Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:12:02 -0400 From: jgilbert <jgilbertnopsamcom> Subject: Re: 9-5 tuning with Abbot systems
This thread was one of my questions; namely, taking the 170hp 2.3 LPT Turbo engine in the 9-5 and making it into a pseudo-Aero. If any of you have read the recent postings on the new 9-3 Viggen (available at the Saab USA website: http://www.saabusa.com ), it mentions a number of areas where the engine was changed/strengthened to handle the power of approximately 225hp and 252 ft lbs of torque. Now for a company like Abbott to say all you have to do is change the programming in the chip and modify the waste gate, and "voila" away you go with your pseudo-Aero has me a bit concerned. This is probably why I'm going to get the V-6 asymmetric turbo, despite my relishment of a true high pressure 4 cylinder turbo. Comments anyone? -Jeff "123nopsam123" wrote: > > This is what it says in Abbot's catalog. > They are getting ready to program SAAB boxes in the US soon. and it should > cost less...... > And who know's if it's an extremely easy task to reporgram and who knows if > SAAB taught them how to...... > > Radioactive Spiderman ¼¶¼g©ó¤å³¹ <37116ade.33407828nopsam1.ibm.net>... > >According to Accelerated and the Utah/Montana guy, they are Saab > >boxes, they just flash the eeprom to a different program. The > >Utah/Montana guy went so far as to claim that the "upgrades" were not > >developed by Abbott at all. Rather, they are simply alternate > >programming developed by Saab themselves which they later decided for > >whatever reason to not use in production. His claim is that Abbott > >simply has access to Saab's programs and worked out how to flash the > >computers and not run afoul of the security systems (I wonder if > >perhaps Saab just told them how to do that). Anyway, I certainly don't > >know, but that's what he claims. > > -- ******************************************************* Email from Jeff Gilbertson Personal Email: jgilbertnopsamcom Business Email: JeffnopsamertsonGroup.com http://www.GilbertsonGroup.com *******************************************************