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The seat on the CSE folds down pretty flat but there is a slight slope to the front section. There are clips to hold the squab down, and little metal studs for the headrests. Works pretty well but your leather (if present) does get squished in the process.
Assuming a 200bhp full turbo engine to start with, you can easily gain say 10bhp by fitting a 3" turbo-back exhaust such as the JT, or say 45bhp by a stage 1 re-programmed ECU. The two together should give an extra 70bhp over standard. So if the exhaust is looking a bit sick already, a 3" probably won't add much to the cost of what is a necessary replacement. Many sponsors of TSN offer these items, as do others especially in Sweden.
If the car is a low-pressure turbo you can raise it from (I think) 170 bhp to the full 200 by adding the appropriate solenoid valve, hoses and a full-turbo ECU from your favourite breaker's yard. Other options as above then become available. (well, the 3" exhaust is available anyway, of course). You can tell if it's a LPT by looking for the turbo gauge on the dash, top right-hand corner (no gauge, not a full turbo). Sorry - you probably already know a lot of this.
Finally, if the car has automatic transmission you can certainly tune it and many do, but a lot of extra torque may lead to earlier failure of the slushbox. As for all of this, try some Searches of this board for more information and opinions! IMHO a good auto Saab is a splendid beast.
You might also like to make sure you have decent wheels and tyres (at least 16" wheels) and poly bushes in the suspension (front control arms and rear anti-roll bar for starters, plus new OEM rubber bushes for the front bar) will tighten everything up nicely at low cost.
1993 CSE 2.3 turbo S, 125K miles
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