Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:27:40 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: SAAB..radical modifications?
in article PdGdnbuugt-TlfjYnZ2dnUVZ_o-dnZ2dnospamast.com, Richard Sauer at chongkilnospamast.net wrote on 23/11/2006 02:31: > Out of curiosity, has anyone ever tried to drop a V8 into a SAAB? It > probably wouldn't work- but imagine the old Lexus SC400's v8 inside a SAAB > 9-5.. I've seen a few classic 900 shells around V8s. There's an English chap called John Sleath who made a good job of one for drag strip business. He runs an Audi now. Anything is possible, given enough money, but I would think with a 9-5 (already being 250 BHP on the good ones) is perfectly powerful enough to "whoop an SC400s proverbial". Okay, so the SC400 can be tuned ... Guess what ... So can the 9-5 ... To silly power if necessary. Maybe if you have a free SC400 engine and want to improve a lowly powered 9-5, then go for it. Personally, I'd prefer a tuned SAAB 2.3 turbo 8) Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
