Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:59:36 -0500 From: KeithG <noonenopsamay.com> Subject: Re: VERY CURIOUS) whats up with the fixed torque rating on the 9-3
This was done so that the automatic remains functional. The auto cannot reliably handle that much torque and live for the length of the warranty. KeithG SPL wrote: > Hey, I was going through some specifications of 9-3 engines. The 185 hp > Automatic has a max torque of 184.4 ft.lb. Its pretty inpressive. I have > the 2002 version 205 horsepower auotmatic. > To my surpirse, the torque rating is exactly the same in the 184 > horsepower version in comparison to my 205 horsepower version. Whats up with > this? I notice that the manuals support a 12.5ft.lb. addittion from the 184 > horse to the 205 horse. I would not mind the 12.5ft.lb. adition to my > automatic...to get my 184ft.lb somewhere near 200ft.lb of torque. Can > anything be done to tune the torque up a bit, or is their a reason why Saab > did this to my precious torque. > >