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Old 08-20-2007, 02:18 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by redwrxwagon02 View Post
i have heard of maptun but when the description of engine and powertrain mods lists all maptun stage 7 parts that makes me think fully forged internals if you want to get a 2.5 to make 600 + its better internals, cams and turbo and injectors and other obvious supporting mods that guy is pushing 500 whp on a fully built motor whereas a stock 2.5 can do almost the same with stock internals
Aside from the pistons, saabs do have forged internals, the older 9000 had all forged internals.

There is a guy who's running 450 hp on the standard B205 internals, but he's specifically pushing it to see how far it will go.

Saabs used to be built a bit tougher, but the latest generation are low friction and light weight internals to the extreme. It's all a moot point though as they're killing off the engine in the next couple years and replacing it with the a turbocharged version of the global GM V6, which was developed by saab and is supposed to have even more potential.
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