Lol your officially a #Volvo_Addict join the club 👍 Our collection of Volvos are: 850R, C70 T5, 05 V70R and S80 V8. Also its nice to hear your getting the car inspected first and stage 0 before performance mods
steve slater that is not a problem when most of your neighbors have Volvos too. I guess that you could call my neighborhood for “the Volvo neighborhood”. But that is not a problem when Volvos are the norm in your “kommun” i gess that you could call my kommun “the Volvo Kommun”. But Volvo is also the Norm in my “Landsting” so no thing out of the ordinary. So after all the guessing you could call my whole country for “the Volvo country” or Sweden as it is also known.
@@jakehennessy7 You're probably right, but don't underestimate the lighter C30. My favorite is still the V70R though, because it's a StationWagon. (Sorry Hansen). But I bet that Hansen's S60R will become the fastest, based on his vision for it's future. It's gonna rock the block!
Huge Volvo fan, so glad to see these 5 cylinder beasts getting some major love! Only downside with the new cars, no more 5 cylinder awesomeness, I understand why but not much beat the sound a 5 cylinder engine!
As a manual V50 T5 owner, it does suck. But, I test drove a V90 T6 R-Design with the Polestar pack and it was way better than I thought. The auto box in Dynamic mode shifts really fast and is always in the right gear, blipping downshifts right down to first when coming to a stop. Nothing beats a manual though, but the next level interior almost makes you forget about it. The whine from the supercharger is also surprisingly audible, especially with the windows down. It is hilarious in a way that is hard to describe. Something about supercharger whine in a Volvo station wagon makes me laugh.
I see you guys now have Volvo Syndrome... That curious case where one gets addicted to buying Volvos and dumping their life savings into them. Welcome to the club.
I feel it’s worth mentioning, although it doesn’t make 300hp, the Honda Accord V6 with a manual of that same era is also a good sleeper. Makes 255hp and 0-60 in 5.5 if I remember correctly. Can also be bought for around the same price as this S60r.
Somehow i ran into a 2001 t5 with 96k miles for 800 bucks. Bought immediately, guy thought trans was fucked but he reset ecu and never let it relearn his shift patterns... best cars you can buy for the money tbh
This'll be good. I bought my first Volvo - a 1996 850R - with 178,000 miles on it. The odometer died at 220,000, and I'm pretty sure it broke 250,000 before I donated it to charity.
I've got a lot of those IPD parts. I'd say look at some other options like FCP first -- they're cheaper and better for some reason. IPD is fine but the quality of their in house parts are uh... hit and miss. At least read the reviews on their site first. Some parts aren't as good as I wish they were. Overall they're still a great option. I still like them just be careful.
Great to see you all have Volvo projects. Can’t wait to see the sport kit on it. Picked up those rims and threw them on my 98 S70 T5, they look amazing. Look forward to seeing all your Volvo projects.
Bought mine 2004 S60R last year for $2500. All new suspension, brakes, rebuilt axles, fluids, filters and tune up.... you will be surprised how much is needed and spent to get it to stage 0.
Love the fact that this channel has turned almost completely into a volvo enthusiast channel! Did you know that in Finland v70/s60 R cars cost around 10-20k depending ofc of the mileage, otherwise I would have one... I have to be happy with my v70 -06 D5. Keep up the great work! There isn’t a channel like this in youtube!
I've owned one 2 years, bought at 150k for 3800, completely run down maintenance wise , a TV waiting to go and blown 4c.. I've put about 4,000 & a lot of time into it... I haven't even started modding yet. But shes riding like new at 180k now. Leaky radiator, a rear wheel bearing and brakes waiting.. not many things left I haven't replaced.. except the entire drivetrain is still original..
@@RT-rv5be nothing to crazy mostly Civic si. Haven't came accross a new turbo one yet. Acura RSX, Cobalt SS cars of that nature. They don't expect the volvo to pull away or hang right next to them. Once I get bigger injectors and go e85 the car will run low 13s . So that will be a whole lot more fun. :)
Welcome to the $R brotherhood! I've had my 2004 for 7 years and 200,000 miles. These cars can do some really crazy things. You got a good deal, look forward to see what you come up with - I will say that getting 400HP streetable is pretty easy, and can get the awd to stay happy (hint: weld the angle gear/sleeve) and then "add lightness". These things are indeed a HEAVY PIG out of the box... it doesn't feel it, until you push it hard. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it!
You guys have turned into one big Volvo family. Lol! I like it because there aren't a lot of performance Volvo video's. IPD makes some good stuff and their exhaust is one of the best out there for the S60R and V70R. With so many miles I'm sure you'll need to replace the timing belt and water pump. Looking forward to the content coming from this channel.
this channel has slowly become my favorite channel. I love seeing people care for and love the car I love myself (2004 V70R). I love seeing more and moore volvo’s and hope to continue to see more. Great work! Now you guys need an older rear wheel drive volvo drift car
They are great till they break! Special struts are 600 dollars each... The driveshaft is 1000... 1500 average to fix the AWD unit when it goes out, the infamous "bevel gear".. Wait till the rear knuckle break$..... Lol.... A wonderful daily if you leave it alone and drive it sensibly. Also great in the snow...
