Making my Volvo 240 Breathe Better

[@vindiskate2677]

I love my Volvo 740 GLE, Im happy that other people enjoy these awesome bricks. Love from Sweden!

[@AndersPersson-Solbakka]

Great video 😊 thanks . I have two 240s . -91 sedan and a -93 245 . Did you have a video where you replace front and back shocks ? I need to do this on my 245 . The air intake was interesting and the muffler work you did might try that after I get the shocks done

[@bobjohnson205]

Unfortunately, I live in a "super-cold" area. So, I need -and maintain - my pre-heat hose. I need my splashguard intact, too. So, I guess I'm stuck with 7-second 0-40mph times. It may be slow, but it still beats walking! lol

[@GreaseRenegade]

Of course! Especially in a cold area like you live in. There is probably a way to run a similar setup...but you would need a pipe with another intake orifice to accept the preheater hose. The splash guard though is a different obstacle

[@chadgama]

Since making this cold air intake video, where you mount the filter under the car. Have you made any changes to the system? If so, what and why?

[@GreaseRenegade]

Not really; putting the Cold Air Intake in and removing the front muffler made a great improvement, doesnt make it too loud but also makes it sound better (in my opinion), and I really dont have any complaints. In the future (lot of projects going on at once), I do plan on doing a little suspension work, but in terms of the engine air system, I think the only change I plan on doing is swapping to the old style Oil Separator Box and Flame Trap hoses, but that is strictly for ease of access reasons

[@chadgama]

That was a really cool video. What did you do with your hot air tube hole on your air box? Since you put on the intake tube and cone filter and deleted the 1st muffler, what gas mileage increase have you noticed,, etc? Is there any downside to the mod you did?

[@GreaseRenegade]

Thanks! The hot air tube (or preheater hose) has been long gone, even the heat sheild that sits over the muffler is gone...since I removed the air box entirely; there are no holes to worry about. As for MPG, sadly my odometer needs repair so I havent calculated it with this car...but I can tell you that the same upgrade on my 87 resulted in about a 5mpg increase (depending how I drove it). But that car is also a manual and runs the LH 2.2 Ignition, while this one is automatic with LH 2.4. So...not HUGE, but slight. Honestly, the only downside that I can see is that since the intake sits lower, you might be a little more mindful of large puddles/flooded roadways? But really the intake sits higher than any level of body of water you should be crossing anyway. Keep in mind that I do live in a climate that rarely sees weather lower than 20F...if a climate goes lower, there might be a slight delay in warm up time due to the lack of preheater. Beyond that, I really havent seen any downside at all. My black 240 (87) has had this mod for years and years

[@chadgama]

Are you going to video any other mods to your Volvo?

[@GreaseRenegade]

Absolutely. Working on them has been slow due to weather, but I have a project I'm working on currently that I hope to have a video out about soon

[@TheHeykey]

Awesome video!

[@GreaseRenegade]

Thanks! Im glad you enjoyed it. I sometimes worry about putting a longer video like this, with a lot of details, but if people like it, maybe I will do more

[@Qagu]

how do you keep your filter clean? do you oil it? if so how often?

[@GreaseRenegade]

K&N sells a kit for cleaning it, I do it at least once a year as part of a spring tune-up or if it starts to look dirty. I'm probabky going to do a video on my spring tune-up very soon, including cleaning and oiling the cone air filter. Stay tuned

[@jellybean1976928]

No jack stands? I have had a jack fail, highly recommend stands.

[@GreaseRenegade]

Normally, I would agree. I didn't use them while making this video only because the tire was still on, so since I wasn't fully under the car, I know that the suspension travel still left me enough room not to go splat. But yes, you are no wrong and most times I suggest them too

[@andrewbaluk1663]

dont go through any standing water or floods i guess?

[@alexpym8216]

Major downside to having the intake so low is risking a hydrolock when going through any water

[@GreaseRenegade]

My air filter sits just about at the same height as the bottom rail of the car. You should never be going through water that deep anyway, so if you arent...its really not a concern. I have been driving a 240 with an intake setup like this for over a decade with no issues.

[@benbrewer2936]

what are you going to do if its raining with that air filter?

[@GreaseRenegade]

Honestly; keep driving. Witht he filter where it is, its as protected from the water as the rest of your engine and stock intake would be. I wouldnt suggest driving through any standing water that is higher than your chassis rails..but I wouldnt suggest that regardless. I ran the same setup on my 87 for about a decade, driving in rain and snow and had zero problems

[@benbrewer2936]

mine is lowered and I live in Florida and it rains every day. this wont work for me unfortunately.@@GreaseRenegade

[@GreaseRenegade]

@benbrewer2936 my black one is lowered as well...really I've had no issues, but each person does what is right for him

[@garychilds1130]

Was that the long winded video I love Volvo 240 but I found this video slow and borring that is why I only watch half of it

[@GreaseRenegade]

Thanks for the feedback; duly noted. I try to pack a lot into a video, but perhaps I could be a little more succinct.