Saabs

[Roto]

Any other saab addicts in here? I know there are quite a few in the area, but are there any on here? 95% of saabs in the philly area are driven by soccer moms which kinda surprises me...

[redline]

Wait untill Raven sees this. Yeah there are plenty on here.

[jmhockey87]

yeah i drive a Viggen... Where your from Roto? im right around king of prussia, nice to see another Saaber pop up on here

[Roto]

I'm from NE Philly, any way I could check out the Vig? I've been on the lookout for one, but they're impossible to find in good condition. (Not killed or sludged that is). And I can see that Raven is known for his saab...wonder if there's a story behind that.

[Ender81]

Any other saab addicts in here? I know there are quite a few in the area, but are there any on here? 95% of saabs in the philly area are driven by soccer moms which kinda surprises me...

Why would that suprise you :wink::-p

[Roto]

Why would that suprise you :wink::-p

let's see...a rather well powered car with tons of options and cheap parts...and many of them with manual transmissions... I picked my up cheaper than I picked up my first civic...

[BlkOut]

I have an 01 9-5 Aero. I'm around the Manayunk area.

[Roto]

I work around bala cynwyd :-D Not too far from manayunk. That car look nice.

[BlkOut]

I work around bala cynwyd :-D Not too far from manayunk. That car look nice.

Thanks. It's pretty much stock. The previous owner had the BBS 2 piece wheels and Saab Sport Exhaust put on. I'll have more in the future.

[Roto]

I don't have much to my done either...trying to keep the car STX legal otherwise I'd be killed even more in SM than I get killed in STX now :-D

[jmhockey87]

yeah i wouldnt mind showing you the car, mine's not in the BEST condition but i keep it real clean, i really need to get the front bumper and hood re-done for it to be perfect those damn rock chips suck.. if your looking to make it pretty quick i would suggest looking at genuinesaab.com or if you have any problems with it to check out saablink.net or saabnet.com both good websites for diy things and repairs

[Roto]

I know of pretty much every possible saab resourse around. I run one of the saab forums (not a well known one, but there are enough issues discussed there for me to know them) and I've got the WIS. Some of my mods are: GS 3" DP, koni sport kit, 1" GS RARB and other misc crap... and you can say that again about them rock chips...I've got plenty of those too...

[jmhockey87]

nice how do you like the ride on the koni sport kit? im going to order the koni sport springs and adjustable shocks off of genuinesaab.com, im goin to install them in the sppring so the viggen bumper isnt a snowplow for the winter haha

[Roto]

I love them....I do get some rubbing on full soft when I forget that I'm not adjusted for autocross and try to tackle hard turnes. BEST suspension I've ever had on a street car. On full soft it is very close to stock ride and when I kick the rear end to full stiff I even get a bit of oversteer...haven't had achance to try these out at an autocross, but I'm back in there as soon as the season starts again.

[Raven18940]

Wait untill Raven sees this. Yeah there are plenty on here.

Found it! .........Yeah, school and work owns me, I'm on TST like once a month now. :(

Yeah, my story is I'm known for picking fights with all the subaru owners saying that SAAB builds a better, faster engine and overall car. And although they'll never admit it, I've got several STi kills from a roll. :-p

My car, I've got a 2001 9-5 Aero, factory freak that makes 235 whp and 240 wtq in 4th (.89 overdrive). I've got Eibach pro-kit springs with Bilstein Sport shocks, which I love, but I'm thinking about stiffer sway bars. I haven't upgraded the power, mostly cause the B235R is pretty well tuned from the factory and if I want more, everything gives up at 300 hp, (turbo, fuel, intercooler, pistons, etc.) Right now my next upgrade I've got planned is a new clutch and a gear box rebuild with updated synchros and a LSD.

[Roto]

Right now my next upgrade I've got planned is a new clutch and a gear box rebuild with updated synchros and a LSD.


You can say that one again...I'll be rebuilding a box with crytreated internals and an LSD over the winter (or so I hope). In autocross having a messed up third gear doesn't matter, but damn do I miss my third gear...

[Raven18940]

Third is my favorite cause that's when I can finally put down full power. Then there's the nice, close-ratio 3-4 shift, 60-135 is just such a joy. :)

[jmhockey87]

oh yes... 3rd-4th gears make me smile :lol: .....alot

hopefully i dont rub too much, what setting do you think are the best, i read so many different things that people like but the most ive seen is like 75% stiff on the back and 50% on the front

[Roto]

When I'm in a pissy mood I'm at 45% stiff front 95% stiff rear, when I'm just going to and from work I'm on full soft. I gotta buy myself a new shiftknob cause right now I have a ghetto-looking blob of epoxy instead of one...stupid leather wrap came off.

[Raven18940]

Oh no, saab shift knobs are the most expensive things in existance. :eek:

[Roto]

Oh no, saab shift knobs are the most expensive things in existance. :eek:

$50 for a leather shift knob isn't expensive....my Skunk2 knob on the honda was more than that....and I bought that back when they weren't as common as they are now

[Raven18940]

Oh then they aren't so bad for the 93, but the 95 knobs are silly expensive.

[Roto]

They aren't the same part number??? I've never driven a M/T 9-5, but I thought they were the same part...

[jmhockey87]

well ive got a spare woodgrains shift knob laying around that i took off my 9-3 and replaced with the leather one with the viggen logo..if you want it let me know

[Roto]

How much you want for it? I do need a good shift knob...

[jmhockey87]

$15 bucks...im not doing anything with it so ill let it go cheap

[Roto]

good deal...I'll take it...

[jmhockey87]

alrigth cool, we can meet up sometime next week if you want... i have a couple days off of work next week and school ends this week so

[Roto]

Lucky you...my finals are next week. How about somewhere around lunchtime next thursday? I'm usually in Bala Cynwyd, don't know how far from there you are...

