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Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 22:30:39 +0100
From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com>
Subject: Re: Adding a Turbo to a 1993 Saab 900 S Convertible


James wrote: > Soon after buying this 1993 Saab convertible, 5-speed, 2.1L 16 valve > with about 116,000 miles (an infant compared to some of the cars I > have been reading about in this group) I brought it to my mechanic to > have him look it over. While handing off the keys, I tell him he was > right and I did find it slow, compared the the 1994 900 S, 5-speed, > 2.3L that I had been driving. He immediately chimes in and notes that > he could add a Turbo to this my newly acquired convertible. Since then > I have been thinking about his way more often that I should be. So > what I am looking for is some idea as too what I could expect if I > went ahead with this. I believe that the Turbo models have a different > transmission and exhaust, so I am curious if I just add the Turbo, > Inter-cooler, plumbing and needed electronics if I am going to find > myself with a substantially faster car, and if I am going to run into > any problems because it wasn't stock? Also what else is there that I > haven't thought of? Same transmission, different exhaust. Adding a turbo is a reasonably big job. In addition to all the bits you mentioned, there's the issue of compression. Non turbo models have higher compression ratios than turbo models. This means that you really need to swap the head when putting the turbo on. To do the job properly would take a competent mechanic who knows Saabs maybe 20 hours. Add the cost of the parts, and you're talking a good chunk of money. Far more than the car's worth I suspect. -- Grunff

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