Vehicle Owner

Member ID: jackmaker

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Vehicle Info

1984 Saab 900

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed140mph
  • HP153
  • Weight2900lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Custom Body Kit 
  • Pirelli Tires 
  • Volk Racing Wheels 

Ratings

    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Mar 07, 2009

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Lance’s Saab 900
“The Bronze Beast”

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14 guestbook comments

I've sold this car, but it was sure a lot of fun.  Enjoy. 

Here's a pic from one of my runs on the Utah salt flats last year. Read more about it on page 11.

jackmaker's 1984 Saab 900

 

I built this
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From this:
jackmaker's 1984 Saab 900

jackmaker's 1984 Saab 900

jackmaker's 1984 Saab 900

 

Here is a list of the current upgrades:

Engine:
- Blueprinted block with 1st oversize pistons - Midway Engine Rebuilders
- Forged JE pistons
- Ported red head - Sweedish Dynamics
- Red series camshaft - Sweedish Dynamics
- Ceramic coated exhaust manifold - Jet Hot coatings
- Red APC - Sweedish Dynamics
- Rebuilt transmission with bigger pinion bearing housing - Sweedish Dynamics
- Silicon vacuum lines
- Hybrid T3/T4 Garrett turbo - Sweedish Dynamics
- Nology Hotwires set
- MSD coil
- Turbnado
- 9000 Intercooler
- Tuned exhaust - Sweedish Dynamics
- Cooler NGK plugs
- Removed AC system
- Lightened aluminum flywheel - Sweedish Dynamics
- Polyurethane alternator bushings - Sweedish Dynamics
- Kevlar clutch disk
- Custom cold air intake
- K&N air filter
- All braided fuel lines
- Custom dual-port water injection (in progress)
- - Cooling Mist pressure switches and solenoid valves
- - Aquamist spray injectors
- - Custom controller
- - Custom turbo ducting
Exterior:
- '87 Front end for body kit
- Body Kit - Wicked Bodies
- New paint
- Decals - Decalkits.com
Interior:
- Roll bar w/foam padding - I/O Port Racing
- Sportline steering wheel with Momo hub
- 5-point harnesses - RCI
- Leather bucket racing seats
- Customized Corbeau seat brackets
- Short shift bar with Hurst nitrous button shifter - Saab Savior
- In-car dynamometer - Dynorad
- EGT sensor/gauge - Autometer
Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:
- 40mm lowering springs
- Bilstein shocks with polyurethane bushings
- Metal Master brake pads - The Saab Site
- SP Performance cross-drilled & slotted rotors
- Goodyear stainless braided brake lines - Group 9
- Volk Racing TE-37 rims
- Saab rear anti-sway bar

jackmaker's 1984 Saab 900 jackmaker's 1984 Saab 900

 

jackmaker's 1984 Saab 900

 

I had a few sponsorships from CarSponsorships.com They were really great and hooked me up with sponsorships from:
- Decalkits.com
- Blaupunkt
- Tsunami
- StreetFX
- Max-It-Out Video

Page 1 - Summary
Page 2 - Tuning
Page 3 - Wheels
Page 4 - Water Injection
Page 5 - Brakes
Page 6 - Interior
Page 7 - H.I.N.
Page 8 - Racing

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marksbm  

Posted by: marksbm

05/07/2009 08:23PM

Very, very nice bit of work youve done there mate! Im planning on a very basic performnace upgrade, by a minor boost increase and fuel pressure/pump upgrade, this should be the cheapest option and should keep me happy for 5 minutes, lol! Keep up the good work, Mark

red88saab  

Posted by: red88saab

01/20/2009 08:25PM

great saab

Jitters  

Posted by: Jitters

01/03/2009 07:18PM

Wow! Thanks for posting. This has definitely been a journey for you I'm sure. I'm in the process of doing something with my 88 SPG. Probably nothing as extensive as yours but just a little something to occasionally have some fun on the streets... Happy New Year! Jitters

XsaabX  

Posted by: XsaabX

09/28/2008 04:08PM

Very nice Beast...5*****

jackmaker  

Posted by: jackmaker

06/18/2008 08:33AM

I'm not totally sure I'm the best person to answer that question really. I just tore into everything at the same time and that approach has allowed me to build a vehicle with a lot of potential that I'll be tuning for quite some time. There are a couple of things that I can recommend that I've really noticed have made a difference and some that I can certainly not recommend. First, lighten the tires/wheels. I picked up several mpg in fuel efficiency just from that. It also allows the car to accelerate faster. Second, put in a wideband O2 sensor. At a minimum, it'll allow you to pass vehicle inspections easier. I don't recommend the water injection system. It's a waste of time for anyone not running on the hairy edge of performance. It's a good thing your starting with a 16V. That'll simplify the fuel injection management and allow you to run the more modern aftermarket upgrades to the ECU. The turbo/intercooler upgrade is a certainly a nice upgrade. Also, I'd wrap the exhaust header. It'll certainly keep the under hood temperatures down and allow you to get higher boost pressure. You certainly have to beware of cracking it however. I don't recommend the rollbar, unless it's required for a racing class. It's a pain in the butt to install and certainly adds a lot of weight.

Good luck.

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Member ID: jackmaker

Location: Salt Lake City, UT