Where is the turbo gauge on a Saab 9-3?
The 155 does NOT have the turbo ( boost ) gauge above the temp & fuel gauge. I believe the 185 and HOT do ( but am not 100% sure ) HOT has boost gauge… You can also tell from the VIN number. In the hand book of my 9-3 it has the details and one of the VIN digits relates to what engine is fitted ( or was fitted when it left the factory anyway ).
How does PPC work on Saab 9-3 turbos?
PPC unit goes into the tech-2 socket, and gives you Aero boost levels. 210hp or so, for £500. then “unflash” it when you dont want the extra power. So the physical turbo’s are the same, just one run on a lower boost?
How to tell the 9-3 turbos apart page 1?
8th digit engine code of both P and K mean the High Output Turbo. C is a real mystery, never seen that listed? “B204R engine as used in the 9-3 SE sport HOT (200BHP) uses the Garret GT17 turbo, the definitive way to tell if you have this model is to check the 8th letter of the VIN# if its P then its a B204R.
What kind of engine does a 9-3 SE Sport use?
“B204R engine as used in the 9-3 SE sport HOT (200BHP) uses the Garret GT17 turbo, the definitive way to tell if you have this model is to check the 8th letter of the VIN# if its P then its a B204R. Only used the engine for two years, it’s trionic 5 and it later became the B205R Aero (205BHP) which was Trionic 7 and had the Mitsubishi turbo”
The 155 does NOT have the turbo ( boost ) gauge above the temp & fuel gauge. I believe the 185 and HOT do ( but am not 100% sure ) HOT has boost gauge… You can also tell from the VIN number. In the hand book of my 9-3 it has the details and one of the VIN digits relates to what engine is fitted ( or was fitted when it left the factory anyway ).
PPC unit goes into the tech-2 socket, and gives you Aero boost levels. 210hp or so, for £500. then “unflash” it when you dont want the extra power. So the physical turbo’s are the same, just one run on a lower boost?
8th digit engine code of both P and K mean the High Output Turbo. C is a real mystery, never seen that listed? “B204R engine as used in the 9-3 SE sport HOT (200BHP) uses the Garret GT17 turbo, the definitive way to tell if you have this model is to check the 8th letter of the VIN# if its P then its a B204R.
“B204R engine as used in the 9-3 SE sport HOT (200BHP) uses the Garret GT17 turbo, the definitive way to tell if you have this model is to check the 8th letter of the VIN# if its P then its a B204R. Only used the engine for two years, it’s trionic 5 and it later became the B205R Aero (205BHP) which was Trionic 7 and had the Mitsubishi turbo”