Re: (Imtheweezel)
yes I know a turbo car puts out more HP when cold, but I'm thinking -30 HP from cold to Texas hot, maybe more. What does that have to do with BSR not being able to call me and tell me where my stage III upgrade is after two and a half months? <p>BSR is designed for 94 octane, but can work on less, I run 93 so it ain't like I'm pumping in 91 or ethanol bull. I understand a LP is going to be pushed and will be much better off when cold and with 94 or better. I may even mix fuel if I knew I could get some consistent performance.<p>Now back to the stock car's performance, I have not heard, not seen, nor do I think my car stock could cut a 14.9, in the 1/4 mile. Maybe a magazine test before a snow storm in Denver, that gets altitude corrected. Sorry but I did not read any where that Volvo states 218 HP on 93 fuel just before a snow storm. Other car companies and Volvo itself with the T5 S60s can get the performance from a 2.5 liter engine under most conditions. <p>IMO the little turbo just runs too hard and too hot even stock and has hence the ecu has to yank a lot of timing out for any fuel (once again I’m on 93 octane). We know that small turbos driven hard produce lots of hot air which leads to detonation. The intercooler is small too, much smaller then my V40. So IMO only under optimal conditions with optimal fuel does an S40 see 218 HP stock, conditions that don’t happen in Texas. Maybe in Sweden, but see I purchased the car in Texas, and I would expect the OEM to design enough size and efficiency in the turbo and intercooler to provide acceptable levels of performance all the way up to 110 degrees. As we have seen in the magazine test of the R under hot conditions, Volvo seems unable to do so, and I’m sure the S40 performance would be just as poor. I live in Texas and you can believe me, that there will be lots of chip guys complaining of performance in the next month or so.. <p>I would note that IMO even stock perforce suffers due to fuel quality and temperatures. Volvo recommends 91 octane minimal, I run 93 octane, I should expect the engine to run as advertised… I highly doubt a stock S40 t5 will take down a stock Civic SI in the summer time. You need a chip just to maintain near stock rated HP at any temperature above say 80 degrees… <p>My dyno run at 27X engine HP was done at about 50 degrees. It’s been in the 100 degree range here and my car with chip is maybe doing 240 engine HP…. So yes I agree a LP turbo, chip, small intercooler, Texas heat, your going to be lucky to say much gain. I think that is acceptable given the nice linear driving behavior of the car and the good MPG. <p>What is not acceptable is that BSR has had my money for months and has no reply and charges TRIPPLE what I paid for my VW chip. <br> <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://********************/smile/emthdown.gif" BORDER="0">