more power

[Glyn waxmaster]

Just got a 9-3 lpt and want to get more power and other tuning parts and maybe bodyparts but also interested in concours, what the best sites and clubs to get involved with.

[jboy72]

UKSaabs is very good - I would make that your first port of call (if you can put up with a bit of GM Saab bashing...)

[stevoknevo]

Seconded for the UKSaabs recommendation.
Doesn't take much much effort to get the 154bhp LPT up to 225bhp FPT!!! Won't cost much either, £200 or so.

[Boozy]

stevoknevo said:

Seconded for the UKSaabs recommendation.
Doesn't take much much effort to get the 154bhp LPT up to 225bhp FPT!!! Won't cost much either, £200 or so.

I had that, new reprogrammed ECU, added an APC and I think it's around 230bhp with plenty of torque, and cost less than a ton, best performance upgrade on a car ever and has turned it into the very definition of a sleeper.

[Munkeyfeet]

Hold on!

I have a 9-3 aero running full Hirsch at 252bhp - it cost me....well a lot frankly.

How can i get more power out of it as its too slow now! Any advice here would be great!

[aeropilot]

Munkeyfeet said:

Hold on!

I have a 9-3 aero running full Hirsch at 252bhp - it cost me....well a lot frankly.

How can i get more power out of it as its too slow now! Any advice here would be great!

Unfortunately you have a 9-3SS with the T8 controlled GM engine rather than the older 9-3 with the more easily tuned T5/7 controlled older Saab engine

You can get more out of your 2.0T than you have with the Hirsch upgrade, but it really will cost LOTS more again I'm afraid, as for a start you are going to need a bigger turbo.

Maptun do a 285hp package, as well as a 300 and 325hp, but you'd be better sitting down when looking at the prices...see linky.

http://www.maptun.se/tuningGuide.php?kategori=668&...