I agree s70....the oem is the best right now.. I know at least with the s40s they heat up fast, and any of these aftermarket intakes don't help since they're not cold air setups...honestly though, if I had the money i would dump the est in a second and get the bmc...i def felt a little difference in power with the est but most importantly it was the sound that I got it for..but the reason the bmc is hard to find is due to its performance, the foam insulation is the closest you'll get to heat reduction in a intake setup without making your own cold air...the est works great for me at least in the cooler weather, but driving around with it last summer it might have sounded good but it didn't help the heat situation one bit.

 

I have heard taking the screen out of the front of and in the maf sensor would help improve air flow anyone tried this???????????????????????????? oh yeah my car has 7,000 miles on it sostage0 doesn't apply yet.

 

Yeah you heard about it but it is pointless and stupid. DO NOT DO THIS. If you suck something in your screwed.

 

yea thats just ghetto style...wait till you have money and do things right...dont forget your not driving a honda, nothing is cheap in volvo world.

 

At least in mine, its just a metal mesh screen. Removing it won't do anything.

 

What it will do is allow crap to get into the system. That is why it is there.

 

Yeah, we heard you the first time. MY point was that it is not restrictive in the first place, so removing it has no performance benefit, not that I didn't know why it was there.

Not everything is a contradiction to you personally.

 

I'm sorry, why is it there?

 

Suck "crap in" isn't that why we have AIR FILTERS????????????????????????????????

 

Yes, but there is always a possibility. Also you wont see any gains by doing this anyways. You run the risk of major damage.

 

point taken.

 

if my car had a warrenty ide beat the **** out of it. brakes, call the dealer, hey yea it happened again, ok cya in a few with the flatbed haha

 

Im sorry but quite frankly if anyone is that determined to screw up there car, go for it...its like me saying why do they put walls around a fort? It's just common sense, this isn't a debateable topic guys!

 

How about these down pipes i hear about is there much to gain. ALSO IS IT HARD TO INSTALL? or would a cat back system be better?

 

See your other post....

 

You will see the most gains from a Downpipe and ECU upgrade. A catback system is a good idea too but you wont see as much of a gain from it as a Downpipe.

 

seriously, you should get a solid plan, and get one thing at a time and do it right...dont just jump from taking your maf apart to getting a downpipe...wait till you have the budget and start getting your parts and then when you're ready to have them installed you'll do the ecu tune...

 

I agree 100%. Bretm,your questionshavebeen answered several times over in all of your posts. Figure out a money/hp goal, and do some researchto figure out what you want to do. From this topic alone you can decide what will give the most "bang for the buck".

You said you work at a Ford dealer, won't anyone there help you?

 

They claim they no nothing about volvo.YES I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE MAF AND HEARD IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA SO I'AM LOOKING AT EXHAUST IT'S CALLED FIGURING THINGS OUT. I COLLECT AS MUCH INFO AND MAKE A DECESION BASED ON MY INFO.I KNOW NOW WHAT I WANT TO DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

 

WOW just trying to figure things out don't get your panties in a bunch.I can see why this site is so popular now