Date: 30 May 2006 16:03:32 -0700 From: "saab_aka" <dyz36nospamo.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 performance upgrade
Thanks to everybody who responded. I want to make sure I understand the benefits of the ECU upgrade Bob commented on below. In other words, I **will** be able to increase HP from 185HP to 210HP with the ECU upgrade but to go above 210HP I would need the other modifications such as the air intake and the sport exhaust, right? > If you really want to get some benefit from the MBC or ECU change, you > should be thinking about modifying the air intake for more flow and > installing a Saab "sport" exhaust if you do not have one. Other modes > include porting the throttle body & intake pipes and maybe a larger > intercooler if you really want to start cranking it up. Or is it my wishful thinking that the ECU upgrade alone will get me the extra 25 HP? The website partsforsaab.com sells stage 1 (+36 hp) and stage 2 (+39 hp) packages. Stage 2 adds only 3 hp but costs $600 more to add the air intake and cat converter. My only explanation for the $/hp ratio differences is that the stage 1 projected hp increase assumes I already have some modified air intake and cat converter. And that, in reality, I will add much less than 36 HP with the stage 1 upgrade and maybe nothing given that I am not upgrading the air intake and cat converter? Also why is there a difference in prices between ECU units on different websites? Are some better than the others? Thanks, dyz
