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So, i'm sure a lot of you know my car. Since it's a new trend, I thought I would start a thread on my car, and my progress.
Back in 2007, my first car I bought was a 1999 Volvo S80 2.9l. Basically it was so slow, that I needed something better to represent Volvo! I owned that car for about a year, and I did a couple of mods to it. basically 17" pegs. Here are some pictures of the car.
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So, I finally found my perfect car, a 2001 Volvo S60 T5 Manual. Completely stock, and was awesome, I thought it was great. I always wanted an S60, especially a T5M. Here are some pictures of my car completely stock.
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I kept it stock for a while (A while being about a month
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) My first mod on the car was a set of 18" Titanium Pegs. I really liked these wheels. The car had stock suspension so it was sitting pretty high.
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My next mod that I did was a full exhaust. I got a custom turbo-back exhaust for $460. I went out with a buddy of mine and took pictures and videos. I just wanted to let everyone know, I HATE my exhaust tip, it's complete rice, I'm trying to get a new one.
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My next mod was to do FULL suspension. I did springs, struts, sways, endlinks, and a strut tower brace. Over the winter, I was in a financial crisis at school, and I ended up selling my pegs. I thought it would be lame to be on my stock wheels, and considering I love BLACK wheels, I painted them ASAP. At the same time, I cleared the corners, and removed the headlight washers. I'm still trying to find the wheels I really want, but I can't find them, or they are WAY too expensive. At that time, I also got a stage II tune from iPd.
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So, those mods were done over the LONG winter. I was happy it started to become nice out here in MA, so I decided it was finally time for an S60R bumper, and a FMIC. The pics to follow are the current status of the car. Enjoy
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Current Mod List
iPd Stage II Tune
Full Custom Turbo-Back Exhaust (2.5")
SIMOTA Cold Air Intake
Custom Front Mount Intercooler
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Bilstein front & fear Struts
iPd front & rear swaybars
Quick Brick Motors Endlinks
Strut Tower Brace
The Future
I really want to do a Garrett 3076R, but I'm not going to add more power to a FWD platform. At this time, I am saving up for an S60R so I can have an R with 400WHP. I've also considered going to Audi, because there is just such a better community, and the aftermarket options are just so much better. I love the cars Volvo has made, but in the end, I'm a car enthusiast, and I just want a proper car. We'll see what happens. I'll keep this thread updated on things I am planning in the future.
Back in 2007, my first car I bought was a 1999 Volvo S80 2.9l. Basically it was so slow, that I needed something better to represent Volvo! I owned that car for about a year, and I did a couple of mods to it. basically 17" pegs. Here are some pictures of the car.
So, I finally found my perfect car, a 2001 Volvo S60 T5 Manual. Completely stock, and was awesome, I thought it was great. I always wanted an S60, especially a T5M. Here are some pictures of my car completely stock.
I kept it stock for a while (A while being about a month
My next mod that I did was a full exhaust. I got a custom turbo-back exhaust for $460. I went out with a buddy of mine and took pictures and videos. I just wanted to let everyone know, I HATE my exhaust tip, it's complete rice, I'm trying to get a new one.
My next mod was to do FULL suspension. I did springs, struts, sways, endlinks, and a strut tower brace. Over the winter, I was in a financial crisis at school, and I ended up selling my pegs. I thought it would be lame to be on my stock wheels, and considering I love BLACK wheels, I painted them ASAP. At the same time, I cleared the corners, and removed the headlight washers. I'm still trying to find the wheels I really want, but I can't find them, or they are WAY too expensive. At that time, I also got a stage II tune from iPd.
So, those mods were done over the LONG winter. I was happy it started to become nice out here in MA, so I decided it was finally time for an S60R bumper, and a FMIC. The pics to follow are the current status of the car. Enjoy
Current Mod List
iPd Stage II Tune
Full Custom Turbo-Back Exhaust (2.5")
SIMOTA Cold Air Intake
Custom Front Mount Intercooler
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Bilstein front & fear Struts
iPd front & rear swaybars
Quick Brick Motors Endlinks
Strut Tower Brace
The Future
I really want to do a Garrett 3076R, but I'm not going to add more power to a FWD platform. At this time, I am saving up for an S60R so I can have an R with 400WHP. I've also considered going to Audi, because there is just such a better community, and the aftermarket options are just so much better. I love the cars Volvo has made, but in the end, I'm a car enthusiast, and I just want a proper car. We'll see what happens. I'll keep this thread updated on things I am planning in the future.
