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ECU upgrade installed this morning
Posted by Derek Gentry [Email] (more from Derek Gentry) on Thu, 31 May 2001 10:18:54
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Hi all,
I had the ECU upgrade installed in my 9-5 (automatic) this morning. I got the part from B&B Saab for $600, and had it installed at Charles River Saab for another $100. The whole job (including an oil change I got at the same time) took a little over an hour.
So far, I love the upgrade. The big difference for me is out on the highway. In its original state, the 2.3t could get a little thrashy and out of breath at high speeds/rpms, but now it's smoooooth and the power just keeps coming. Combined with the sport exhaust that I had put on last year, this is quite a zippy car now...definitely a smidge quicker and lighter on its feet than the V6 9-5's that I've driven.
My service manager at Charles River said that mine was the first of these upgrades that they'd actually installed. I think if Saab would actually advertise this upgrade, they could make a lot of money on it. But maybe they don't want to push it until they have something for the MY99 cars too?
One note: if you get the upgrade done, make sure they give you your original ECU back--at first, Charles River forgot to give me mine.
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