pic of my new toy. Well, really the wifes new toy. But I'll get to enjoy it. 76,000 miles on it and it was taken better care of than I could have imagined. It is a 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo. 222 horses to the wheels and 212 foot pounds of torque. It is a bit heavy at 3300 pounds though. I have all the paper work on the car and all the receipts. Thanks for everyones help in convincing me Volvo's are great cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudypoochris Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Take that grill off though. buy one at ipdusa.com My girlfriends dad has it in black looks sweet alot better then stock imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Get yourself a chip from IPD and it should pull better than an 850R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Awesome and congrats...told ya to get a T5! I think you meant 222hp at the crank though. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerware Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 It is rated from all the sources I have read as 222 horses. They did a write up on the 850 this month in Grassroots Motorsport Mag. Just so happened to have a big 6 page on it and what to look for and what to do to get more horses out of it. Good artical. I thought that after the 70's except for some imports all the horsepower that were rated had to be at the wheels and not at the crank. Net vs gross or something like that. Eitherway it moves a bit fast. Me likey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 73Turbo240z Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 It is rated from all the sources I have read as 222 horses. They did a write up on the 850 this month in Grassroots Motorsport Mag. Just so happened to have a big 6 page on it and what to look for and what to do to get more horses out of it. Good artical. I thought that after the 70's except for some imports all the horsepower that were rated had to be at the wheels and not at the crank. Net vs gross or something like that. Eitherway it moves a bit fast. Me likey. upgrade to an 18t and a MBC... you'll learn about torque steer real quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerware Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 What is an 18t and a MBC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Bigger turbo and Manual Boost Controller I believe If MBC is what I'm thinking as I stated above, I doubt it would be of any use, because the boost is controlled by the computer. That's what the upgraded computer is for. Pushes the boost from the stock 9.4 to about 14.5. Do that, intake, and an exhaust and the car will be much, much quicker. You can't do much more, because I'm pretty sure the tranny won't hold up to any more than 300HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerware Posted October 11, 2005 Author Share Posted October 11, 2005 from what i have rad the tranny is good for 300 and yeah that is about it. The new computer though is like 950 bucks and since it will be the wifes car for a while I highly doubt she wants it. Although I am going to keep it in mind for when I get it. Thanks for the explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Gross HP vs Net HP is has to do with whether the power is rated with the accessories attached or not. Gross is with no accessories and Net is with but does not reflect wheel HP but Flywheel HP. Wheelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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