Date: 13 Oct 1998 11:46:05 GMT From: "Jan Soderberg" < jan.soderbergnopsamAM.se> Subject: Re: turbo
Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> wrote in article <3621256F.1954nopsamnet>... > Cooper Valentine wrote: > > > > defeat high compression preignition. The SAAB has an inherent advantage in > > ability to withstand turbo charging; it used to be a V8!! All the > > stressed bearings were designed for "big" engine forces. > > When was it an 8-cylinder? Certainly never since Saab got > involved - they never made an 8 cylinder, ever. It found > its origins at Triumph, but AFAIK they only recently produced > an 8-cylinder. > ....... > -Justin > The V8 Triump mentioned is the Stag, produced between ´70 and ´77. (But anyway, the Saab engines are designed to manage the turbo) Jan