Saab 9-5 97-10 USA

[chris aka zaphod]

I have always thought that all 9-5's were turbo charged in one form or another, but apparently some in the US were not?
What's the story behind this? Anyone know?

Thanks

[Audax]

According to who? or where did you get that information from? All the production 9-5 models were turbo charged. No exceptions on the production cars! The only recent Saab model that wasn't turbo was the 1.8i NG9-3 with a Vauxhall engine in it.

[chris aka zaphod]

A couple of saabisiti friends in the US - one has even rebuilt an engine, and there was no turbo charger in the car.
I smell fish.

[Audax]

Ask them for the 8th digit of the vin number for their car, it'll tell you what engine they originally had in the car.

[wrighar]

2.0l lpt
2.3l lpt
2.3l fpt
2.3l hot
3.0l lpt
1.9l turbo derv
2.2l turbo derv
3.0l turbo derv

All turbo's

[chris aka zaphod]

Done.

All I can think is that a small turbo has been missed, or that a fishy engine refit has happened in the past, but for at least two to say they have no turbo, and they say what they are talking about, is curious.

[wrighar]

Done.

All I can think is that a small turbo has been missed, or that a fishy engine refit has happened in the past, but for at least two to say they have no turbo, and they say what they are talking about, is curious.

the 3.0l lpt had a small turbo in the exhaust manifold casting of 1 of the 2 banks of 3  cylinders

[chris aka zaphod]

Yes - often missed - I'll probe a little more.

[chris aka zaphod]

Yes, they're 3.0V6 lpts.
Doh 

[wrighar]

I'm guessing it's off the rear bank

[welshwizard]

A couple of saabisiti friends in the US - one has even rebuilt an engine, and there was no turbo charger in the car.
I smell fish.

9-2x 2.5i
9-4x 3.0i - that's more recent than the 9-3 1.8i
9-7x 4.2i, 5.3i, 6.0i Aero

:GEEK:

[chris aka zaphod]

Then there's all the 95's 96's and lovely Sonetts
 

[James]

900 2.1i too - no 2.0LPT for the US.