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Re: Light Pressure Turbo Engine & Totalled Saab
Posted by David Prantl (more from David Prantl) on Mon, 21 Jan 2002 16:23:11
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>  Is it worth it to part out the car, what with the  perfectly functioning 
>engine, tranny, AC, electronics  and and all the rest?

Probably not.  It takes a lot of time and effort to part out a car.  You 
also need a place for it to sit for a long time while you're parting it.  
Shipping the larger/heavier things is difficult and expensive.

>  it's driveable, but who knows.

If it's driveable, it could probably be fixed for a few hundred bucks.  The 
lower left front subframe is removeable, and a straight one can be swapped 
in.  Suspension components are cheap and plentiful in junkyards as well.  
The front fender is also no more than a cosmetic bolt-on.

I have fixed a 9000 in this manner, which I bought with exactly the kind of 
damage you are describing.  It got hit pretty hard, to the point where the 
suspension strut collapsed and the car could not be driven.  The only 
unexpected damage that I uncovered was that the steering rack was broken at 
it's left mount point, and the inner driver joint at the transmission end of 
the drive-axle was deformed.  This added about $150 to the used parts bill, 
and a few extra hours of repair time.

It would be interesting to know which part of the country you're in, what 
the insurance settlement amount was, and what the buy-back amount was.

>  What's the deal with the light pressure turbo engines?
>  advantages/disadvantages, etc.

The only advantage is that an LPT SAAB feels like a standard (not so 
powerful 170hp) V6 sedan, rather than a full-pressure turbo torque-monster 
with some lag in the power delivery.  The LPT engine is physically identical 
to the FPT engine, except it lacks the boost control solenoid and the 
corresponding Trionic programming.  An LPT 9000 can be converted to FPT with 
the simple addition of this solenoid, and a swap to an FPT Trionic control 
unit.

>  Would you buy a Saab with an LP turbo engine if you're  accustomed to an 
>ordinary Saab turbo?

I would indeed buy an LPT, but only because they are cheaper, and have a 
better chance of coming with  velour upholstery and without a sunroof (which 
is what I prefer).  The first thing I would do is convert it to FPT.  Not 
just the standard SAAB FPT (200hp), but an aftermarket upgrade like the one 
available from http://www.speedparts.se.
 $480 for the reprogrammed Trionic 

computer and sport air filter (235hp) and another $50 or so for a good-used 
solenoid.

I would also get the 5-speed, since I enjoy shifting, and the gearboxes last 
longer (usually as long as the rest of the car) than the automatic 
slush-boxes.

David Prantl
david_prantlno39sdcx6spamx782hotmail.com
'84 900S, 5M, 210kMi, RIP as of 2/98
'89 900, 3A, 116kMi, restored and SOLD on 3/24/01
'86 9000T, 5M, 193kMi
'88 9000S, 5M, 142kMi
'90 9000S, 4A, 136kMi
'93 9000CSET, 5M, 74kMi
'97 9000CSET, 5M, 60kMi
'68 97 Sonett V4, 4M, 76kMi, #000467

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