Volvo car tuning tips and advice. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Volvo from small engined family cars like the 240 to the insane T5 turbo charged executive cars. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire. Please join the forum for model specific questions and answers and to meet other enthusiastic Volvo owners and see what modifications and performance parts they have fitted to make their Volvo run better.
TorqueCars started providing Volvo upgrade advice tips, car performance and car styling suggestions and advice back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of cars including many, Volvo owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest.
Our Volvo tuning articles and styling tips and features are constantly being updated and refined so to keep up to date with what is hot in the tuning world and for the most recent Volvo upgrade advice,performance and styling advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Volvo forums and swap upgrade advice ideas with like minded Volvo owners in the upgrade advice forums.
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Volvo 850 Tuning
"850 shows aerodynamics are not needed with lots of power!"
Handling modifications are usually your first port of call for the 850. We suggest that you fit uprated suspension and lower the car by 30-35mm. Larger drops require arch work – especially on models already equipped with sports suspension.
Our aim in 850 engine… Read More...
Volvo 240 Tuning
"A naughty 240"
Handling modifications are usually your first port of call for the 240. We suggest that you fit uprated suspension and lower the car by 30-35mm. Larger drops require arch work – especially on models already equipped with sports suspension.
The 240 is rear wheel drive which makes for some interesting track… Read More...
The particulate filter is a stand alone unit. It is located upstream of the cat in the exhaust system and its purpose is to remove soot particles from the gas stream. The cat the proceeds to do its usual job of converting CO to CO2 and is in no way dependent or relied upon by the particulate filter.
In diesels the cats are two way devices and run in unregulated mode (ie. no O2 sensor like a petrol car). Read More...
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