For the Saab in all of us

[Yellow_S4]

After talking with Raven18940 I began to reminisce about the good old days when I was a Saab guy :-p Check out the "Beast" she had ~300 bhp at the wheels running 25-35 psi, torque steered like a b**ch and couldn't stop if her life depended on it...but I still miss her :mrgreen:

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[Raven18940]

Bad Ass. :cool:

[dt98gsr]

Pretty nice lookin Saab you had there man. Isn't it funny how over the years we own a car we even come to love their imperfections or downfalls, and even after we may move on and sell the car for something possibly better we still miss them.

[NOPSTNS]

did they have lsd or open diff? why so much power in fwd, if those thing were awd or even rwd itd be so great!

a set of brake pads and an lsd and ur good to go! not too bad man!

[BlkOut]

I've kicked around the idea of getting a Saab as my next car. Any advice that if I do travel this road what model to get or what are some good forums to look at?

[ozthunder]

God I used to love them! Sweet car!

[tjf]

nice lookin car man, dont see too many modded saab's so its def different

[Jssaab]

did they have lsd or open diff? why so much power in fwd, if those thing were awd or even rwd itd be so great!

a set of brake pads and an lsd and ur good to go! not too bad man!

There is a Quaiffe LSD available for the 2.3 gearbox on the 9-5 and the viggen 9-3. ( Same as - the Colbalt has the same trans - but with different gearing and case for the lower powered Supercharger) The LSD defintely helps with the Tourqe steer, I have one on my 9-5

And brake pads will help but you could go with the Viggen or Aero 308 MM brake set up, it will stop on a dime...

I've kicked around the idea of getting a Saab as my next car. Any advice that if I do travel this road what model to get or what are some good forums to look at?

Saablink.net is the best site in the US for what you young guys are doing to late model street cars. The only problem is that that Saab is so limited in production that there is not a huge aftermarket for cool stuff so you get a lot of one off custom stuff ( like my 330 MM brake set up) :cool:

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/2134000-2134999/2134775_23_full.jpg

and there are only 3 tuners in the US that can custom tune...

nice lookin car man, dont see too many modded saab's so its def different


That's what Saab guys like, definitely undercover cars. I love the look of the BMW 335i or Audi S type driver when he sees a saab pull on him... priceless...

You can see what kinda stuff is available in the US ( easily obtainable) from geniunesaab.com or in europe at Maptun.com Partsforsaabs.com or abbottracing.com

It woudl be nice to have a few more peope in the area join the Saab family!

[Raven18940]

did they have lsd or open diff? why so much power in fwd, if those thing were awd or even rwd itd be so great!

a set of brake pads and an lsd and ur good to go! not too bad man!

There are two kinds of SAAB enthusiasts. Those with more power, and those that are broke, but want more power. Ever logical part of my brain says "your car has enough power, the front wheels will have trouble fielding more, you'll have trouble driving in the rain." Then I get into my car, pin it wide open in 4th, and just watch the speedo wind round at a mind boggling rate, and think "yeah, it could take a bit more power." :) Then I remember I'm one of the broke ones. :-p The engines are solid in these cars, they can make a lot of power. It's getting it onto the road that's the problem, and I don't mean the traction problems. Old 9000's were like WRX's, push beyond 300whp and you're gonna need a stack of spare trannies, and the Classic 900's were even worse. :-p

I've kicked around the idea of getting a Saab as my next car. Any advice that if I do travel this road what model to get or what are some good forums to look at?

Saablink.net is a good site and also Saabcentral.com. In terms of which SAAB to get, I prefer the larger saabs, the 9000 and the 9-5. The later model (94-98) 9000 have beefier trannies from what I've heard and the engines can take pretty much whatever you can throw at them. The 9-5 has a pretty much bulletproof tranny (by saab standards), they only start to break around 500whp, but the pistons are weaker and there are sludge issues.

nice lookin car man, dont see too many modded saab's so its def different

Mine's pretty edgy with it's apexi N1 muffler and its black grill. :-p Yeah, as a community we like things low key so you don't see the modded saabs. Like JSSAAB's car, looks and sounds like a standard 9-5, but it'll blow the doors off a stock STi.

Yo JSSAAB, you need to check my suspension at some point. :wink:

[Jssaab]

Yo JSSAAB, you need to check my suspension at some point. :wink:

Been travelling quite a bit and haven't known my schedule for more than a few days in advance lately.

