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Reason for going with BSR...
Posted by Joe98 (more from Joe98) on Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:11:00
In Reply to: I'm 99% certain it's the BSR......, zeke, Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:17:48
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Did some research, made a few phone calls, then decided that BSR was one of the companies that would keep the ride more civilized. I spoke with Bo Engstrom, and he had a lot of information on BSR's way of remapping ECU's. Seems there are/were a couple of engineers there from Saab of Sweden. My next choice would have been SQR, since they had a way of squeezing out a little more torque and hp, but the ride would have become more unpredictable.
When I purchased the ECU, I was new to the world of tweaking Saab's, though I've owned them for many years. I jumped in gung-ho, installing the ECU, JT 3" exhaust, modified air delivery, and Hyperboost BPV all within 3 months.
Now that I've been doing this for awhile, I probably would have looked at other choices given the knowledge I have gained. I would have looked for more power even if the ride was not as smooth. Since I'm the only one to use this car, it's only me I would affect.
One other factor was that I have an auto, so I needed to ensure that the re-mapped ECU would not harm it. Granted, I had just had the tranny replaced at the time (old one only had 50K miles on it), so it was "new". But now that I know more, a little extra power would not have been so bad.
Supposedly, this ECU gives 247hp/380Nm torque. Personally, I think it does more than that. It definitely feels like more, especially when I surprise myself by leaving behind other vehicles with higher power.
I have no regrets. Am extremely pleased with it. It consistently puts out 16 - 20psi of boost when punching it (depends upon the weather). One thing I would like to work on is the turbo lag. The T25 gives less lag than the TD04, and this ECU was supposed to have eliminated it altogether. I actually have more than when it was stock.
Joe
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Posts in this Thread:
- gas mileage..., Yaofeng, Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:35:33
- Re: gas mileage..., TJ, Sun, 25 Jul 2004 15:29:03
- I get about 30ish highway and about...., turrbo
, Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:00:15 - Re: gas mileage..., saab8, Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:22:11
- I only get 18.5 mpg..., Joe98, Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:02:04
- Re: gas mileage..., Andrew
, Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:49:39 - Quick trip from 2/3 to 1/3, TRJ, Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:22:04
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