How to Make My Saab Turbo Faster
After market optimization of the engine, transmission and cooling will make a difference as to how your Saab performs on the open road. Regular maintenance according to manufacturer recommendation of changing the oil, oil filters, air filters, checking hoses, tune-ups all affect engine efficiency. FastSaab.itgo.com has aftermarket products to boost performance specifically for Saab turbo.
- Consider all aspects of performance.
- Include breaking, transmission, engine chemistry and cooling.
- Evaluate engine performance options.
- Installing a performance APC reprograms the engine to produce 30 horsepower over stock units. Installation can be done with common tools in less than 30 minutes.
- Check to see if Trionic upgrade reprograms is appropriate for your performance goals. The fuel injection and ignition computers will give you another 65 horsepower.
- Increasing fuel utilization can be achieved with a fuel pressure regulator found in the SAAB performance package increases fuel pressure allowing for higher fuel flows and optimizes fuel injector spray pattern. Installs in about 30 minutes.
- Installing 8.5 mm ignition wires deliver a better spark to the spark plugs, this allows the ignition system to maximize performance potential.
- Increase air flow with performance air filters offer two horsepower over stock air filters and offer a million mile warranty.
- Improve acceleration with a lightweight flywheel increases inertia thus improves speed. Designed by Fidanza Engineering.
- Consider exhaust performance.
- Upgrading to a saber performance exhaust gives an additional 12 horsepower with turbo engines, 9 horsepower with non-turbo.
- Take into account engine cooling effects.
- Installing high flow intercooler can add an additional eight horsepower by reducing engine temperature.
- Adding charge cooler uses a second radiator mounted to the front of the car to add a water jacket strategically located between the intake manifold and the turbo.
- By reducing air temperature by 25 percent, the engine gains an additional 35 horsepower.