SAAB - The Unknown Power House

Rose Engineering first got a hold of one of these very unique and interesting cars in 1990.

A 1988 N/A SAAB 900, and yes we're knowing what you SAAB enthusiats out there are thinking right now, faces cringing etc, but this car started it all off and gave us enough ammo to go on from there ...

Learning how the cars work to finding and sourcing performnace products to suit these cars, and yes all available from businesses and companies within our unique sunburnt country ... Aussies will give anything a go!

At present we have a 1986 SAAB 900 AERO on our hands and great things are expected from this car ... with a spare complete B202 block in the workshop, it was only a matter of time before we started to think and ponder 'i wonder what you can REALLY do with these things' ... so pondering no more we're getting stuck into it ...

Research on components will always pays dividends. Talking to various people that are more then willing to help out and supply information have all said that 400-500HP is more then feasible.

The stock manual transmission will not cope with this sort of power output and torque, so a straight cut performance gear set is needed (commonly known as a dog box). The good people at Pfitzner Performance Gearboxes

SAAB turbo cars produce alot of useable TORQUE, so HP (HorsePower) is not really an issue ... Horsepower is nothing, without torque (or the catapulting action from a stand still). Needless to say HP will automatically follow on from this.

A great project/everyday street car will be developed , and customs performance parts produced and sold for classic SAAB 900 customers in the process.

• Custom Made Performance Turbo Exhaust Manifold (these are being sold by Rose Engineering. Look in the parts section, Contact Us Today!)
• Lowered 40mm using Lovells springs.
• Done front suspension overhaul (bushes) and re-buildable Bilsteins
• Done rear suspension overhaul (bushes) and re-buildable Bilsteins
• Custom Arias forged pistons (lower compression)
• Clevite engine bearings ... yep, your vision isn't decieving you ... Found them @ PerformanceWholesale.Com.Au and had a good ole chat with a bloke called Tim
• Worked 2.0L Turbo Head from a 1985/86. Not a later model 2.0L or 2.1L which have less combustion chamber depth, and not a 2.3L head as it's just way too much trouble with manifolds and doesn't fit a B202 block!... made the choice very easy ... stick with what we have, bore it out more, blend things and mill out the combustion chambers just that little bit MORE ... this head flows very well
• SARD Racing adjustable FPR (Fuel Pressure Regulator) ... made up custom bracket to fit B202 head which is nice and neat and looks the part ... trying to stay away from over priced BOSCH parts which are not as good other products out there

• Bye, bye to crappy bosch gear and say HELLO to Motec ... oooooh yeeaaah :)
• Quality custom made exhaust manifold produced by CPC (custom plenum creations) to accomodate TIAL external wastegate, and we mean QUALITY

TIAL external wastegate ... Forget overpriced turbosmart w/gates ... have a look at VPW

Cant forget those all important brakes, something the yanks seem to totally forget to add to all their cars ... the attitude seems to be 'as long as it goes like the clappers then who cares?!' ... I'm going to be using a custom set of AP Racing Products here, with a hydraulic handbrake system, running vented brake discs all round

Performance Brake Discs - both older and newer 4 bolt patterns