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Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 11:24:04 -0700
From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet>
Subject: Re: Need performance computer for 1990 Saab 9000 CD Turbo


cs wrote: > > I have one on my '88 9000, but I bought it in 1988 (the f**cking thing > cost $519 from the dealer). It's not known as the "turbo computer," > but rather the "APC;" you replace the standard APC with a "sport" APC. > Dave, now the owner of the "Just Saab" dealership in Cincinnati, Ohio > had one for his '88 9000, which I recall him saying he bought in > Europe for $1,400, but it bumped his output up to 225 from the 160 > factory output. (As opposed to the US Saab accessaory sport APC that > bumps it to 175). Dave told me (in 1988) that there is a company in > the US that for about $200 would take my OE APC, and change the chip > out to increase output to 200. BTW, in case one wonders, I still have > the car, still w/the sport APC, and it runs just fine. It does > affect mileage though (about 24-26 highway), and you do have to use > premium (but then I use that in my lawn mower too). I'd do it again. The APC box in your '88 is different from the APC box in a '90... In '90 9000s got direct ignition, and the APC system was incorporated into the APC/DI unit. They are similar, but not the same. Also, the reason why the Saab box doesn't make as much power is because it only pumps out 13psi, while most other aftermarket boxes make 18 or 19psi. That's right - all swapping the APC or APC/DI box does is bump up the boost from the factory 10-11psi to some other number... -Justin

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