But I've personally Broken 3 !! transboxes (albeit at 20 + psi :-) .. not whining about it just saying it's more than a weak link . I've seen several broken boxes on Stock C900's 3rd gears with most all their teeth sheared off. Operator ewroor? perhaps? but then there sure are (were :-) a Lot of incompetent owners then.
No way it could be the design/engineering? Gawd No! that's Heresy!
Hardly a PC issue. If some Newbie has a woody, on building the world's Biggest/ baddest Saab engine he should be made aware of the all too obvious pitfalls (unless someone has something to sell ??). Our saabs have Piss Poor Transboxes... they are fragile and honestly don't shift overly well at all (just to add insult to injury).
One MUST treat then with caution / care... as they can and do break, all too easily.
It wasn't TOO many years ago (Late 80's) that ONLY a transplant of the old Saab 4 spd Transbox was proven to tolerate/survive a tweaked C900 engine (the 5 spd was a frankenstien retrofit that screwed up the structural integrity of the basic Saab transaxle design)
Ignoring this is just sticking your head in the sand .. hoping it will just all go away.
Wayy too many little piss ant Saab Shops promote Mo' Power with no acknowledgement or even lip service of the time proven consequences.
Enough ranting.. Just been at this for 25+ years and every season there are New Babblers armed with less than basic knowledge Or the history behind them.

posted by 64.180.79...

• C900 Header Update, Blackcar , Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:36:01
  • IF.. it works better stock up on spare transmissions, derf, Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:51:53
    • Re: IF.. it works better stock up on spare transmissions, Blackcar , Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:50:29
      • I'm with him...., DrewP, Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:56:46
        • Possibly, derf, Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:47:36 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Re: Possibly, Blackcar , Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:30:36
          • Re: Possibly, Blackcar , Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:53:06
            • Yes, but you have only had 20psi for 2 months!!, nicknick , Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:45:34
              • Re: Yes, but you have only had 20psi for 2 months!!, Blackcar , Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:09:54
                • Cooler?, DrewP, Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:23:29
                  • Re: Cooler?, Blackcar , Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:44:50
                    • I think he knows that-a cooler helps-search it nm, nicknick , Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:27:05
                      • Re: I think he knows that-a cooler helps-search it nm, Blackcar , Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:06:40
                        • Re: I think he knows that-a cooler helps-search it nm, Landjet , Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:40:13
                          • Re: I think he knows that-a cooler helps-search it nm, GM, Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:15:07
                            • Re: I think he knows that-a cooler helps-search it nm, Blackcar , Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:13:20
                • Re: Yes, but you have only had 20psi for 2 months!!, ryan , Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:10:56
                  • Re: Yes, but you have only had 20psi for 2 months!!, Blackcar , Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:49:43
        • Re: I'm with him...., Simon S, Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:02:38
  • Re: C900 Header Update (long!), 900 Aero , Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:35:27
    • Re: C900 Header Update (long!), Blackcar , Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:10:23
      • Battery relocation, Notnoel , Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:55:39
        • Re: Battery relocation, Blackcar , Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:14:26
          • Re: Battery relocation, GM, Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:54:08
          • This is how I did mine., DrewP, Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:41:40
            • Looks pretty much like mine, Notnoel , Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:09:58
              • Correction re: FMIC Install, notnoel , Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:41:50

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