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]

Originally Posted by 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...

Why would that suprise you

[Roto]

Originally Posted by Ender81

Why would that suprise you

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]

Originally Posted by Roto

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]

Originally Posted by redline

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.

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]

Originally Posted by Raven18940

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 .....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.