Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 09:16:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's Saab C9000 Site <c9000nospam.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: occasional use of high octane petrol
"James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> writes: >> APC was only fitted to Saab 8V 900's with turbo-equipped engines as far as >> I'm aware. The ones that didn't have turbo's (such as mine) don't have >APC. >> I think APC was a standard part of the equipment for 900's with 16V >engines >> regardless of whether they had a turbo or not, but I'm open to >> clarification. >APC works by controlling the turbo boost pressure and allowing it to go as >high as it can before detonation occurs. Only turbo cars had APC, without >the turbo there's nothing for the APC to control. Good point - didn't think of that straight off. 8-) >The other 16v engines do have knock sensors, but it controls the ignition >timing only. Ah ok thanks for clarifying that James - appreciate your input. Regards, Craig. -- Craig's Saab C9000 Page - http://nospam/~c9000 - Sydney Australia Craig's Saab C900 Workshop -- For all Saab C900/C9000 Enthusiasts world-wide! http://www.nospam.net http://www.nospam c9000nospam.apana.org.au Come and explore our site, and check out our web-forums, mailing list, etc.