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BAD63R-V6 · 21-02-2007, 11:28 AM

I've just been having a brouse of Club Calibra and have discoverd that Vauxhall donates there 2.5 and 3.0ltr engines to Saab and was used in a fair few models. Further to this I found that Saab dropped in a low pressure turbo on the 3.0 that can run without a waste gate and runs off only the front bank of the engine and you dont have to do a single thing to the engine to make it run right such as compression ratio lol.

The Turbo takes the 3.0 up to 250bhp so thats a 42bhp gain on a standard 3.0ltr block. So with mine now being around the 235-245bhp area I'm very tempted to have a go at it as I'm sure I could find a dead Saab to butcher pmsl and it would knock mine up to 270-280bhp.

What do you guys think?? Worth while mod for the money (around £350-450 to buy a sceond hand manifold, turbo and gaskets)????

It appeals to me as a Supercharger conversion which gives 265 bhp on a standard 3.0ltr block costs up to £3500-4000 for the conversion. The only trhing that would need to be sorted would be a custom made oil return pipe for the turbo as the Vauxhall version of the engine doesn't have one.

Let me know what you think guys.
Cheers BAD63R

21-02-2007, 11:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
BAD63R-V6 Loyal Member Power tuner Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 166	Hhhmmmm Tempting.... I've just been having a brouse of Club Calibra and have discoverd that Vauxhall donates there 2.5 and 3.0ltr engines to Saab and was used in a fair few models. Further to this I found that Saab dropped in a low pressure turbo on the 3.0 that can run without a waste gate and runs off only the front bank of the engine and you dont have to do a single thing to the engine to make it run right such as compression ratio lol. The Turbo takes the 3.0 up to 250bhp so thats a 42bhp gain on a standard 3.0ltr block. So with mine now being around the 235-245bhp area I'm very tempted to have a go at it as I'm sure I could find a dead Saab to butcher pmsl and it would knock mine up to 270-280bhp. What do you guys think?? Worth while mod for the money (around £350-450 to buy a sceond hand manifold, turbo and gaskets)???? It appeals to me as a Supercharger conversion which gives 265 bhp on a standard 3.0ltr block costs up to £3500-4000 for the conversion. The only trhing that would need to be sorted would be a custom made oil return pipe for the turbo as the Vauxhall version of the engine doesn't have one. Let me know what you think guys. Cheers BAD63R