I have a 1998 v40 - what can I do to improve performance?

[John Bryan]

do K&N air filters make a difference?

does having it chipped improve the performance enough to justify cost?

any other suggestions? - sensible please gents

 

[Stephen Henning]

Drive down hill.

 

[James Sweet]

do K&N air filters make a difference?

does having it chipped improve the performance enough to justify cost?

any other suggestions? - sensible please gents

No not really, any air filter upgrade will provide a negligable change in
performance of an otherwise stock engine. Is this car a turbo?

 

[John Bryan]

Cheers for the reply James, no, standard 16v 2l

 

[James Sweet]

Cheers for the reply James, no, standard 16v 2l

You *might* get some improvement then, depending on the efficiency of the
stock filter. Volvos have historically had massive filters that can flow a
lot of air, I've never seen under the hood of a V40 though.