Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:24:49 +1300 From: Richard Sutherland-Smith <richard.ssnospamr.net.nz> Subject: Re: Saab 900 2.1L v 2.0L engine
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:33:25 +0000, Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Jeremy Brown wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > >> Quick question, are the 2.1 L 16v engine directly exchangeable for a 2.0 L? > >> Would an older 2.0 L Saab's emission and engine control system run properly > >> if a a 2.1 L engine were dropped in? > > > > What 2.1 litre engine is that ? You seem to be confused. > > I don't think he is. Later c900s in the US, anyway, punched the > standard 2.0L engine out to a 2.1L engine. I don't remember if it was > bore or stroke, though. > > Far as I know, the engine management won't care, it just sees how much > air it is breathing and gives it fuel accordingly. The lambda feedback > gives it tweaks from there, I would imagine. I'd say go for it. > > Dave Hinz And Australasia got it, perhaps it was to cope with the air-con. The UK never had this engine. I think it was bored out and had bigger valves; it gave 140bhp. -- Richard Sutherland-Smith 19 Webb Road, Wanganui 5001, NZ
