Saab 9-5 HOT

Post 291100 by t5_monkey on 2010-02-22 16:14:39

My dad had the 2.3 LPT 9-5, lovely motor not that quick though and the handling best described by my dad as 'more like flying a jumbo jet than piloting a jet fighter'. I think you'll just find yourself going steadier in the corners and enjoying the pull down the straights - nothing a good strut brace and sports springs won't sort out. Aero's are pretty epic in the midrange - got overtaken by a very quick one up a long hill when i was driving a stock T5.

Post 291101 by p fandango on 2010-02-22 16:20:01

[quote=HADI;291095]get a saab 9-3 viggen there fun[/quote] & as rare rocking horse ****. My old man is selling his 9-3 HOT Aero convertible (auto) once he finds a D5

Post 291111 by HADI on 2010-02-22 17:02:08

Here is a nice example in a familiar color lol http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1500674.htm

Post 291124 by p fandango on 2010-02-22 17:42:22

[quote=HADI;291111]Here is a nice example in a familiar color lol http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1500674.htm[/quote] & not a bad price either. Don't like the bumpers on it, they look to Audi'ish (not sure if thats a word lol) think its the same colour as my old mans lol

Post 291129 by cherry1809 on 2010-02-22 17:49:45

The late 2.3T engines have oil circ issues. Mates currently stripping one down as we speak. I told him it'd be cheaper to just replace it with an older 9000 lump.

Post 291131 by p fandango on 2010-02-22 17:53:24

[quote=cherry1809;291129]The late 2.3T engines have oil circ issues[/quote] Vauxhall :wallbash:

Post 291137 by KPB on 2010-02-22 18:06:58

Cheers fellas. Some interesting comments there. Never been a huge fan of the 900 shape to be honest, but I did see a review of the 9-3 Viggen saying "hilarious but virtually undriveable'. Sounds right up my street.

Post 291138 by bonelorry on 2010-02-22 18:13:17

[quote=cherry1809;291129]The late 2.3T engines have oil circ issues. Mates currently stripping one down as we speak. I told him it'd be cheaper to just replace it with an older 9000 lump.[/quote] Thats only due to people not changing the oil enough and isnt really a fault with the engine, saab recommend changing the oil at half intervals if the car gets used in extreme conditions and this includes lots of cold starts and short journeys etc The oil strainers block up in the sump causing oil starvation and you can guess the rest. The later 2.3 or T7 engines are very good, Theyre good for a reliable 320bhp on standard internals which although it is not as strong as the earlier T5 9000 aero bottom ends as theyre good for 400bhp but the earlier gearbox's are chocolate so its swings and roundabouts. My friend is a senior saab technician and has been for about 10 years, his daily driver is a my2002 9-5 aero which has a few mods and is a very capable car! I actually considered buying one before i was offered the s70r Since the last saab 900/9-3 is based on a mk3 vauxhall cavalier he decided to make a bit of a hybrid car and his toy is a mk3 vauxhall cavalier sri/saab hybrid. It was an ongoing project which he finished in december and was running a standard-ish spec for a while but now he has decided to go whole hog and has removed the engine to build a higher spec unit. His latest engine consists of a late t7 9-5 aero cylinder head with early t5 2.0 turbo camshafts, 9000 aero bottom end, bosch green injectors, 9-3 engine mounts and a saab 9-3 viggen geabox with quaiffe atb LSD. It also has a td05-16 turbo as fitted to a mitsubishi evo 6, FMIC, full custom pipework and exhaust, fully stripped interior, saab 5 stud hubs with 310mm front brakes and will be 350-400bhp on full boost. Believe me it was very quick with just 250bhp especially weighing just 1000kg so once this new lump is fitted its going to be a bit daft i wreckon.

Post 291150 by HADI on 2010-02-22 18:57:05

[quote=KPB;291137]Cheers fellas. Some interesting comments there. Never been a huge fan of the 900 shape to be honest, but I did see a review of the 9-3 Viggen saying "hilarious but virtually undriveable'. Sounds right up my street.[/quote] An old work mate of mine bought one and remapped it, took me for a spin in it, was the first turbo car i had been in and when he floored it he was fighting with the steering wheel to keep it in a straight line, he drove it like a loony, he blew a impretza turbo away one night going home from work,and when the guy caught up with him at a set of lights the guy put his window down asking what on earth engine was in the viggen, as the only viggen badge is a yellow viggen triangle at each indicator on the wings, my mate just replied 1.8 diesel and shot away again, he said the look on the subaru drivers face was a picture lol

Post 291168 by cherry1809 on 2010-02-22 19:51:20

[quote=cgrextreme;291138]Thats only due to people not changing the oil enough and isnt really a fault with the engine, saab recommend changing the oil at half intervals if the car gets used in extreme conditions and this includes lots of cold starts and short journeys etc The oil strainers block up in the sump causing oil starvation and you can guess the rest.[/quote] Don't get me wrong, I'd love a manual 9-5 Aero Estate :D Mate thinks he's going to change the pump and strainers and carry on with the chain rattle... Tried telling him... Bloody stubborn South African :wallbash:

Post 291207 by HADI on 2010-02-22 21:19:12

oops just remembered the viggen wasnt the first turbo car i was in , it was a sapphire cosworth sierra a metalic grey one and it was a taxi, back around 1992, it was only a few years old at the time, when me and my mates were in the taxi at the lights about to go on the main road we would say to raymond the driver "floor it" and he would then say "it will cost you extra" but it was worth it every time :dgrin: