Rica, IPD/mte, autotech/elevate are the three options I would stick to. Iirc bsr had issues with a 3" dp and boost spikes. I have the autotech/elevate stage 2 tune and I love it insane torque and very usable power.

 

BSR is very Good - they just don't get much into the Higher - HP & Tq. set up's - great for a DD

 

Courtesy of R Kelly:

http://forums.swedespeed.com/showth...m/showthread.php?139720-Stock-vs-BSR-vs-RICA-S1-vs-RICA-S2-with-new-G-Tech-Data

 

Thanks for the info guys.

Tbh the autotech/elevate looks good for power gains, but wow, $900????

I have a Rica dealer nearby where i live in England so i may try and get them to remap the Volvo.

Can you jump straight to a stage 2 or do you have to pay for stage 1 first?

Thanks

 

Stage 1 is just an ECU tune (BSR, IPD, Rica, Elevate/Autotech).
Stage 2 is bigger DP, ECU tune (IPD, Rica, Elevate/Autotech), and maybe an exhaust and air intake upgrade. You can say you have a stage 2 with a DP and tune though.

The price has held me back as well, but I've been doing a stage zero on my R and keeping it in mint condition so I'm definitely not doing it the cheap way (which will lead to problems down the road).

 

Ahhh ok, but i thought they alter the tune for the different stages? I.e. they will only upload stage 2 tune software onto the ECU once you have added certain components such as DP and cat back etc.

I have been buying a lot of genuine parts for my R too and keeping it in good condition. Front shocks cost me a fortune but it's all in the name of keeping a great/rare car on the road. I'm not sure how many you see around in the states, but in the UK, i only know of four within a 20 mile radius (and i live in England so 20 miles is far for us) and one of the four is my R and one is a V70R... so not that many around here really.

 

look for the group buys on the tunes i got my elevate/ autotech tune for $600ish iirc thru the first GB