Great Buy, my 2nd favorite Volvo! 85% Huh? Volvo enthusiast have once again proven their loyalty to the Brand. Can't wait for further updates on all 3 vehicles. Merry Christmas / Happy New Year GUYS!
Congratulations! My 2004 S60R is pretty much identical in terms of colour and interior. You may have your work cut out to autocross it though. Mine is best on long curves and high speeds. So comfortable and such a sweet motor. Mine really pulls.
Nice! Maybe i will start my V70R -98 FWD manual gear box a try this spring. Damn money pits these cars when you start tuning. Upto 400hp is cheap but after that it starts to cost too much.
I started watching your videos because of the first R. Stayed because of the next ones :D Volvo is a drug. When you try it, you'll become addicted. We have an XC90 '06 D5, when looking for something smaller, there were no used petrol automatic volvos in a good shape (here in europe people love diesels), so now there is a V40 T2 MY2019 parked next to the old tank. :)
My girlfriend has a 20054 T5 S80 AWD with 225,000 miles and it’s is a rock solid reliable beast.. I have a 2011 E90 328i xDrive with 183k.. I’m always doing crap to keep mine running good.. hers is way less demanding than the BMW in repairs.. I think I’ll be looking at a p2 S60 R pretty soon since they are great cars for the money.. I really like them.
I had a 1998 Volvo 850R out of high school & the VOLVO "R" brand has been my favorite since. I drive an 2008 Audi A4 now & I like it, but not as much as Volvo.
We just recently bought an 08 S60 2.5T. Can't wait to tune it and lower it and change the wheels and exhaust. The S60R is a cool ride. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
The biggest problem I had auto crossing my 06 Vr was mediocre all season tiers and the open front diff. The all wheel works great, but your still going to spin up the inside front wheel at some point. If you want to go slaying M3s in your swedish pig (i love my fat pig of an R) then may I suggest a limited slip in the front. Also, I know someone on swedespeed is working on a Haldex controller so we can manually adjust the awd % at any time. With a locked 50/50 (actually I think max is 60f/40r), lsd in the front, sticky tiers and some suspension like what's on your Vr it should be a flying pig.
It's been talked about before on the forums, but I remember seeing the topic revived somewhat recently on Swedespeed in the R specific forum. Essentially it would be a controller to manually control the Haldex clutch on the fly. So in theory you could have the haldex 100% locked all the time, or 50%, ect. The problem seems to be that either the pump gets too hot (as it was never designed to be constantly on) or the clutch pack gets too hot. This triggers a safety mechanism and turns off the haldex to save itself. But the work around would be creating an oil cooler for the haldex oil, which should reduce the heat to the motor and clutch pack. If you do a search on swedespeed you'll find the thread easy enough.
As cool as a haldex controller would be, I think a lsd for the front wheels would net you greater results at this stage. It's going to be the first hurtle you run into at the track (spinning up the front inside wheel on tight fast corners). These cars handle surprisingly well for how nose heavy they are, and the gen 3 haldex (which you and that 05 s60 have) activates really quickly to wheel spin and helps the car rotate. The car will pull itself out of a corner well enough until the front wheels loose traction. The problem I had was even with the rear wheels pushing in a tight corner the front inside wheel wants to spin free first. That's going to be your first weak point. If it were me I would drop in a Quaife lsd and then see where your next weak point is.
That’s fantastic advice. LSD should be allowed within the STU class so that’s going to be a critical mod. As for tires, we’ll have dedicated summers, maybe re71r?... And hopefully KW coil overs. We shall see -Hansen
lol I just got one last summer with 176k for 2000. It's crazy how good of a steal these can be in terms of engine. They stay strong and keep pulling. Everything else will and does break tho
Bought one on Tuesday with 188k. $1900 out the door. Been sitting since 2014. Oil change and couple could later, good to go. And it's a manual... With the tan/orange leather. Keeping it for a bit.
The S60R is kind of a cool car. I just wish they didn’t have so many problems. My friend has one and every time I visit her it seems like there is another issue. One week the haldex stops working the next the turbo won’t spool up. The problems go on and on it seems. I’ve also had the chance to drive the car on some back roads and it feels heavy and pushy. I do like the notch-y shifter feel and how it pulls when working correctly.
Also your gonna want to stage 0 it first meaning replace powersteering pump, water pump, cam seals cam belt serp belt all hoses check the firebox, tens pully all coolant lines theres a long list im close to getting mine stage zero done.
