I took the time to combine some of my posts into this thread. From now on I will update it with anything that relates to my caR. Unfortunately I was unable to pull all of them since it would require me to go through all my posts one by one and I don't have a week to do it…so that's the best I can do..
Since this is an R forum, I will begin with what brought me first to the R community - which was the sale of my 2003 S40
Thread:
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?98425-2003-S40-for-sale-unique!
2003 S40
58,000 miles
Asking: $9,000 FIRM with mods
For sale is my midnight blue 2003 Volvo S40 with approximately 58,000 miles on it. The car is fully loaded and comes with tan leather seats, winter package (heated front seats, headlight wipers), Premium Package (front and rear spoiler, sunroof, chrome handles and rear trunk-lid strip), six airbags and alarm. The car is in a great condition, only has a few highway rock chips. I took really good care of it: full synthetic oil changes every 3,000 miles and kept it extremely clean. This is not your typical S40; it has been slightly modified to mirror a European-model S40. It has been my daily driver for a few years with these modifications and I've had no problems, since most of them are OEM replacements from Europe, cosmetic and suspension. With the tune and my free-flowing intake and exhaust I get 24 MPG in the city and 34 MPG on the highway!
Asking Price: $9,000
Below is the breakdown of what has been done (I have receipts for most):
Upgraded Turbo: TD04-14T (from a European model S40; direct swap)
Upsolute tune
2.5 inch catback exhaust with OBX muffler
EuroSport Tuning Cold Air Intake (heatshield with a cone filter)
Aluminum Intercooler-Throttle-body pipe
IPD wires,
NGK Iridium plugs
Volvo front strut brace
VMS rear tie bars (rear strut brace)
17" SSW Trex wheels
Yokohama AVS-ES 100 tires (215/45/17) (about 7,000 miles on them)
K-Sport coilovers (36-way adjustable)
GlowShift tinted boost and AFR gauges
MBC @ 17 psi
LSE chrome dash rings,
OEM color-matched body kit
Custom PH1 skirts
LSE headlight bezels and dark corners
Eyebrows
Clear markers
5000K HID's
Tint + visor
I'll also throw in a new engine mount which I bought recently.
Contact:
Tommy
Post here or email me
http://img232.imageshack.us/im...7.jpg
Modified by tomedkaz at 9:20 AM 9-4-2008
Modified by tomedkaz at 6:41 AM 10-14-2008
When I first got the R:
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?113996-New-R-owner-here-(Queens-NY)
Hi guys,
I finally pulled the trigger on a 2004 R 6MT with 57,000 miles and extended warranty until the end of the year. I bought it from a serious older gentleman who babied the car a lot - I think I got lucky.
I'm a Volvo guy and used to own a pretty heavily modified S40 (some of you know me and have even met me in person during NYC and FL meets). I've got a few mods planned in the future.
Can you guys help me with the following:
OEM spark plugs part #
What K&N filter to buy? (I want a drop-in)
IS there a cheaper place than myswedishparts.com to buy the OEM body kit?
Aluminum pedals - where to buy and which ones are good? (ipd? heico?)
Anyways, enjoy the pics.
Photo of my old car
Now, the new car (car has an EST exhaust on)
First tune-up etc
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?114724-What-did-YOU-do-this-weekend
I spent this weekend doing a tune-up on my R and helped a buddy of mine change all of the engine mounts on his S40 - a very nice way to spend a weekend.
Having said that, I figured it's time for all my engine mounts to be replaced since I'm at 57K. I already have the IPD upper engine mount replaced and I will be ordering the IPD transmission mount bushing replacement. Other than that, what are the remaining mounts' part numbers and how many mounts do we have in our engines? I looked it up on ipd's website as well as myswedishparts.com but none of them list particular ones for the R. Could you guys help me identify the remaining mounts that need to be replaced? Thanks.
Btw, someone managed to snap a few photos of work in progress....
Modified by tomedkaz at 6:46 AM 3-9-2009
Since this is an R forum, I will begin with what brought me first to the R community - which was the sale of my 2003 S40
Thread:
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?98425-2003-S40-for-sale-unique!
2003 S40
58,000 miles
Asking: $9,000 FIRM with mods
For sale is my midnight blue 2003 Volvo S40 with approximately 58,000 miles on it. The car is fully loaded and comes with tan leather seats, winter package (heated front seats, headlight wipers), Premium Package (front and rear spoiler, sunroof, chrome handles and rear trunk-lid strip), six airbags and alarm. The car is in a great condition, only has a few highway rock chips. I took really good care of it: full synthetic oil changes every 3,000 miles and kept it extremely clean. This is not your typical S40; it has been slightly modified to mirror a European-model S40. It has been my daily driver for a few years with these modifications and I've had no problems, since most of them are OEM replacements from Europe, cosmetic and suspension. With the tune and my free-flowing intake and exhaust I get 24 MPG in the city and 34 MPG on the highway!
Asking Price: $9,000
Below is the breakdown of what has been done (I have receipts for most):
Upgraded Turbo: TD04-14T (from a European model S40; direct swap)
Upsolute tune
2.5 inch catback exhaust with OBX muffler
EuroSport Tuning Cold Air Intake (heatshield with a cone filter)
Aluminum Intercooler-Throttle-body pipe
IPD wires,
NGK Iridium plugs
Volvo front strut brace
VMS rear tie bars (rear strut brace)
17" SSW Trex wheels
Yokohama AVS-ES 100 tires (215/45/17) (about 7,000 miles on them)
K-Sport coilovers (36-way adjustable)
GlowShift tinted boost and AFR gauges
MBC @ 17 psi
LSE chrome dash rings,
OEM color-matched body kit
Custom PH1 skirts
LSE headlight bezels and dark corners
Eyebrows
Clear markers
5000K HID's
Tint + visor
I'll also throw in a new engine mount which I bought recently.
Contact:
Tommy
Post here or email me
http://img232.imageshack.us/im...7.jpg
Modified by tomedkaz at 9:20 AM 9-4-2008
Modified by tomedkaz at 6:41 AM 10-14-2008
When I first got the R:
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?113996-New-R-owner-here-(Queens-NY)
Hi guys,
I finally pulled the trigger on a 2004 R 6MT with 57,000 miles and extended warranty until the end of the year. I bought it from a serious older gentleman who babied the car a lot - I think I got lucky.
I'm a Volvo guy and used to own a pretty heavily modified S40 (some of you know me and have even met me in person during NYC and FL meets). I've got a few mods planned in the future.
Can you guys help me with the following:
OEM spark plugs part #
What K&N filter to buy? (I want a drop-in)
IS there a cheaper place than myswedishparts.com to buy the OEM body kit?
Aluminum pedals - where to buy and which ones are good? (ipd? heico?)
Anyways, enjoy the pics.
Photo of my old car
Now, the new car (car has an EST exhaust on)
First tune-up etc
http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthread.php?114724-What-did-YOU-do-this-weekend
I spent this weekend doing a tune-up on my R and helped a buddy of mine change all of the engine mounts on his S40 - a very nice way to spend a weekend.
Having said that, I figured it's time for all my engine mounts to be replaced since I'm at 57K. I already have the IPD upper engine mount replaced and I will be ordering the IPD transmission mount bushing replacement. Other than that, what are the remaining mounts' part numbers and how many mounts do we have in our engines? I looked it up on ipd's website as well as myswedishparts.com but none of them list particular ones for the R. Could you guys help me identify the remaining mounts that need to be replaced? Thanks.
Btw, someone managed to snap a few photos of work in progress....
Modified by tomedkaz at 6:46 AM 3-9-2009