Saab 9-5 Aero - Hybrid Turbo and 9000 Bottom End - 350 bhp

Saab 9-5 Aero - Hybrid Turbo and 9000 Bottom End - 350 bhp

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HybridAero

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99 months

Tuesday 26th January 2016
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Evoluzione said:
They're £20 - £30 delivered on Ebay too... whistle
Yeh I noticed those cheaper ones but they're not recirculating. This Maptun one was 60 quid whereas the Abbott one is 130, so thought not too bad for a reputable brand.

carinaman

21,218 posts

171 months

Tuesday 26th January 2016
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Recirculating ones don't make that attention grabbing blow off noise?

HybridAero

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Tuesday 26th January 2016
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carinaman said:
Recirculating ones don't make that attention grabbing blow off noise?
According to this guy http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t... (and a couple of UKS members:

'you CANNOT run an atmospheric valve on a T7 car (your SAAB 9-5 for example). The computer senses the drop in pressure and thinks there is a vacuum leak, the car will not run correctly. Your only option is to get a BOV with a recirculating attachment, essentially turning it into a BPV, it will just be louder.'

Would be cool though to have that sound.

HybridAero

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Thursday 28th January 2016
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The revs seem to be slow to drop between gears - Is this likely to be an issue with the throttle body?

BricktopST205

887 posts

133 months

Thursday 28th January 2016
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HybridAero said:
The revs seem to be slow to drop between gears - Is this likely to be an issue with the throttle body?
I think this is a Saab feature. Being the mile muncher executive saloon it was built for the transition between shifts always seems a little delayed to smooth out the gear changes. Unless mine is broken as well!

HybridAero

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Thursday 4th February 2016
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BricktopST205 said:
I think this is a Saab feature. Being the mile muncher executive saloon it was built for the transition between shifts always seems a little delayed to smooth out the gear changes. Unless mine is broken as well!
Have ordered a new Throttle Body O-ring (Bottom) as apparently this could be causing the revs to drop slowly.

Also the gearbox is a bit stiff, might get the oil changed.

HybridAero

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Thursday 4th February 2016
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In other news, I have ordered a set of Bilstein B12s, which are B8s that have been 'revalved' and have Eibach springs.



Cheapest I found in the UK were £608, and I managed to source some direct from Germany for £513 inc shipping:

http://www.mk-fahrwerkstechnik.de/BILSTEIN-B12-Pro...

Totally transforms the car apparently, and as the current suspension is corroded, it should be a vast improvement.

Also, the 19t has arrived, so all being well the car will have these installed, along with the uprated actuator, injectors and king cobra not this weekend but next.

Then mapping. Going from stage 1 to 5 in one leap should be interesting.

Edited by HybridAero on Saturday 25th March 14:12

griffin dai

3,194 posts

148 months

Thursday 4th February 2016
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HybridAero said:
Going from stage 1 to 5 in one leap should be interesting.
hehe yep beer

AeroBlack

603 posts

193 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Well, the Bilstein B12s have arrived, and now I'm considering ordering new suspension top mounts and thrust bearings.





Sold my old wheels and bought these BBS OEM Saab 18" with Pirelli P Zero Nero tyres, because bigger wheels = more grip, right? They also allow for bigger brakes + better cooling.





Fitting them was a nightmare as the current wheel nuts are on their way out, so have ordered a new set.

Edited by Hybrid.Aero on Thursday 11th February 16:07

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

242 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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HybridAero said:
Evoluzione said:
They're £20 - £30 delivered on Ebay too... whistle
Yeh I noticed those cheaper ones but they're not recirculating. This Maptun one was 60 quid whereas the Abbott one is 130, so thought not too bad for a reputable brand.
Yes they are.
They're probably all made in the same factory, it's just the vendors have had their name put on them.

HybridAero

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Monday 22nd February 2016
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Evoluzione said:
Yes they are.
They're probably all made in the same factory, it's just the vendors have had their name put on them.
I stand corrected, they don't look like they were bespoke made for my car though and no half measures with this project drink

Master Bean

3,517 posts

119 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Need some new pics.

HybridAero

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Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Master Bean said:
Need some new pics.
More pics to follow, and some acceleration vids driving.

Final turbo part has arrived (king cobra was fouling the water pump so needed a king cobra ready TD04 19T compressor housing wheel).

Bilstein B12s have been installed but don't want to bother my mechanic for more pics as he's snowed under with work at the minute.



Edited by HybridAero on Saturday 18th February 12:35

HybridAero

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Wednesday 24th February 2016
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19t hybrid turbo, king cobra, kinugawa actuator, ngk spark plugs and recirculating dump valve have been installed. Just received these pics from my mechanic:



As has the enlarged Isuzu air snorkel from the 3.0 V6 diesel 9-5 of the same era.



Pretty excited.

Edited by HybridAero on Saturday 18th February 12:35

HybridAero

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Thursday 25th February 2016
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Rear Bilstein B12s now fitted. Had a call from the mechanic earlier saying the radiator is leaking. So close yet so far lol




Edited by HybridAero on Saturday 18th February 12:36

HybridAero

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Friday 26th February 2016
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Wheel alignment now complete, and has a pretty good stance now I must say:



Was going to replace leaking radiator with a good used one, but decided to get an all-alloy 'race spec' radiator:



Edited by HybridAero on Saturday 18th February 12:36

wormus

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202 months

Sunday 28th February 2016
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HybridAero

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Monday 29th February 2016
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wormus said:
How would an automatic Vector be a good base car for tuning? So many manual Aeros out there would be mad not to get one of them.

wormus

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Monday 29th February 2016
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HybridAero said:
How would an automatic Vector be a good base car for tuning? So many manual Aeros out there would be mad not to get one of them.
Fair point but most have done intergalactic mileages. Right engine though and let's face it, the Saab manual box is not the best. 300hp auto could work nicely smile



Edited by wormus on Monday 29th February 19:03

HybridAero

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Monday 29th February 2016
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wormus said:
Fair point but most have done intergalactic mileages. Right engine though and let's face it, the Saab manual box is not the best. 300hp auto could work nicely smile



Edited by wormus on Monday 29th February 19:03
Yeh the manual gearbox is pretty awful, would love a quaife gearset