Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 08:56:13 +0000 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Just a Saab ng newbie question
Dave Hinz wrote: > On 4 Jan 2006 16:04:30 -0800, SmaartAasSaabr <smaartaassaabrnospaml.com> wrote: > > The Ecotec engine as it is now called, was developed by Opel and Saab > > jointly. The Saab version also has it's own heads/bottom end/block > > which appear to have been recently shared on other GM products (ie > > supercharged Delta cars, some Opels and Vauxhalls) but partswise it is > > very much Saab engine, and "engineering train of thought" wise it is > > mostly a Saab motor. > > > > Compared to the original Ricardo motor (ie completely non-Saab) which > > the H engine evolved from. > > That's where I thought you were going. Sorry, but I'd submit that an > engine with 15+ years of Saab-performed changes, and zero interchangable > parts (except the oil filter, unless I'm mistaken) is more a pure Saab > design, than an engine jointly designed with Opel/GM. > > We never had sludge problems with the H engine until after GM came on > the scene... Additionally, I gather that the H engine was a 'joint venture' between Ricardo, Triumph and Saab from the beginning. In comparison how much Saab input is there in the Ecotec ? Is it indeed as good an engine ? I wouldn't expect a generic GM engine to be as long-lived as a Saab one for example. Graham