Steve,
I'm sure that you are smart enough to laugh at all of the jealousy here. Hey Kevin, he owns and has owned a lot of C900's! The fact is, Steve, myself, Dave New, Chad, Kevin Y, and countless other hi-boost nuts started tweaking C900's just like everyone else here on the performance board. They were, and still are a lot of fun! It's just that the tranny absolutely sucks! LH absolutelty sucks! If you were at the SOC and with the exception of Jak (we won't really include Jeff P's massively modded 900) the majority of c900's left everybody scratching there heads. My 89TC, that I love and still drive everyday, is a great example of this. It FEELS like at least 250hp, but if I were to put it on the dyno, well, a big slapo in the face would soon follow. Really old news to everybody here, but I put a used $100 downpipe and a $495 SQR ecu in my 95 9000 and was able to make 270 hp at the wheels and a bucket of torque. Not to be cocky, but in second gear alone, my car pulls from around 25 to 65 in 3 seconds flat, quietly, smooth as glass, and when your not on boost, it drives just like it did stock. I bring my customers out to lunch in the Slut and they don't even know that it's been modified!
Will a C900 do this? Maybe, but the question is why bother? It's gonna take what Jeff P did to make that kind of power or something like what Damien is doing, but these are pure race cars with A LOT of time invested and a lot of money. It wouldn't be very practical as a daily driver anyway.
C900's rock everybody here, but they will not beat any transverse lay-out Saab with **the same or similar modifications**, period. Chip for chip, downpipe for downpipe, mod to mod, weight removal to weight removal, the C900's won't be as fast or at least not be anywhere near as reliable (ie; dead tranny.) It sucks but it's just the way it is. It won't stop me from lovin my old 900TC either! :o)

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• Viggen dyno results w/SQR Stg III, Steve88SiS, Sat, 20 Dec 2003 12:01:30
  • You know what - Who cares!!!, Steve88SiS, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:46:44
    • I am so with you there!, Talladega900, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:41:42
      • own one of each!, WASSAAB, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 20:22:44
  • Oh boy, here we go with the old SPG debate ....(long), TERRY, Sun, 21 Dec 2003 09:39:55 <-- Viewing This Message
    • In a straight line, yes, Eric van Spelde, Mon, 22 Dec 2003 00:56:26
      • Re: In a straight line, yes, 9-3 Hirsch, Thu, 25 Dec 2003 05:11:27
      • Eric, I have a Lotus ? for you, GM, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:46:02
        • Re: Eric, I have a Lotus ? for you, Eric van Spelde, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 01:18:31
          • I used to work on an esprit, jak , Wed, 24 Dec 2003 07:06:00
          • thanks!, GM, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 05:33:33
      • Re: In a straight line, yes, TERRY, Tue, 23 Dec 2003 15:04:45
        • Re: In a straight line, yes, Eric van Spelde, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 07:25:34
          • Very nicely put Eric, excellent points ( : nm, Taylor, Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:25:39
          • Re: In a straight line, yes, ed smith, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:00:28
            • Limited slip diffs are non-starters for road use, davenew, Sat, 27 Dec 2003 05:40:07
              • Hmm, how many fwd race cars have LSD? probably 99%, davenew, Sat, 27 Dec 2003 05:42:51
                • There's a BIG difference..., Eric van Spelde, Sat, 27 Dec 2003 09:44:10
                  • I agree with you about the tough steering, davenew, Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:21:56
            • Re: Interesting contribution ;-), Eric van Spelde, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:31:46
              • Re: Interesting contribution ;-), GM, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:22:14
                • Re: Interesting contribution ;-), murphwiz, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:39:11
                  • that's funny.... sigh..., GM, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 22:20:28
                    • Re: that's funny.... sigh..., murphwiz, Thu, 25 Dec 2003 04:39:53
                      • Ring taxi is entirely stock excpet for...., 9-3 Hirsch, Thu, 25 Dec 2003 04:52:46
                        • Re: Ring taxi is entirely stock excpet for...., GM, Thu, 25 Dec 2003 12:45:02
          • AMEN!! and WELL-SAID. n/m, Stealthbomber, Wed, 24 Dec 2003 08:43:04
      • Re: In a straight line, yes, GM, Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:15:38
    • I'd buy one... long, Jordan, Sun, 21 Dec 2003 10:29:19
      • There both great!, Joe , Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:44:56
  • Re: stage 3?, kevin90 900t, Sun, 21 Dec 2003 07:42:11
    • "straight pipe for life"?, AdamB , Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:01:01
  • Re: Viggen dyno results w/SQR Stg III, Dr Boost, Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:53:02
  • Re: Viggen dyno results w/SQR Stg III, ckpaden, Sat, 20 Dec 2003 14:23:17
    • I think Frank had 198whp and 230 or 240 ft-lbs n/m, Steve88SiS, Sat, 20 Dec 2003 21:50:57

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