 SAAB Parts |
| 9000 | BOOST | Test |
| OWA STD | NWA 8 PSI | |
| With | ||
| 'W' hose on | 0.00 | 0.39 |
| APC | 0.00 | 0.39 |
| Without | ||
| 'W' Hose | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| APC | 0.00 | 0.3 |
I bought her in May 2002, chopped in a MY90 FTP in for her, £500, which I regret (more on that later). She had 55,000 miles on the clock, and I paid £4000 (less the 500). At present she now has 87,000. The only major problem I have had was with the auto box giving up, second hand unit fitted for £600 (by SS Motors of Southampton) and so far so good, that was 20,000 miles ago.
Mods:-
1997 9000 lpt, CS AUTO, Imola RED, , , , , , , , Oh and I have removed the CAT for test. She passed an MOT with it removed. (Other Mods in the pipe line, just waiting for the moment to get on and do them)
8 Spoke Wheels (at pres being referbed)
Clear wing indicators
JR air filter
FORGE Recirculation Dump Valve
Powerflex Rear Roll Bar Bushes
ABBOTT RACING WASTEGATE ACTUATOR (8 PSI)
APC + MBC
EUC from a MY94
Exhaust from a 2.3 FPT
Volvo washer Jets (fan type)
BF Goodridge 205/55 x 15
ATF oil cooler see here
Where are the 8 spole wheels you may ask. LOCKING wheel bolts! Never will I fit them again. The socket snaped and the only way to remove the bolts on two of the wheels was to weld a bar onto them and a bar onto to the bar and turn. Don't say it... I tired ever other way of doing this to no avail, the bar was the last resort.
As you can see from the photos, their not to bad, just need to go down to Halfords and buy some elbow grease.
This is the Babe that introduced me to these cars, of all the motors I have had over the thirty five years of driving, this is it, not sure how many motors I have owned , but it's close to a few. From the Ford Capri 3.5 V8 to the 997 Mini's ( Gwad, were they crap), had an E type once, kept her for a week, 'A DOG; still made a profit.
Bought her for £6,500 with 63,000 on the clock in 1996 to replace a dead Renault 25, which I had had for three years. When I chopped her in for Mistress # II she had 195,000. Six years of great driving, 22,000 miles average over that time,per year. One set of tyres, a DI cassette, one Battery, Four Discs, three sets of front pads, two sets of rear. Service by SS Motors of Southampton every four months. But I started to neglect her :-(((( in 2002 she failed her MOT, Steering rack, and a few other 'Minor' things, if only I had know about SAAB Scene then :-(((. Still I have these three Photos to remained of her.
Some information on the 9000 Saab H engine