Agreed. Some good things have been done though, according to the dealer that I bought it from, which I trust, somehow..., but the angle gear was replaced and pcv system was done 30K miles ago. But yes, stage 0 is a good call -Hansen
I have watched enough of these videos on the Volvo S60R that I think I am starting to understand why they should be appreciated more. Just wish I could find a manual that doesn't have nearly 200k miles on it.
better service the haldex system with special attention to the angle gear, and hate to say it, but as an owner of a V70R and a tastefully modded C30, the C30 will stomp either of the P2 R's on an autocross course. but can't wait to see what you do to it.
Yea, I picked up a XC70 last year with 122,000 miles on it for $6k. Hard to beat a Tank that gets 32 MPG on the freeway if you keep your foot out of it.
Get a chip with boost controller pull more boost out your turbo. Bigger injectors and higher volume fuel pump. The evo will be in your rear view mirror for less than 2k.
Just bought a 2001 Volvo S60 from an auction at 900. Replaced the battery, and... it runs. Everything seems pretty decent. I want to make this. Lifer car. It has 260k miles. I want to make it to a million! Any tips?
Beauty! Congratulations on the car and getting into the Volvo communiy! Love the color! Just taking the seats out probably saves a thousand pounds lol. The one thing i'm wondering how you'll get around is the steering. This car cannot turn tight to save its life. It's a tank, the turning radius is basically around the moon (and changing the turning stops won't help) :(. I fully support this going race car as this platform has gone racing previously and has kicked a lot of cars asses, surprisingly things like vipers and porsches were getting chomped. I'm still enjoying mine relatively stock. Theres a million things that need upgrading though. I see someone's already deleted the front headlight wipers. Those were a mod I did a while back.
The steering is a big challenge. Basically, outside of changing the steering rack, just get used to the slop and account for it in the driving style. Some of the slower autocross course layouts will be bad for this car, and the faster speed ones will be a lot better. Hopefully tightening up the suspension will make everything for the better. We shall see -Hansen
@@ShiftingLanes That would be my assessment as well. As long as the track/course opens up it'll do fine. The tight turns are where this car is going to get hurt. I've thought about ways to increase the turning ability but my only ideas were smaller wheels (17's with a lower profile tire or thinner tire or something -- but then you give up grip) to avoid rubbing the fender wall (but then how do you fit them over the brakes?!), and basically that's it... Other than cutting a channel into the support beam to allow the wheel to turn more without rubbing. You'll see what I mean as you drive the car for a while. That rubbing is going to become something you'll get used to. There are actually small guards in the fender well to keep the tires from eating into the fender wall. :/
Yeah course design is gonna have a big impact. I still prefer the most rubber I can fit within reason and still live with some rubbing. Hopefully I can fit 245 or 255 with no problem here. As far as cutting into the fender, that will be a huge undertaking, but I’m totally down for going to widebody. And I think that needs to happen haha -Hansen
@@ShiftingLanes Totally agree with you there. And in case you haven't seen it already, here's some inspiration for you. S60R race car ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U5G48jvO-LE.html Pay special attention to what it's competing along side with ;)
Just be prepared to spend some money to get things fixed up. That's all i'm going to say. If you can wrench on these yourself, great. If not, be prepared to pay and good luck on the purchase :) These cars are awesome.
It really took me until the 2 minute mark to realize that you were playing around.....I'm not joking either,smh,this is my first video of your channel too...ha!
Dear shifting lanes, It is great to see how volvo-centric your channel is becoming. The P2 is a well built passenger car. I’d never call mine a race car or even have the potential for it. There is a good reason why you can scoop these up for not a lot these days. The car will be the cheapest part of ownership. You will spend close to the purchase price just getting it to stage 0. Owners don’t want to keep paying for the vehicle over and over. Auto-x is largely up to the driver but I’m sure it will surface some of the Rs character. They are heavy and they have the turning radius of a bus. I hope you will strongly consider shimming the block and getting a bigger IC. I fear for the M66 and the collar sleeve. Do you even DICE bro? Don’t take this wrong as I look forward to the progress on this and the VR but when shit breaks, myself and other R owners might not be surprised. Remember in Empire Strikes Back: Luke: ...I'm not afraid. Yoda: Oh! You will be. You will be.
We are hoping to shim the block sometime in late winter/early spring. We’ll document that process as well. As for autox, this will be quite a different challenge compared to the BRZ that I autocrossed last year. Yes, very dependent on the driver, but it should be extremely fun to see how this does compared to other cars that normally compete. -Hansen
good buy this is an awesome car. i miss my s60r everyday . i want a wagon and make it awesome again. stage two is on another level get it there quick its a total different beast.
@@ShiftingLanes very nice. you need to get a FMIC if it hasent already been done. makes a big difference. the s60r is prone to heat soak and will nee one the stock inter cooler is small and not very efficient
you got really lucky to have one with all that already done. . im jealous. i beat the shit out of mine with 180k on it and was still pulling hard as shit
To those people who are planning on buying one cheap and can't DIY. Don't do it. The S60R's are really nice cars and head turners but the parts alone on these things cost a fortune.
