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Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:14:11 -0500
From: Bob  <uctraingNOSPAMersnopsamanet.com>
Subject: Re: What makes a Saab Engine so  durable ?


On 18 Dec 2002 11:28:27 -0800, knuckleknockernopsamail.com (Knuckles) wrote: >astounded at the performance of such small displacement engines >-particularly the 2.3T in the Aero. I have a pick-up with GM's 5.7L >engine that only gets around 290 hp, & 330 ft lbs torque. The 9-5 >Aero produces most of that power in a powerplant less than half the >size, with plenty of low end torque in roughly the same rpm range and >similar compression ratios. The difference is turbo or supercharging. You don't usually see 100hp per liter with an engine that is normally aspirated. (I'm not saying they don't exist, but they are unusual in passenger cars). I have a friend who has a 350hp/350ci (5.7L) V8 in a Corvette. He's thrilled that he gets that kind of HP ... I try to embarrass him by telling him that if he was getting the same performance out of that engine as I am out of my Saab that he'd have 570HP. (Of course, his engine is normally aspirated). Bob

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