"Godspeed11- I own a SAAB" (Godspeed11)
06/02/2014 at 11:22 • Filed to: None
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"Godspeed11- I own a SAAB" (Godspeed11)
06/02/2014 at 11:22 • Filed to: None | 1
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Well stuff is going down.
Turbo X:
Cut the Mufflers off
Registered for AutoX
Power steering went out.....
The resonator and cats remain, both to stay legal and tolerably loud but it sounds amazing with the mufflers gone. Pops off twice as much and it sings above 3k
9-3 Aero Sportcombi
Well the little coolant hose I fixed a while back is going bad, now it just sprays coolant onto the turbo heat shield. Great. I plan on getting that sorted this afternoon.
9-4X
Straight piped it again for the heck of it. Unbolted the flex-pipe from the cat and drove it to a party, the looks on peoples' faces are priceless.....
9-5
Needs maintenance but it currently being driven by me because both 9-3s are out of commission until I sort the coolant hose on the wagon. I might just pull the power steering pump if I can on the Turbo X, but then parking will suck hard....
Oh and on a sidenote, I know a guy with a Local Motors Rally fighter, just sayin'. He's worked with them for 10 years now and was given the car to showcase throughout the Knoxville and Southeast area. He was kind enough to give me a ride and even offered to let me drive it. I might take it to a local car meet and bring him along when he's free.
Slant6
> Godspeed11- I own a SAAB
06/02/2014 at 11:25 |
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You would think Saab of all manufacturers would have used stainless steel here. All my clips have rusted off.
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Godspeed11- I own a SAAB
> Slant6
06/02/2014 at 11:26 |
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That's just a clip I got from Advance Auto, the stock clips aren't great....
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> Godspeed11- I own a SAAB
06/02/2014 at 11:28 |
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I used to live about 45min from the LM factory in AZ. One year when we came back from SEMA, my cousin and his shop partner went by there to check out the works. Said they were really interested in the vehicle and may be considering one in a couple years. The guys at LM gave them a tour and some ride alongs in a Rally Fighter. Definitely seems like a great group of people.
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Slant6
> Godspeed11- I own a SAAB
06/02/2014 at 11:32 |
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I've started to replace the stock ones with the screw type ones. The stock ones would break when I would take them off.
macanamera
> Godspeed11- I own a SAAB
06/02/2014 at 11:37 |
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Wait, you took the mufflers off a 9-3? 2.0T or the twin-turbo 6?
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> macanamera
06/02/2014 at 12:54 |
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2008 Turbo X, Single Turbo 2.8 V6
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macanamera
> Godspeed11- I own a SAAB
06/02/2014 at 13:05 |
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My buddy bought an 07 9-3 2.0t today, he is wondering what he can do to hear it a little better. Any suggestions?
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> macanamera
06/02/2014 at 13:17 |
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BSR cold air intake, I have one on the Turbo X and it sounds great. It's all induction noise from the turbo so if he wants some more engine note I'd say start with the mufflers. If that's not enough then he can try removing the secondary cat in the mid pipe. I went to a local muffler shop and they did the job on the two silencers for $125 so it's not expensive.
Here's the link to BSR
http://en.bsr.se/product/opti_f…