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tjts1 · 07-26-2009, 11:56 PM

All 80s and 90s non turbo volvos have a thermostatically controller hot/cold intake that usually fails on the hot only side after 10 years. Fixing the intake to breath only cold air all the time usually nets 10-15% FE improvement as well as power.

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tjts1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: california Posts: 1,329 Thanks: 24 Thanked 161 Times in 107 Posts	All 80s and 90s non turbo volvos have a thermostatically controller hot/cold intake that usually fails on the hot only side after 10 years. Fixing the intake to breath only cold air all the time usually nets 10-15% FE improvement as well as power.