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Jul 5th, 2009, 10:26 | #11 |
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thanks guys, thats interesting seems to confirm front end flexing is a problem volvO have sought to address, perhaps owners of older models will see more benifit that those with the latest cars
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spandau> As was mentioned, it's phsychological... the same thing applies for high flow air filters (K&N...ect.) as long as you have the default ECU software, just by installing such a filter will NOT give you a 5-8bhp increase as they claim, that's because the MAF sensor will not allow more air than needed to rush in, it will simply issue a command to "close the gate", but this command has it's latency, so dyno the car immediately after installing one and you'll have that extra boost, come back to the dyno a bit later and performance figures will be back to normal. However, installing such a filter is a MUST after a remap. Regards. |
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Jul 7th, 2009, 10:35 | #14 |
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Just my 2p worth but I am sure there's a slight difference with the strut brace fitted. The handling wasn't bad before it was fitted but I feel it's slightly more taut at the front end with it.
Some may say it's psychological, I feel there is a difference when driving in a 'spirited fashion'. Either way, I feel it's been worth its low cost of addition. Iain
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http://www.volvocars.com/uk/All-Cars...0pricelist.pdf
Current price list still lists "Rally Bar (Front Strut Stiffener)" as a standard fit on Rdesign and Rdesign SE models. Not an order option for others though I don't think it ever was. Iain
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