Tuning the Volvo C80
C80 tuning tips from the car tuning guide, we take a look at the best power mods for the C80 in our latest guide.
Available in standard form with power of upto 171bhp (depending on the year), so this goes to show the tuning potential of the C80. From this you can increase the power from anywhere between 188.1bhp to 290.7bhp but this depends on how deep your pockets are and how much fairy dust you want to use! You will almost certainly need to look at turbo or supercharger mods to get near that maximum power figure and your engines internals would need to be a fair bit stronger!
The Car Tuning Guide suggest that if you have a lower powered version you should do an engine swap with a ’171bhp Convertibles’. The already BHP endowed range of C80s reward tuners with a satisfying power gain. The most frequent modification we see on the C80 include sports exhausts, air intakes or induction kits and a fuel pressure boost valve.
FASTROAD CAMS should be next up on your tuning list and will offer big power gains on the C80. Turn your attention next to the C80s engine head. With a good gas flowed ported engine you will see much better mid and peak range power.
The most powerful Convertible in our database offers 171 bhp. From this you can increase the power from anywhere between 188.1 bhp to 290.7bhp with mods we have outlined above.
The forced induction C80s are around with some impressive Turbo and supercharger conversions being done. These give impressive power gains over standard but require a lot of effort to get working properly. If you have a turbo or supercharger get the intercooler uprated for even more power. The top C80 offers a base power level of 171 bhp. When setup for motorports we can expect to see almost mythical power figures approaching 222.3 bhp to 324.9 bhp! Many C80 owners improve the handling of their cars with slightly stiffer springs. The Car Tuning Guide do not recommend lowering more than 35mm.
We will be covering C80 modifications in more detail in the future so plase bookmark this site and check back for regular updates.
These sites provide useful further reference on the mods we have recommended:
Drifting site covering tuning and car selection for drift.
