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Airbox modifications 200 1986

posted by  someone claiming to be khaled on  Sat Nov 25 02:53 CST 2000 [RELATED]

i have modified the airbox on my 1986 240gl by removing air thermostat , i'm asking how much power i may gained , thank you







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    Re: Airbox modifications 200 1986

    posted by  someone claiming to be Gordon Hull on  Sat Nov 25 06:51 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    There are a few variables that may affect your car's performance.

    1.)If your 240's engine is fuel injected (B230F) then you may be messing up the fuel mixture reading due to improper intake air temperature.

    2.) secondly, in cool weather, you may be causing an incomplete combustion due to the computer module causing too rich of a mixture.

    It has been my experience that in the newer 240's, the best performance and reliability is achieved by good maintenance (clean air filter, etc.) and keeping things up to OEM performance. (Suspension bushings, etc.)

    What you may want to investigate for increased performance, are items such as hi performance exhaust system, IPD performance goodies (cams, swaybars, etc.)

    Check out for a good overview of performance goodies.

    Happy Brikken

    Gordon Hull

    PS - Up here in Canada, we understand that a new program is on about life in the USA. It is called "Who's in Charge?"






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