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well im looking for a used ore new 19T angle flange, i have a 16T for trade if there is any interest. If not let me know the best price for the turbo.
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S60 T5 2.3L 2001 Rebuild.
23 May 2012 - 02:55 AM
Hey guys, well i will need some nice advice here. After all this years and 138k miles on my car, i still in love with it, i was thinking to trade it for an used R but to be honest i really like how this car is served me all this time, too many emotions involved, was my first volvo and also my first car that i did pay with my own money on 2003. You can see in my signature all the mods that i have on it. I have BSR Stage 3 flash, downpipe, catback, snapp intake, ipd coils, etc, etc. Im really considering change to ARD flash, Lucky is a really good friend and i think it will be an amazing option for a new flash, maybe with a 19T??? lol. 
After different things, i decided to make some compression test which i will post pictures here. Cylinder 1 gave me 95 psi, 2-145. 3-145, 4-145, 5-95 psi. So i did order headgaskets, bearings, pistons rings, seals, gaskets etc, etc so i can open the engine, and replace all necessary hardware so i have a refresh engine. The S60 feels really good, power, torque was always there.
After we removed the head(one of the screws gave us really hard time!!!!!, 4 cracked sockets)I drop the head to a good friends shop so he can work on it, today he told me that 2 exhaust valves were a little bend, but needs to be replaced, got new ones for $40 both. Tomorrow my head will be done ready to install. Everything for $150 usd.
today also we remove the pistons and we found something that i was not expecting, cylinder 1 and 5 with cracked pistons, good news? well at least my cylinder walls are in perfect condition, no sing of imperfections around on cylinder 1 and 5, so at least no mayor work will be made.
Here is where i need your opinions, i was considering ordering stock pistons(if the block still in std of course) or goes with something more performance, dont know if it will worth if i keep stop rods. It will be almost impossible at this time to replace my rods cause im getting short of money with all the repair and some home issues. So i guess getting just the pistons will be the option. My question is where can i have them?. Which brand?, should i go different bore?.
Hope your experience will give me good options and i really appreciate all the time and help on this thread.
Here is some pics.
pics of the cylinder 1-5, the interesting thing was that 1 and 5 were alwasy dry, and 2-4 wet, maybe thats why i got i little bit more of compression:
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After different things, i decided to make some compression test which i will post pictures here. Cylinder 1 gave me 95 psi, 2-145. 3-145, 4-145, 5-95 psi. So i did order headgaskets, bearings, pistons rings, seals, gaskets etc, etc so i can open the engine, and replace all necessary hardware so i have a refresh engine. The S60 feels really good, power, torque was always there.
After we removed the head(one of the screws gave us really hard time!!!!!, 4 cracked sockets)I drop the head to a good friends shop so he can work on it, today he told me that 2 exhaust valves were a little bend, but needs to be replaced, got new ones for $40 both. Tomorrow my head will be done ready to install. Everything for $150 usd.
today also we remove the pistons and we found something that i was not expecting, cylinder 1 and 5 with cracked pistons, good news? well at least my cylinder walls are in perfect condition, no sing of imperfections around on cylinder 1 and 5, so at least no mayor work will be made.
Here is where i need your opinions, i was considering ordering stock pistons(if the block still in std of course) or goes with something more performance, dont know if it will worth if i keep stop rods. It will be almost impossible at this time to replace my rods cause im getting short of money with all the repair and some home issues. So i guess getting just the pistons will be the option. My question is where can i have them?. Which brand?, should i go different bore?.
Hope your experience will give me good options and i really appreciate all the time and help on this thread.
Here is some pics.
pics of the cylinder 1-5, the interesting thing was that 1 and 5 were alwasy dry, and 2-4 wet, maybe thats why i got i little bit more of compression:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
