Well, got the car dyno'd today and it was a major, major letdown. I have a '97 Saab 900 SE Talladega. Mods include:

-boost controller (boost to about 15-17 psi)
-3 inch air intake mod
-straight through canister style exhaust (2.5 inch)
-middle resonator removed

I run Mobil 1 and plugs were in good shape. Now, i DID make a mistake by not setting my MBC correctly. On the first run i hit fuel cutoff twice. On the second and third runs i had to slightly modulate the pedal so that i didn't hit the cutoff.

Anyway, the numbers turned out to be (in SAE):

Max Torque= 223.1
Max Power= (ugh)152.7

152.7?!?! Jesus, i should just go and buy a Civic at this point. Seems pretty pathetic to me. Could having to modulate the pedal a bit to avoid fuel cut affect the HP reading THAT much? I think that number is even lower than what the car comes with stock.

Anyway, just thought i'd share my crapola experience. I think i'll go browse the honda webpage and see if i can get me a nic powerful Civic. haha. *sniff*

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• Disappointing dyno numbers, Roger Wilco, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:12:39 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers, Dean, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 12:13:28
    • Disappointing dyno numbers....... PART 2, Roger Wilco, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 16:38:11
      • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers....... PART 2, Jason Vehige, Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:30:49
        • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers....... PART 2, Roger Wilco, Wed, 2 Oct 2002 16:21:43
      • dyno printout, Roger Wilco, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:16:23
        • Looks like a drastic torque drop above 3500RPM, AdamB , Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:08:29
          • Re: Looks like a drastic torque drop above 3500RPM, sean, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:57:05
            • The drop looks steeper than normal..., AdamB , Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:38:18
              • Re: The drop looks steeper than normal..., sean, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:20:15
                • Re: The drop looks steeper than normal..., Roger Wilco, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:04:34
                  • Roger, check your cam timing! Maybe off 1 tooth. n/m, TERRY, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 16:31:21
        • Re: dyno printout, sean, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:35:24
      • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers....... PART 2, kooch, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 16:57:41
        • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers....... PART 2, Roger Wilco, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 17:11:51
          • sorry, meant ignition timing....n/m, kooch, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 01:38:14
  • do a search for "1999 9-3 Dyno run, Brad, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:05:37
    • Here's the post, i found it, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 01:05:31
      • This post shows that drivetrain loss is exactly 14.4%, TERRY, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:22:15
        • Re: This post shows that drivetrain loss is exactly 14.4%, Brad, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:34:46
          • Re: This post shows that drivetrain loss is exactly 14.4%, TERRY, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:44:16
            • Re: This post shows that drivetrain loss is exactly 14.4%, Brad, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:50:33
    • Re: do a search for "1999 9-3 Dyno run, Roger Wilco, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:25:29
  • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers, kooch, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 00:31:58
    • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers, Roger Wilco, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 08:41:52
  • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers, sean, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 23:50:16
    • Sean what was your dyno numbers and results with Abbott, ckpaden, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 17:29:46
      • Re: Sean what was your dyno numbers and results with Abbott, sean, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:33:56
    • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers, Roger Wilco, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 08:08:45
  • Something's sure wrong..., Jeremy R., Fri, 27 Sep 2002 23:35:42
    • Err...... Why is that so incredibly low????, IronJoe, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:12:46
      • Re: Err...... Why is that so incredibly low????, Dave D, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:33:47
        • Thanks... now I feel dumb, tho., IronJoe, Sun, 29 Sep 2002 15:44:07
  • those numbers, my 2.1 900s has a chance to take ya :), Trev, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 23:05:43
  • Re: Disappointing dyno numbers, Roger Wilco, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:12:42
  • Yes I think having to modulate the pedal, AdamB , Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:17:33
    • Re: Yes I think having to modulate the pedal, Roger Wilco, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:29:10

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