Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 18:46:33 GMT From: "murphwiz" <murphwizTAKETHISOUTnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Are all Saab 95's Turbo?
"Gary Fritz" <fritzxxxnospamrii.com> wrote in message news:Xns9578B2A6F7206fritzfriicomnospam17.128.40... > "Roger" <rognospamse.reply.to.newsgroup> wrote: > > The petrol ones that is, and what does Aero mean, like is it an > > engine or a trim spec. > > The Aero has a larger turbo with more high-end boost. This is great > for climbing hills and passing at highway speeds, but *terrible* for > quick response and in-town driving with lots of shifts. Because of the > way the engine blows off exhaust fumes when you shift (so I'm told by > the service guy anyway), the turbo spins down almost INSTANTLY when you > shift. Which means you have the long (~1.5-2.0 SECONDS) turbo lag > after EVERY shift. > Not strictly true. The boost pressure is recirculated to prevent turbo stall, and the lag is hardly noticeable.
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