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140/164 Series General Forum for the Volvo 140 and 164 cars |
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Nov 4th, 2011, 23:18 | #11 |
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I have recently had my 164 tuned and it runs far better. The 164 distributor has both advance and retard- something I'd not seen before. I think it is to satisfy the American market, however whilst reducing emissions it seems to use more fuel! A whizz my friend showed me ( which he has used on several of the American cars he's owned) is to remove the retard pipe from the carbs and permanently block it, then to tune up in the normal manner. Power is up and fuel consumption has dropped noticeably! I don't entirely understand the physics of what he's done- but hey it works!
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