Hi there,

two weeks ago I took the decision and got my new

chip for the Volvo (V70 R AWD 1998) installed - it rocks!

I chose a Wetterauer tuning chip, as it is still quite

konservative concerning power and torque, and i found some

good reviews of their chips. (300hp, 420 Nm)

Installation took about 1 hour, they installed the version

with the possibility to switch between the old and the new

chip, well actually you switch between two programmes, as they handed me out the original chip. I did not let them install the

switch, rather do it myself, very nicely and probably in the

dashboard with an original Volvo switch (e.g. where otherwise the sunroof-switch is sitting)

Perfomance: great. Car is much more agile, first gear

is almost unusable when you push the floor, at least if you want

to avoid burning rubber on all four wheels. Second gear really

rocks, unbelievable. You actually hear the Turbo, and

the car goes up to around 120km/h until the limiter sets in.

Top speed: tested in Germany up to 260km/h on the speedo,

then my wife started to complain, and the speedo is at its

top, but the car was not floored. Nice to chase big Mercedes

and Porsches, Audis etc.

Fuel consuption seems to be the same,

but I can'ts ay a lot about this, my style of driving

was a little bit different the last weeks.

Got a half year guarantee (up to 100.000km), and hope I do not need it, but usually I am not using all the power of the car,

so I try to avoid unnecessary wear.

Any ideas where to look for possible problems,

what to avoid etc. concerning the extra bit of power?

Conclusion: Try it yourself, you will love it!

Ralfi

PS: Still waiting for the K&N-filter to let him breathe properly.