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24-03-2015, 09:05 PM

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volvo v50 t5....

220bhp standard....do they tune up easy to get nearer 300bhp for an everyday runaround....?
ive always preferred lowered bodykitted estates and I see them for about £2500+ for 2005 plates.....

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24-03-2015, 10:06 PM

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My mate had one a few years back

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Wasn't a bad car, it was remapped to about 260 bhp so went alright as well.

They have the same 5 pot engine as the Focus ST so I would imagine the same mods would work.

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24-03-2015, 10:06 PM

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That's the engine fitted to the ST in the same state of tune.

So I guess what applies to the ST would to this as well.

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25-03-2015, 08:15 AM

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The V50 is a Focus underneath so, as said above, much of the same stuff applies. I think they suffer with the same clutch issues once you start tuning unfortunately.