Can a 1989 Saab 900 Turbo be restored?
Restoration of SAAB 900 Turbo (1989) May 29, 2019 Maptun got a call from a customer who wanted to restore the engine of his 1989 Saab 900 Turbo. The employees at Maptun were happy to help and took the chance to capture some of the Restoration process in this video.
What’s the top speed of a Saab 900?
That’s provided you used the gearbox – punch below 2000rpm was still not great until the turbo spooled up. As Motor put it in ’77, ‘between 40 and 100mph (in top), the Saab accelerates faster than just about any four-seater saloon’.
How old was the Saab 99 when it was made?
But the 99 was already 10 years old: a replacement was vital, so Saab stretched the wheelbase, further improved the front suspension and crash protection, and launched the Saab 900 in ’78. Testers raved over its quality and integrity, its performance and refinement: by ’83, Saab led the world in turbocharged cars, having sold 100,000.
What does APC do on Saab 900 Turbo?
APC engine management on 16v is costly to repair; it monitors and controls induction pressure, allowing 0.85 bar boost on a 9:1 compression engine. Tuning is popular but more than 200bhp will shorten the life of the whole drivetrain.
Restoration of SAAB 900 Turbo (1989) May 29, 2019 Maptun got a call from a customer who wanted to restore the engine of his 1989 Saab 900 Turbo. The employees at Maptun were happy to help and took the chance to capture some of the Restoration process in this video.
What kind of car is the Saab 900?
Saab built 908,810 900 series cars in five body styles–three- and five-door hatchbacks, two- and four-door notchbacks and Convertibles–between 1979 and 1993, but the three-door hatchback was the most popular and most recognizably “Saab.”
But the 99 was already 10 years old: a replacement was vital, so Saab stretched the wheelbase, further improved the front suspension and crash protection, and launched the Saab 900 in ’78. Testers raved over its quality and integrity, its performance and refinement: by ’83, Saab led the world in turbocharged cars, having sold 100,000.
APC engine management on 16v is costly to repair; it monitors and controls induction pressure, allowing 0.85 bar boost on a 9:1 compression engine. Tuning is popular but more than 200bhp will shorten the life of the whole drivetrain.