2ndgentl

I have I/H/E on my 99 tl-p. I got walked slowly by a 97 or 98 volvo t5. It was the boxy lookin sedan with the stock 5 star rims, it looked stock but the thing was fast.

TylerT

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Volvo T5s are no joke. I knew somebody with a 1998 T5, with just a down pipe / catback exhaust he was running mid 13s.

iforyou

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They sound sort of like the G35 coupe or 350Z...haha

2ndgentl

Well to top it off it was a girl driving.

SatinSilverAV6

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Nice run. Those T5's are fast. My friend had a white one that was stock and it pulled hard down low and up top! I believe they have 240HP.

iforyou

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I think it's more like 218hp??

proudacuraownr

omg volvos are for soccer moms. HAHA

Go90go

^ I've seen some nice ones.

~Cheers~

P.S. The cars weren't bad either.

F23A4

Soccer moms who want to run a 14-flat in the 1/4 mile maybe, as in the case of the S60R...which is faster than any stock TL (save for the 07-08 Type S).

EL19

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yea ill b watchin them go fast and breakin down in their Ford made vehicle and then ill pass em...even though ill prolly rape one either way...but yea volvo's at least the ones made to go fast r pretty quick

F23A4

Sounds like you are confusing the S60 with the Focus/Mazda3 based S40. That said, we are talking performance NOT reliability. But let me know if Azine should include a Consumer Reports oriented subforum....for those insistent on weighing performance and reliability equally.

EL19

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na i didnt weigh performance & relaibility equally but ok...jus throwin my 2 cents out there...like i sed i would fry one anyways...& i mentioned how volvo's were pretty fast...but a consumer report subforum would b nice as well

F23A4

I initially posted that with some sarcasm but, on second thought it might not be a bad idea for a consumer report subforum in the car talk section.

Let me ponder it further before proposing to the admins.

SatinSilverAV6

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Thats for the S40 T-5 and is a newer engine. The 97-98 Volvo T-5's are made in the S70 Platform. Both sedan and wagon versions can come with the High Pressure Turbo producing around 240HP. My buddy had a white one and it hauled arse!

iforyou

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They should put that 240hp engine in the S40 too!!

SatinSilverAV6

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Its much lighter than the S70 and would be a rocket!

iforyou

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yea exactly, or the C30 too.