View Single Post
Old Jan 13th, 2010, 11:32   #4
loki_the_glt
Torquemeister
 
loki_the_glt's Avatar
 

Last Online: May 19th, 2024 17:26
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Asgard, Cheshire
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Clan View Post
try your volvo dealer they can order some , these hot air intake pipes DO make a big difference in winter with drivability after a cold start , you can push the choke in much sooner and will help fuel consumption .. The carburettor is calibrated for ambient air of 35 C so if you feed it with air at -5 C like this week , it wont be running as efficiently as it should ..
Sorry, Clan, but the GLT has FI, doesn't it? Would the airduct be so critical on an FI unit?
__________________
loki_the_glt - Skipper of the Exxon Valdez, driver of Sweden's finest sporting saloon - and pining for another Slant-4.

loki_the_glt is offline   Reply With Quote