Airbox Thermostat Mod Increases Fuel Economy
A simple modification to the N/A (non-trubo) 850 will increase your power, decrease your gas usage and actually is better for the environment.
“If you own a N/A (N/A = non-turbo) 850 or S70 (and maybe others), you may wish to check your airbox thermostat. What I discovered three weeks ago shocked me about my own 850.
For the 1.5 years I’ve owned my 850, i’ve been trying to figure out why i’ve been getting only 15-16mpg city and highway combined (mostly city stop and go). After a while i’ve gave up and just thought thought this is just normal. I’ve done all the stage 0 maintanance items over at volvospeed and somehow i can’t even drag another 1MPG out of the car. Auto-Rx and everything, just can’t get more for some reason.
So about three weeks ago i’ve opened up my airbox to check the filter. Now something was bothering me here, after 12000 miles, the air filter is still surprising clean.”
Airbox Thermostat Mod Increases Fuel Economy
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2 Feb 2009Posted in Engine Breathing, PCV, EGR, Idle Air Control Valve Engine, Engine Internals, Turbo, Wastegate, Oil Pump, Air Delivery, Airbox, Air Filter, Camshaft, Valves, Head, Pistons Fuel Economy & Trip Reports Volvo 850 Volvo S70 & V70, 1998-2000
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