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Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 19:52:28 -0300
From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org>
Subject: Re: Adding a Turbo to a 1993 Saab 900 S Convertible


Salutations: On Thu, 06 May 2004 23:36:49 +0100, Grunff <grunffnospam.com> wrote: > Dexter J wrote: > >> Now this is useful traffic - I seem to remember it's the connecting rod >> and head are actually the business on that series 16 valve engine. > > Hanyes gives the bore and stroke as the same on both turbo and non-turbo > 16V. In fact, the fifference in CR isn't huge between the T and NA 16Vs > - 9.0 and 9.3 respectively. The 8vs OTOH have a much bigger different - > 7.5 and 8.5. > >> The best bet I would think be to find a wrecked/rusted donor. You can >> refresh the engine and turbo on the stand - then drop it in with the >> correct electronics and gauges as you go along. >> >> Maybe 10-14 paid hours if everything goes smoothly and you can refresh >> everything else supporting the turbo power on the way in. Clutch, >> tranny linkage and engine mounts. > > That would be a good plan of attack, as long as the OP is doing it for > love. If money is an issue, he'd be better off selling it and looking > for a stock turbo IMHO. > >> Glad to see you survived the soup touraine brother Grunff.. :) .. > > LOL - I've been here all along. Sadly because of what we do we run > several windows machines, but we're firewalled up to the eyeballs. But > we also run several 'nix machines and even a Mac (don't get me started). Ahh - 8 valve - of course. Was pretty sure it's the rods and the head whilst the pistons are in fact the same between turbo and non-turbo units on both series engines. As to OT Sasser fix thread - I realized once I posted it that I had compromised my little patch of tranquil escape. Still, all hands to stations when the Bonapartes hove into range eh? Cheers and best wishes - all nighter here I'm afraid. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Mr Louis Jordan - Let The Good Times Roll http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/190.RAM

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