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Dee Varley - 28 Jun 2005 20:10 GMT

I bought my Saab 9000 2 litre turbo about 15 months ago and I think it's
wonderful. The ad said it was 175 bhp and I didn't see any need to question
it (it seemed very quick but there again I hadn't driven anything for 5
years...........so a three legged horse would have seemed impressive!).
It's an 'H' reg, saloon. I recently checked the 'Parkers guide' and I'm
having trouble finding a model of this age with this bhp.
It wouldn't normally bother me but I'm thinking about selling it and buying
a newer Saab. I don't want to say, it's BHP is one thing, and find out it
isn't.
Any ideas?
Regards,
Denise

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Paul Halliday - 28 Jun 2005 21:47 GMT

> I bought my Saab 9000 2 litre turbo about 15 months ago and I think it's
> wonderful. The ad said it was 175 bhp and I didn't see any need to question
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> a newer Saab. I don't want to say, it's BHP is one thing, and find out it
> isn't.

Hi Denise - 175 BHP sounds right for the model year (1990/1991, right?).
I've just grabbed this from <http://www.saabcentral.com/> for a slightly
earlier model year.

Peak torque, I)IN 273 Nm (27.8 kgf m or 201 lb ft) at 3000 rpm.
Max. boost pressure 0.85 bar.
Rating, DIN 175 bhp (129 kW at 5300 rpm.
Weight/power ratio* 16.717.6 lb/bhp (7,6-7,9 kg/bhp).
Compression ratio 9.0:1

The 175 BHP did continue to MY 1990, so you might well just have a very
early 1991 or a late 1990. The year on year model changes can be found here:
<http://www.saabmuseum.com/9000/my.html>

If you drop your VIN (it's on your V5 and starts with YS3AB) in this
decoder, you might find out a little more:
<http://www.saab9000.com/information/vin.php>

I'm pretty sure that the APC box (the turbo computer) should be numbered
7524143 on your model year, which is rated to 175 BHP.

... Come back with more questions ... :)

Paul

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Pooh Bear - 28 Jun 2005 22:59 GMT

> I bought my Saab 9000 2 litre turbo about 15 months ago and I think it's
> wonderful. The ad said it was 175 bhp and I didn't see any need to question
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Regards,
> Denise

Are you happy to reveal the VIN here ? That'll tell all. I can look it up.

Graham

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Paul Halliday - 28 Jun 2005 23:13 GMT

>> I bought my Saab 9000 2 litre turbo about 15 months ago and I think it's
>> wonderful. The ad said it was 175 bhp and I didn't see any need to question
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>> a newer Saab. I don't want to say, it's BHP is one thing, and find out it
>> isn't.

> Are you happy to reveal the VIN here ? That'll tell all. I can look it up.

Since they're overtly displayed in the windscreen (or was that just the
later 9000s?), probably not :)
<http://www.saab9000.com/information/vin.php> is a good resource.

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Pooh Bear - 28 Jun 2005 23:19 GMT

> >> I bought my Saab 9000 2 litre turbo about 15 months ago and I think it's
> >> wonderful. The ad said it was 175 bhp and I didn't see any need to question
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> later 9000s?), probably not :)
> <http://www.saab9000.com/information/vin.php> is a good resource.

Agreed. Indeed I just realised that one belatedly after I posted my msg.

Should 9000.com not decode it, I have a genuine copy of a Saab EPC that should do
the job.

Graham

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