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Also... Posted by Larry West [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Turbo engine in non-turbo body, PhilV, Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:38:16 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Buy yourself a copy of the Bently Saab 900 16v service manual before you even get started.
And in direct answer to your questions:
Does a turbo ECU plug into a non-turbo connector?
MAYBE. Only if both cars have EXACTLY the same injection system, and are 16v cars. e.g.: LH 2.2-2.2, 2.4-2.4. NOT 2.4.2 (1991-1994 2.1 liter non-turbo) - 2.4.
8v, is another story. There is no ECU for the injection, per se, but every year had different relays and solenoids, etc, that affected the emissions.
I would need to add a boost gauge and associated wiring/vacuum.
That's just another cluster, again from the SAME year, UNLESS you're upgrading to LH 2.4...
What else....? Oh, lots. Like the entirely new exhaust system, possibly the driveshafts/inner drivers, gearbox, clutch (are you swapping between auto and manual?), intercooler mounting and plumbing...
The other thing is, what do you want to do to the motor while it is out? For me, I'd want to install the freshest motor I can, so I don't need to be yanking it again too soon.
This is not a project for a first-time shade tree mechanic. Someone like me, a slightly accomplished shade-tree wrench, could bust it out in a few weekends, with the proper tools, available help, and with the donor and recipient cars available. And that's after several weeks of poring over the manuals again just to make sure I know where I can run into problems.
I installed DI/APC into a 1986 900 turbo Convertible, and that took quite some time and effort, even after weeks of carefully looking at the wiring and parts diagrams.
But it was worth it... :-)
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