Hey Raven, why don't you come out too? We can have a saab mini-meet...

[Raven18940]

I'd love too.......if i'm free, we'll see. :(

[Roto]

Would be great....how about BlkOut? Would you be interested?

[Raven18940]

I think he works during the day (as do I), so maybe not.

[Roto]

Well I work during the day too...although I do have the benefit of a floating lunch...kinda

[BlkOut]

Would be great....how about BlkOut? Would you be interested?

It would depend on the day. Since I work at a dealership my schedule is different every day. Though I do have Wednesday's and Sunday's off and I don't go in til 3 on Friday's and Monday's I'm off at 4. So like I said it would depend on the day, but let me know cause I would definitely be down for a meet.

[Roto]

I'm thinking we should all just join in on the Thursday meet at Whitman Square if that's not too far...tell me your thoughts on this one..

[Raven18940]

I've been meaning to go for some time, I like hanging out with all the TST regulars, just haven't had time in forever.

[jmhockey87]

its like a 30min-45min drive for me but i dont mind taking the viggen on a flight down 76 haha.. ill roll thru prob around 8:30 cause i get done work at 7:30

[Roto]

Flying down 76 with all them state troopers isn't too exciting lately...

[Raven18940]

I'm sitting tonight out, cold, rainy/icy and I got 4 hours of sleep last night.

[Roto]

I was at my shop all night long tonight, so yea...tonight is probably not the best day...I was more thinking about next week's one.

[jmhockey87]

im def down for next week

[Roto]

I drove past there today. Looks like a decent place. Never been inside. So would thursday next week around 8-8:30 in the evening work? Cause if so I gotta clean my car up :-D

[Raven18940]

Cleaning your car is for show offs, what have you got to prove, you have a SAAB. :-p I'll see ya Thursday.

[Roto]

well, I have it filled with Wawa bags up to the roof...so I need a reason to clen it anyway :-D

[BlkOut]

Sorry guys I'm out for the Thursday night meets. I work 9-9 and by the time I get done with work all I want to do is go home, eat, and fall asleep. Let me know if you'd like to meet up another night.

[jmhockey87]

yeah im def going to go up, i mean if the weather is not horrible.. but as of now its a def yes

[Roto]

So far the forecast isn't looking too bad...may be some late showers, but I've never seen showers as being a problem. We still up? I'm pretty sure I can make it there by 8.

[cosmic95]

Im down for Thursday. I have an '03 Cosmic Blue 9-5 Aero and a '91 Talladega Red 9000 Turbo. But which one to bring....

9-5 mods- Simmons catback, open element air intake, misc. cheap mods, '03 Sport seats (insert Ravens crying here)

9000 mods- Redline Tune by Swedish Dynamics (22psi), Koni Sports with B&G Springs (pretty low), Custom catback, SpeedParts Open Intake.

Looking forward to the mini saab meet.

[Roto]

I think you know the answer to your question :) Talladega is the one;)

[jmhockey87]

yeah bring the 9k... im def down for thursday

[Roto]

Don't forget my shift knob ;) And I decided against cleaning the car...too much work, I can leave that off till spring.

[Raven18940]

'03 Sport seats (insert Ravens crying here)

I don't cry, I'm just plotting to steal them someday. :)

[Roto]

Seats....yea....I'm just going for some nice recaros... and I'll have them as soon as the airbag dilema is solved

[Roto]

Looks like the forecast for tomorrow no longer suggests rain...

[Roto]

Gentlemen, who is coming for sure?

[cosmic95]

ill be there, dirty car and all. hopefully the car will be running "right" tonight. I was the unfortunate victim of Boost Robbery last night. ( now raven thinks his car is faster)

[Roto]

blown coupler? Pin on the wastegate?

[Raven18940]

Nah, his car just isn't as fast as he likes to think it is. ;)

I'll see you guys there.

[Roto]

No shift knob sucks....however having the boot off gave me ideas on how to make a better looking shifter... now I just need some scrap metal.

[Roto]

Anyone know of a place where I could work on my car for 3-4 weeks that isn't horribly expensive? I'd love a bay with a lift, but my emchanic recently hired help so now he doesn't let me use his third lift for extended periods of time....

[Jssaab]

There is a 2000 blue vig at a junk yard locally. PM me if you wnat details... front end damage interior is complete...

[Raven18940]

I wonder if I can get viggen seats into a 9-5, hmmmmmmm.

[Jssaab]

My thogut exactly jsut posted elsewhere to see... I can tell you from my vig and 9-5 it would be a nice change

[Raven18940]

Yeah, it'd be nice to have seats with some side bolstering.

[Roto]

So, how is everyone doing? I know I've got so many goodies in the mail this week I can't wait to dig into ti...

[pearl]

my girlfriend is looking to pick up an 07 9-3 aero.

[Roto]

I wish I could get a dily like that....my 9-3 is becomeing more uncivilized by the hour...

[BlkOut]

Wow I haven't been on in a while. My 9-5 hasn't changed, it's just begging for a bath and for me to put the BBS's back on. It looks so plain with the Linear wheels on.

[Roto]

The autocross season is about to start again....which of you fine gentlemen would like to join me this season representing Saab?

[Roto]

Wow I haven't been on in a while. My 9-5 hasn't changed, it's just begging for a bath and for me to put the BBS's back on. It looks so plain with the Linear wheels on.


You car back out the body shop yet?

[BlkOut]

You car back out the body shop yet?

You sure you're not confusing my Aero with someone else's, cause mine was never in the body shop.

Plus my car is here with me in Pittsburgh sleeping in my nice 2 car garage.