Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:15:28 -0500 From: "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> Subject: Re: new saab motor for 9-3 series
"KeithG" <noonenospamay.com> wrote in message news:j_GdnU15D7q7Co3fRVn-pAnospamopenwest.com... > Just curious, What 'sounds great' about a larger displacement, thirstier, > more complicated, difficult to service configuration (v6 in transverse > installation) engine that puts out the same HP as a FPT 2.3L I4? I just > wish the marketing wags would spin 'better' as opposed to being 'me too' > with a v6. The new 'global 4' with 2.2l displacement and a turbo can > easily go north of 280hp + 250 ft-lb (better head design than a B235, > flows better) in FPT configuration. The bigger problem is a transmission > that can take it! Agreed...I remember the Oldsmobile I4 powered Aerotech back in the late 80s. Pushed out 750 BHP. http://www.fast-autos.net/oldsmobile/oldsmobileaerotech.html - tex