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KSIMP's Volvo - The Sequel
  2004 S60R. 300HP, 295 TQ. 6-Speed Manual. 3700lbs. Haldex. AWD. WIN. Bought for $11000. Plans for this one: 1. Replace those ugly wheels 2. Learn to shift it and drive it like a BOSS 3. find out what all mods he had on it. Already discovered an amazing CAI, HD TCV, strut conversion, new fuel filter, and amazing tires (Proxes 4). wonder what else.... 4. Finish the IPD stage III. Outlook: 425-450HP. ??? TQ. 35MPG Highway. Total cost of car mods included should be close to $20,000. when I pick her up tomorrow, I'll take some detailed pics. This is going to be fun. This is the kind of car that I am thrilled to have. I'm happy the way it is, so anything else I do will be a bonus. The T5 had FWD, which was a bit boring. The T5 had no torque until about 25 MPH. This thing LAUNCHES. I'm still not entirely comfortable with flooring it... lol. Gonna see if I can get my dad to take it for a joy ride with me so I can get an early taste before I master it and take it to PIR. This thing VS any of your silly TBirds, Raptor! lol
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10-05-2012, 10:47 AM
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Those wheels aren't that bad. I'd be more worried about the fact that you like beaver....
 In all seriousness, nice car though. 
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10-05-2012, 10:55 AM
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Nice car.
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10-05-2012, 11:26 AM
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Nice. Now can you imagine what the car would be like to drive with RWD, less D/T loss, and half the weight? That's what my Nissan is.
Congrats on the nice find. Have any pics of the engine bay?
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You don't know how to drive stick? This should be interesting....
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10-05-2012, 01:28 PM
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AWD manual cars can be very different to drive from a typical RWD/FWD manual car. Launching an AWD manual car is like an art form, LOL.
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He went and bought a 5 speed 280ZX and he drove it perfectly after about 15 minutes...
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10-05-2012, 08:26 PM
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IIRC his yota years ago was a stick.
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10-05-2012, 09:41 PM
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1. Why the HELL would I want RWD over AWD?
2. Yes, the little pedal car was a stick 3. I don't like the wheels, besides they are really screwed up bad with curbing. More than I'm willing to pay to fix. 4. D/T loss? what's that?
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