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[jammapic]

Hi all,

Just saying hello!

Few months back bought a Volvo 850 T5 estate to tow my Peugeot 306 1.9 TD track car about, and me being me (I work for Practical Performance Car Magazine) it didn't stay standard very long...

Bigger turbo fitted, decat done and custom mapping to suit (a friend runs a tuning company) I was seeing just shy of 300hp... better stop there it's an auto!

It's found itself on track a couple of times (afterall, it does tend to spend quite a lot of time at tracks as the tow / tool car!) and will shortly be taking me and a couple of mates over to the Nurbugring on our Annual holiday!

Anyway, some piccies - meet Vanessa:











My other toy...






Cheers,

JP

[RuthlessGK]

I'm sure you've got them the wrong way round lol petrol tow car and diseasel track car! I suppose you get Robbie if you mixed them both together lol

[irf]

Vanessa? Purleeez!

More info on the pug please, sounds interesting.

Oh and if some bloke called Adam b posts on this thread just ignore him. He tends to feign interest in any marque a new person shows just to get in their pants and he's not fussy if its a he, she or he-she.

[Gregs T5R]

Hello & Welcome!

What is your list of mods?

To Both Cars?

Cheers Greg

Edited by Gregs T5R, 21 May 2012 - 18:51 .

[adam b]

Thanks irf...

That's good going out a 1.9 dTurbo. I've got one in a 406 sat outside, bit more than a fuel tweak on yours!!
I've got to ask why though when the 6 engine is so good out if the box? I did bin my standard rallye engine in favour of a d8 v6 but it was completely knackered.

I now use my v70 as a tow car and track car! Welcome!!

[irf]

sorry, saw a pug, knew you'd comment so got in there as quick as i could

[adam b]

Any excuse...

Edited by adam b, 21 May 2012 - 19:23 .

[adam b]

Same jammapic as on the 306gti6 forum i guess? So you know me anyways. Pics are still staying

Edited by adam b, 21 May 2012 - 19:26 .

[RobbieH]

Nowt wrong with taking a diesel on track

Be interesting to see the engine curves compared to the 5-pot Volvo lump and how you got there. That's the second 1.9D that's made over 200bhp I've come across. James, (Ed's friend?) with his 1.9 VAG lumped Seat Leon made 209bhp and a good dose of torques at the last MK dyno day with just a remap I think  (but he did smoke more than me ).


Oh, and welcome to the zoo. Don't worry about Irf, he's in the solitary cage with the "no talk torque " sign

[blobrob]

Welcome to the forum

I used to have a 306 1.9 Dturbo years ago and it was a great car if you did the pump mods. Mine smoked like a Russian Kamaz and was a great car to take to the Ring. Was great fun overtaking heavily modded hatches in a smog of black soot

[Redbrick]

Yeah I had a 106 1.5d, twas a fookin lary bastard with evil lift off over steer, ran it on cooking oil and drove everywhere with my foot on the floor, MINT.  Can I join this party?