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Looking for opinions on enhancing 9-5 performance
Posted by Scott Turnamian (more from Scott Turnamian) on Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:22:29
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Hi All,
I have a 1999 Saab 9-5SE 2.3 5 Spd. It's coming off lease. I am contemplating a couple of things. I've looked at and driven the Aero.
I like 'em but they're pricey for the incremental improvement over the stock 9-5.
I may also buy my car off lease and tweak it a bit. I love the car other than it's a bit under-powered and soft. I was thinking about stiffer springs, a new ECU (Trionic chip) for about 40-70 more horsepower. Perhaps 17" rims/tires.
I'm wondering what people's experience has been with tweaking these newer Saabs. Would you recommend it? Does it hurt their reliability? Is it worth the money? Which options would you take? Chip, springs, wheels, discs?
Which vendors? I've seen several on the web. I'm leaning towards Nordic Saab or Abbott Racing. How far would would you tweak the stock 9-5 engine?
Any and all opinions and suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Scott Turnamian
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