US Spec Volvo estate V70XC 2.4LPT (B5244T3) (AW55-51SN) -380,000km

20mm wheel spacers (5x108-65.1 hub centric)
Sachs (OEM) gas dampers front and rear
XC90 front CV drive axles
Polyurethane control arm bushings
Hutchinson engine support bar mounts

URO ignition coils
Contitech timing belt, cam seals, position sensor, water pump
Pierburg Turbo Control Valve and silicone tubing
silicone brake booster tuning
PCV breather and tubing
Wastegate set @ 5psi cracking pressure

12liter transmission flush, LiquIMoly fluid fill
Replace B3 servo cover, SLS SLT SLU solenoids
Micromesh inline transmission filter


I am a Dynamometer Technician at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI. My general duties are to support the test engineers with engine and instrument install, maintenance. Produce test data while controlling engine parameters in real time, or by producing custom maps. The research I am supporting is specific to gasoline (petrol) combustion efficiency. I shouldn't say anything specific, but suffice to say that anything that the competition is producing or researching, we are mirroring those efforts in house to find out what technologies are applicable to our own products. Some very interesting work is being done at Mazda with their Spark controlled heterogeneous charge compression ignition Skyactiv system. Mazda is already fitting EGR cooling, which I applaud. the EGR cooling tends not to make a difference on US EPA testing and mileage standards, but it does affect most daily driving situations to a very appreciable extent. They did that just for the customer to have a better efficiency result and they are not able to advertise the results as EPA efficiency numbers. Variable valve lift and duration actuation will be a major track for all Petrol engines in the very near future. Hopefully regulations do not crush this sort of progress before they are fully developed and made available as aftermarket refit packages for the engines already on the road.

My future modifications:
FMIC
MAF sensor
19T housing and wheel
650cc bosch injectors
Catalytic converter delete
3" turbo-back exhaust
Fuel delivery upgrade
25/22mm anti roll bars

Petrol/Benzin/Gasoline is always filled with Shell V-Power Nitro 93. The octane number in US is rated differently than most parts of the world, and the same mixture is rated as 100 RON in Germany, 99 RON in UK, 99 in Sweden. It is a 10% ethanol mixture in Michigan and therefore is the most premium pump gas widely available near me. Some outlets can provide mixtures with up to 115 RON, but is uncommon. Ethanol 85% is widely available and is a possible consideration in the future of my vehicle given that it remains healthy through all of my current tuning efforts.

Tuning goals are to increase fueling, timing, and boost. Linearize a 4 bar MAF sensor. Delete automatic transmission torque limiter.
As my understanding of the Bosch ME7 system becomes more illuminated to me, I will be providing map locations that I find and will hopefully integrate variable valve timing and custom camshaft data.