Vehicle Owner

Member ID: christian900se

Location: greenwich, CT

Vehicle Info

1996 Saab 900

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-605.8sec
  • Top Speed169mph
  • HP350
  • Weight3180lbs

Major Upgrades

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

Ratings

    • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 20, 2009

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christian’s Saab 900

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My 1996 Saab 900se stage 5 turbo vert!

 

 

 

Page 1: New Pictures, Carlisle, and Upgrade list
Page 2: Original Parts 
Page 3: First Upgrades

Page 4: Polished Delivery Pipe 

Page 5: Lowered (previous setup)

 

Some Recent Pictures: Debadged finally! Most likely, I will get new badges but I like the clean look.

 

  christian900ses 1996 Saab 900

christian900ses 1996 Saab 900

christian900ses 1996 Saab 900

christian900ses 1996 Saab 900

 

Finally got chrome door pulls: I had to restore these because the plastic was a pale grey, and the chrome was scratched up. Some trim paint and polish fixed those problems.

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

Played with the Tech II, changed my lighting option to Euro Lighting 1:

Off Position: city lights.

Middle Position: city lights, fog lights.

Headlights On Position: Headlights, fogs, High beams with Fogs.

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 

Carlisle:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900 

christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

 christian900se's 1996 Saab 900

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Modifications List:

JAK STOLL

-3" stainless steel turbo back exhaust

-FMIC intercooler with HOT style piping 
 

-50# injectors 

EBC
-Front drilled and slotted rotors
-Front EBC Redstuff brake pads
-Rear EBC Redstuff brake pads
-Full bleed of the braking system
-Motul 5.1 brake fluid

Turbo Upgrade 

-Big T28 turbo, completely rebuilt and upgraded (Chad, Simplysaab).

Genuinesaab

-cold air intake
-steering rack clamp and brace
-22mm rear anti-roll bar
-a six point subframe brace
-Polyeurethene bushings (all)
-Sway bar link bushings
-Koni Sport adjustable shocks
-Tinted Clear Little Blinkers

-High Flow t5 stainless inlet pipe

 Forge Motorsports

-Forge blowoff valve
-Forge Adjustable wastegate actuator

Visuals:

Borbet type FS 17''x8'' with Goodyear Eagle F1 all seasons with Carbon Fiber sidewalls.
-Duplicolor black bumper coating on mirrors, side trim pieces (eventually all exterior trim)
-Duplicolor black caliper paint (great stuff)

 

First Dyno Run!

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1st run: 283.61whp and 290.39ft#s
2nd run: 285.77whp and 294.02ft#s
Done in 3rd gear after disconnecting the speed sensor, very cool air being pumped over the intercooler.

 

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de_zweed  

Posted by: de_zweed

09/22/2009 10:19AM

Nice saab, rated 5*... pleaze check out my 9000. Will follow the progress of your car.

mzj24  

Posted by: mzj24

08/28/2009 07:09PM

Great looking ride! Check mine out and let me know what you think. http://www.mysubie.com/vehicle?id=1077

96saabauto  

Posted by: 96saabauto

08/23/2009 05:46AM

Did you do any mods to the auto trans to handle the power of the stage 5 tune?

vincenzo53  

Posted by: vincenzo53

08/05/2009 08:16AM

NIce DropTop Turbo!.. very Clean!

rennsport1  

Posted by: rennsport1

08/04/2009 08:19PM

Badass vert! Very nice. 5*

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Member ID: christian900se

Location: greenwich, CT