I am dying to feel it, its time to do more to my ride ( but I had melted the Cat with that rich ECU now I gotta get another and the race cats won't fit under the subframe brace...)

You gotta feel mine with the new ECU ( but I need the cat- I have to get it on the dyno but I think its definitley close to 300 WHP now :eek:

[Raven18940]

Been travelling quite a bit and haven't known my schedule for more than a few days in advance lately.

I am dying to feel it, its time to do more to my ride ( but I had melted the Cat with that rich ECU now I gotta get another and the race cats won't fit under the subframe brace...)

You gotta feel mine with the new ECU ( but I need the cat- I have to get it on the dyno but I think its definitley close to 300 WHP now :eek:

Well send me a PM or call me (sent my number on TSL), I'm free tuesday, thursday, and friday afternoons as well as weekends.

[Yellow_S4]

Thanks for the comments guys! She had an open diff and the gearbox had to be rebuilt TWICE! The brakes had been upgraded with better pads and much larger rotors...but they still sucked. She could really have used much larger calipers. I had completely rebuilt the suspension with all urethane bushings, shocks, springs and uprated sway bars. She certainly was a beast...but nothing compared to the beast that I am building now:afro:

[Jssaab]

^^^ man you are with the cars I have always dreamed about! the porsche is nice but lets see the Lotus. I lust after British cars. My first car was a wild MG Midget ( Still have a mint 75 BRG TR6) I also owned a Jag XJS and XK8, a few Spitfires and an MGB. Nice collection

[ozthunder]

There's gonna be a new Saab concept called Turbo X or something like that. Should be nifty...AWD!

http://www.zercustoms.com/news/Saab-Turbo-X.html

http://www.automotoportal.com/article/saab-turbo-x-debuts-at-frankfurt-auto-show

[Jssaab]

Its not a cocept anymore. The dealer is wating fo rthem to show. Its an 08 model but prolly won't be in the dealers till Feb. Its got a new AWD system that is supposed to be pretty slick and keeps the power pretty evenly distributed...

[9-5aero22]

sometimes i wish there were more tuned saabs in my area...it would be cool to hang out with a whole bunch of them...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/jeri22-89/saab%209-5%20aero/116_1647.jpg

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[Raven18940]

I"m not sure how many you're expecting, but there's a fair group of us in the South Eastern PA area.

[1gmfanatik]

If GM could have adapted more off the Saabs to the Cobalts, they would have been a whole hell of a lot faster. Still alot of potential there, but nothing like the original Saab platform.

[Jssaab]

I"m not sure how many you're expecting, but there's a fair group of us in the South Eastern PA area.

Maybe you just aren't looking hard enough: you need to check out saablink.net

http://www.saablink.net

And coming soon, Saabtoberfest-- there is usally about 60 Saabs for that one

http://www.saabertoberfest.com (http://www.saabtoberfest.com)

So true on our Chester county Run lets see:


Ravens Annoyingly fast 9-5
Spoolin Aeros 9-5 with Dual exhaust/FMIC now Nordic Stage III
My Stock Viggen ( but the Stage IV 9-5 made an appearance)
Dan1945 Stage III Nordic LPT
Burnside's 9000 ( with that Mean @ss BOV ) and 230WHP
SPG Projetcs 900C SPG
Nautica's 900 "Griffen"
Addidas Stage III Viggen

... and a host of others.





http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f28/adidas_007/WC%20Meet/HPIM1154.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f28/adidas_007/WC%20Meet/HPIM1170.jpg

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http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f28/adidas_007/WC%20Meet/HPIM1173.jpg

And then there were the 16 cars at the Last Xotic Dyno day in March...

[ozthunder]

Here are some Turbo X pics..

http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/Saab/9_3/Turbo_X/1202532.jpg

http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/Saab/9_3/Turbo_X/1202535.jpg

http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/Saab/9_3/Turbo_X/2/0012596f.jpg

http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/Saab/9_3/Turbo_X/1202753.jpg

Source: http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/saab/saab-celebrates-30-years-of-turbocharging-with-new-9-3-turbo-x/

[Buster]

well thats a familiar shift knob lol

[Raven18940]

That was a fun day in West Chester. I especially liked when the cop said you had 5 seconds to move your car. :-p

well thats a familiar shift knob lol

Huh? You mean like the standard 9-3 shift knob?