Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 02:23:32 GMT From: "Spyderman" <buzzoffnopsamfyourbusiness.com> Subject: Re: Abbott T-7 Upgrade on an 01 9-3 (Toronto Cda)
All very good reasons. then this must also beg the question, "why Hirsch performance"? I have heard from many people posting to this group that they have enjoyed many years of terrific performance after these mods. So after all this I do confess that gas economy has somewhat suffered but I attribute this to the "leadfoot" syndrome - I just seem to want to push it at every opportunity. Other than that, under normal conditions it is a completely different car with much better characteristics. Spyderman "Henrik B." <saabnopsamlixnet._nospam_dk> wrote in message news:GSku9.178329$Qk5.6208801nopsam010.worldonline.dk... > Spyderman wrote: > :: from the original 210. It is a completely different car now. What > :: concerns me is why wouldn't SAAB have programmed the ECU in this > :: fashion to begin with? > > A simple reason: Tear and wear. Saab has some standards to which the > components of the car (engine, gearbox a.s.o.) much live up to. What you do > by the tune-up is pressing the components harder than Saab intented them to > be. Not to many worries tho', Abbott seem to know what they're doing, so > there should still be a margin to the "breaking point". :o) > > Also price is an issue. As mentioned, Saab would have to strengthen some > parts, to have the car "deal with" the higher power (torque foremost), this > will increase the price of the car. > > Btw! Saab does offer upgrades, their socalled "redbox", which increase the > power slightly. And you'll still have Saab-warranty on the car. :o) > > Cheers! > >
