Increase the power of your Volvo C81
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Available in standard form with power of upto 172bhp (depending on the year), so this goes to show the tuning potential of the C81. From this you can increase the power from anywhere between 189.2bhp to 292.4bhp 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!
Volvo mods should include an engine swap to provide a better base to work from. The ’172bhp Convertibles’ is a real gem in terms of power. Already a popular choice for tuning up, especially the more powerful C81sYour first engine modifications for your C81 should be an induction kit, sports exhaust and fuel boost valve.
The modification that gives the biggest power gain on your car would be a fast road cam. Turn your attention next to the C81s engine head. With a good gas flowed ported engine you will see much better mid and peak range power.
The C81s come in various power levels right up to 172bhp as per the Convertible If you apply a few tuning mods to this model of C81 you will see power gains from anywhere between 189.2bhp to 292.4bhp. But this sort of power requires some pretty heavy investment and a hell of a lot of engine work. .
You will get even larger power gains for these tuning mods on a C81s. A simple remap and better intercooler will almost double your power.The most powerful C81 has a healthy 172 bhp. In a competition setting you may well, with some forced induction, reboring and other major work see power figures between 223.6 bhp to 326.8bhp with mods we have outlined above.) Many C81 owners improve the handling of their cars with slightly stiffer springs. A drop of 35mm will work well on most cars, any lower and you will hit other problems.
Soon the car tuning guide will offer more detailed and in depth tuning guides for the C81 so bookmark this site and we hope to see you again.
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