Dear All,
I am brand new here and feel I have found the right place.
I have just taken ownership of a 2004 9-5 2.3t Arc 5door manual. 36k miles, one previous owner known to me.
Great car
I once had a Volvo 850 T5R manual, which had the ECU been breathed on by BBR back in the day (Circa 280bhp). So, I am looking for a little more poke from my relatively youthful 9-5 but have a budget and do not wish to go mad.
I have been in touch with Giles at Abbott Racing after hearing great things about them and he is proposing the following:
ECU upgrade £399.00
ITG airfilter £59.00
Sports down pipe £395.00
Plus 2 hours labour on fitting and setting up £119.00
We need to do the car here really as there are faults that arise and we can sort the problems out here, we need to check the CFM on the Airmass meter as well, ant you need Tech-2 to do this,
MPG is improved, anything between 6-10MPG performance figures go hand in hand with 60hp increase, we don't tend to quote 0-60 figures, also with the increase torque is the main day to day advantage.
60hp up from the 185hp standard sounds impressive though I suspect it might be a slight exaggeration on Abbott's part? Nevertheless...
Is this the best way to go for circa £1k? I was lucky enough not to have to pay very much for the car and plan on keeping it for 5+ years so am prepared to spend the money on a good, robust job.
Many thanks to all,
Stuart
9-5 2.3t Arc 5 door manual
I am brand new here and feel I have found the right place.
I have just taken ownership of a 2004 9-5 2.3t Arc 5door manual. 36k miles, one previous owner known to me.
Great car
I once had a Volvo 850 T5R manual, which had the ECU been breathed on by BBR back in the day (Circa 280bhp). So, I am looking for a little more poke from my relatively youthful 9-5 but have a budget and do not wish to go mad.
I have been in touch with Giles at Abbott Racing after hearing great things about them and he is proposing the following:
ECU upgrade £399.00
ITG airfilter £59.00
Sports down pipe £395.00
Plus 2 hours labour on fitting and setting up £119.00
We need to do the car here really as there are faults that arise and we can sort the problems out here, we need to check the CFM on the Airmass meter as well, ant you need Tech-2 to do this,
MPG is improved, anything between 6-10MPG performance figures go hand in hand with 60hp increase, we don't tend to quote 0-60 figures, also with the increase torque is the main day to day advantage.
60hp up from the 185hp standard sounds impressive though I suspect it might be a slight exaggeration on Abbott's part? Nevertheless...
Is this the best way to go for circa £1k? I was lucky enough not to have to pay very much for the car and plan on keeping it for 5+ years so am prepared to spend the money on a good, robust job.
Many thanks to all,
Stuart
9-5 2.3t Arc 5 door manual