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Old 1st August 2010, 04:47 PM
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I have a saab 93 2ltr 210bhp areo as the family car. If you put that engine in a car that is 500-600kg lighter, take some weight of the fly wheel so it spins up quicker it could be as quick as a bike engined car. I've been reading up on the saab engines it would seem that by adding a free flow exhaust or in this case removing it and adding an intercooler you'll get another 10-15bhp. You can get remaps and chips for the ECU that will add 50-75 more bhp for £400-600. The only problem is that saabs don't use common ECU's such as bosch etc so have to go to saab tuners. How ever 600kg 225bhp turbo induction and 360bhp per ton if I have my maths correct should be catherham r500 quick.
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Old 1st August 2010, 08:59 PM
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isnt the calibra turbo engine just over 200 hp i thought they were 204bhp.

i have driven a toyota mr2 before and it was entertaining 5 grand dropped the clutch leaving a petrol station forecourt ! in the dry and it let go !!!

my dads a saab nut hes had a few so knows the in s and outs of tuning them but im just going to stick to sensible for the time being till i get used to it then as my confidence grows so can my engine .

first challenge is to get it all on the road and legal first, dont want to run before it can walk

are the bike engines that good a freind of mine had a mini with an r1 engine in it but on a hill climb he got jumped all over by a 1300 mini van ! complained there was no torque or not enough .
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Old 29th December 2010, 09:29 PM
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well 5 months on ...... from stripping the donor






omega engine gearbox rear diff uncut driveshafts custom rear hubs modified omega front uprights

only on 3 wheels atm as ive still a front upright to modify
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Old 29th December 2010, 09:44 PM
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humm that gearbox looks familiar
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Old 29th December 2010, 09:46 PM
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infact i think it looks a little bit like my one

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Old 29th December 2010, 09:55 PM
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it wil do ash ! lol just i got the Wrong engine bolted to mine at the "present time " ready for iva and an age related plate but it means the engine swap should only mean maybe 2 months off road in the winter for the swap.

thinking ahead yet still outside the box
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Old 29th December 2010, 09:58 PM
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any pictures of your front and rear uprights? looking at your picts i dont think the position of your rear wheels is any different to a standard ford setup as vauxhall wheels have a deeper offset.
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Old 29th December 2010, 10:09 PM
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i do have but there not 100% finished as yet still need to add the caliper mounts on the rears. but they are std rears with a twist when it comes to the bearing. and ive stretched a few components too. handbrakes going to be a pita but im going to have to go with the willwood spot calipers and the rear brake calipers from the omega. just got to find space for them both front track is slightly wider but not by alot i dont think
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i doubt you will get through the iva with willwood spot callipers as you wont achieve the required efficiency.

stick some picts up of the hand brake problem and im sure someonw will come up with a good solution
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Old 29th December 2010, 10:30 PM
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ahh theres the spanner in the works , the omega uses a drum setup within the rear disc but i found that after the hubs were made id not left enough room to get the shoes and the mechanism in. i was planning to use the mechanical spot calipers for the handbrake only. and the rear caliper from the omega also. i thought the spot calipers would be siutable as the alfa 147 i have uses a similar system for its handbrake just with one caliper both cable operated and hydraulically. more thought needed there then ........
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