HOW TO: Increase cold air to intercooler

[Dacvolvo]

http://www.freewebs.com/dacvolvo/intercooler.htm

[CONDYBOY]

Nice one, Id never thought of that, the best ideas are the simple ones.

[Wobbly Dave]

Sorry Dac but this is an old wives tale.

[Tomcat]

Makes for a good idea if you fit a mesh grill too, thanks for taking the time to post these up Dac.

[Alan M]

What about all the heat soak from the rad and air con condenser? Moving the horns is just a good way to tidy the front up.

[LesRED850R]

Move to sweden !!

[LesRED850R]

http://www.freewebs.com/dacvolvo/intercooler.htm

This was a "how to ' post on the site before wasn't it ?? And really , you lot live in the cold for 9-11 months of the year so it AINT WORTH the gains you expect to get , as compared to the effort to do a ****ty job , [ getting under the spoiler ] The gains would be negated on a hot day by sitting in traffic anyway...............OR MOVE TO A REALLY COLD COUNTRY !!!

[LesRED850R]

What about all the heat soak from the rad and air con condenser? Moving the horns is just a good way to tidy the front up.

At a great expense if your garage does it.....or you in the gutter under the spoiler cursing like Blackbeard , for WHAT ??............. 1-2 Horsepower on a good day ??

[LesRED850R]

sorry dac but this is an old wives tale.

yea verily !!

[LesRED850R]

Nice one, Id never thought of that, the best ideas are the simple ones.

SIMPLE !! You ever tried changing the bulbs in the 850R front spoiler in the drive-way ? Well the HORNS CAN STAY WHERE THEY CAN BE HEARD !!!

[LesRED850R]

yea verily !!

WOBBLY ! where ya bin Good to hear from you and hope to see a bit more of you Cheers Les M.

[LesRED850R]

http://www.freewebs.com/dacvolvo/intercooler.htm

On a different track , and thanks for the post DAC , if you are serious you can get an AQUAMIST kit and plug it into the pre-turbo tube and reap the benefits of moist air at any-time.Have alook at this or at the IPD/USA sitehttp://www.ipdusa.com/ OR http://www.aquamist.co.uk/

[Rufe]

i got stuck at this bit "Firstly, locate the front of your Volvo." lol

[LesRED850R]

i got stuck at this bit "Firstly, locate the front of your Volvo." lol

Then you realized you are at the next door's house.......[next poster add to the story.]

[LesRED850R]

i got stuck at this bit "Firstly, locate the front of your Volvo." lol

Although i must say Rufe, at the rate you work on the burrgers , how would you know ..it must be a blur..HA

[BruceT]

I moved the horns on my C70, wish I never did. Took far far far too long, cable blocks got stuck, cut knuckles, fingers and a lot of swearing.

[Jod T5]

Sorry Dac but this is an old wives tale.

What like the removal of the plastic gauze section by the MAF..?
Please dont tell me ive been beleevin it for years......
cheers
Jod

[Yosser]

What like the removal of the plastic gauze section by the MAF..?
Please dont tell me ive been beleevin it for years......
cheers
Jod

I looked into that very thing a few years back on a Rover V8 engine with efi. Just before the airflow sensor was a metal mesh of sorts which must have had a decent surface area.

Apparently it's there to stabilise airflow over the sensor, so it does serve a purpose.

As for the horns, I moved mine and it wasn't a particularly difficult job. My primary reason was as I have an aftermarket grille and I prefer the look with the horns moved.

[Dacvolvo]

Ha ha ha - ah, the banter

[Jod T5]

Apparently it's there to stabilise airflow over the sensor, so it does serve a purpose.

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thats as may be but i can assure you, having removed mine, it makes as much difference as horn removal, performance wise........
Cheers
Jod