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[lentez7]

Well i have a Volvo s60 2.4t with mushroom intake, white injectors, 3"straight pipe catless with magnaflow and i want to upgrade to a 18t the i will tune the ecu, what do i need other than the turbo? lol ima need one if i can do that so let me know. oh and around how much a decent 18t would cost. thanks

[rbodor3]

you don't need anything, it will drop in. The only thing might be the coolant port on the side might need to be changed but you can see that without removing the current turbo.

i recommend wideband, boost gauge, new turbo drain gaskets.

[lentez7]

yeah ima need the gaskets, theres a boost gauge showing 30psi, good enough?

[rbodor3]

yes, will be fine.
tune soon afterwards, b/c you'll be throwing codes a lot.
you probably won't have to, but you can check the waste gate setting too. There's a thing on ipd's web page "how to" do that. pretty straightforward.

[lentez7]

it already has the check engine light on soo yea. is it goin to malfunction with out tunning? alright thanks alot

[rbodor3]

no, and in fact I don't even think it will lean out so long as you don't hammer it. it will continuously throw a code, I can't remember the P-code but it basically translates to too much boost, and boosting too early

but honestly I wouldn't bother driving it anywhere until you have it tuned. that's a great way to end up with an engine rebuild

[lentez7]

dam thats like a thousand bucks right there haha but ill see what i can do. thanks

[98t5M]

lentez7, on 25 January 2012 - 04:21 AM, said:

dam thats like a thousand bucks right there haha but ill see what i can do. thanks

Gotta pay to play.

I second not driving it with the 18t without a tune.

[Johann]

Which type of 18T? Straight or angled flange?

[lentez7]

Haha true. Alright thanks hopefully I'll find a cheap 18t.
I don't know yet I haven't had time to check but I think its the straight, its still has the stock Turbo so it would be straight right?

[Johann]

S60 uses angled turbo. Angled 18T has been used on '99 V70R AWD.

[lentez7]

Nice info. The ones on the 850r are straight?

[bpray9223]

lentez7, on 25 January 2012 - 06:04 PM, said:

Nice info. The ones on the 850r are straight?

18T's never came on 850's.

I suggest you spend some more time doing research and reading up on what people have done in the past with these cars, the do's and don't, and what will and will not work. This will be much more beneficial than bolting on random parts and not knowing what to do.

[lentez7]

I totally agree. But there's really a few that I saw putting 18t on a 2.4 so idk

[bpray9223]

lentez7, on 25 January 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:

I totally agree. But there's really a few that I saw putting 18t on a 2.4 so idk

You're right, but there have been plenty who have done 18T's on the 850's and S/V/C70's, so even reading up on the general concepts of modifiying on this level will be helpful.

I would suggest contacting Lucky at ARD Tuning (ARDideas.com) with your desired plans and he should be able to provide some suggestions and point you in the right direction.

[T5wagon1717]

Tranny cooler

And have Fun!! Make a thread everyone likes to follow the LPT builds

[lentez7]

I should do that. Thanks bro

[rbodor3]

doesn't matter angled/straight housing anyway, just switch the compressor-side only. That's exactly what I did with the 19T.


yes, tuning is expensive, Lucky @ ARD is making it more affordable for good tunes, but he's still a bit out from getting to the 01 cars. I'm in the same boat as you waiting for a tune.

take the time between now and then to collect the pars and installing the supporting mods.

add tranny cooler if you're running an auto, add ipd HD CBV diaphragm or a blanking plate with BOV

[lentez7]

I talked to him and yeah he said a green tune for mine but ima put the 18t to get the blue tune. He said $495.
Ok got it. Thanks