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Date: 17 Aug 2002 21:58:42 GMT
From: davehinznopsamcop.net
Subject: Re: 2.3 or V-6 for 9-5 Wagon


Someone who looks an awful lot like R.H. <r.hammelnopsam.ca> wrote: > ...never, ever said the V6 was superior. But..... It gets good mileage, Yes, on a good day it might have hopes to approach that of the 4's. > has > smooth, fluid power, excellent low end grunt, Can you express these in terms that mean something, please? Start with the torque curves, maybe, and point out what specific RPM ranges you're claiming are "fluid" and "grunt"? > no annoying turbo whine, (yup > I said it annoying turbo whine!) Yeah, you said it, but I bet you've never heard it. The only time they whine audibly is if they're worn out. Unless of course you're claiming super-human hearing abilities or something. Eeeerm, ever *driven* one of these, or are you just trolling? > excellent low revver on the highway, good > driveability in the city. Again, go study the torque curves and get back to us. > Tuneability?...Not everyone wants to turn their Saab into a sports car with > expensive aftermarket crap. Fine, if they don't want to, it's more than sufficient without. However, it's just another area where the 4 is superior to the 6. Oh, by the way, do you have the background to claim with any degree of authority whatsoever that the aftermarket tuners are 'expensive crap'? Show your work. > Longevity? doesn't a lower revving engine usually outlast a higher revving > one. 1. Torque curves. 2. Judging an engine by it's "revving" characteristics is as foolish as judging it by merely counting the number of pistons. 3. The Saab 4's have a long history of being well overdesigned. The 6 has a history of what, exactly? > Don't normally aspirated engines outlast forced induction engines? Depends on who makes them. There doesn't seem to be much of a pattern to indicate that in the high-mileage Saabs page. You *have* done some sort of homework to back up your statements, haven't you? > Besides Saabs as a whole have a crappy reliability record regardless of the > motor type or size. Ah, you *are* a troll. Kinda thought so before. So, did you have some measurable way that the 6 is superior, or do you want to keep throwing terms like "grunt" at us? Dave Hinz

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