So ive seen hahn powered cars running low 12's and i wanted to see if anyone has ran their saab turboed cars and what times they ran at what psi? ive only seen 2 saab powered cars one was brandosons 13.8@99 on 6psi and my friends ran 13.2@104 on like 8-9 psi drag radials13.4 on street tires....... gives me mad hope to break 12's on april 9th... also anyone know what psi it maxes out at ? i cant find a compressor map on this exact turbo anywhere.....
Got any time slips from your friend that ran a 13.2? Thats fast for the saab setup.
I went to the track for my first time and ran a 14.2, given i was nervous as hell and had no idea what I was doing. I know that a 13.xx is possible.
I plan on hitting it up this year, im pretty anxious as well to see what I will hit being my first time with this car on 10 pounds.
I also would like to see a slip of the 13.2, because that is fast for the saab setup.
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actually if anyone used to check the 1/4 mile sticky his name is ecotec they accidentally put him in the na eco part at number 1 but he is a member of here..... names ryan spishak i been trying to find his profile he must have deleted it.... i ran 14's na so im hoping for a high 12 haha
i mean if brandoson ran a 13.9 on 6 psi how is it hard to imagine the saab setup hiting a 12 second et haha... i know what u mean tho my first time at the track sucked too but i go every week in the summer so im used to racing now......its just gonna take time getting used to the way boost reacts...
It's such a small turbo it isn't hard to turn it into a hairdryer at higher boost levels, and just pushing hot air instead.
I ran mine at the track at 10-11psi, had horrible wheel hop and bogged a few launches. I'm sure this summer I'd be close to 13.6, but a 12 second 1/4 with the saab setup doesn't seem possible, unless you are very very very good behind the wheel at a track.
i will def post timeslips when i go to the track....im thinking of upgrading to the 16t eventually so maybee that will help...
I'm not really up to date with the eco's. But from what other j's are running and from what I have read on the saab setup over the years your hard pressed to get into the 12's. Heck I'm gonna be surprised if I get into the 12's with a TO4E 57 trim with a stage 3 turbine and a fully built motor. I would suspect mid to high 13's but definitely post your times when you get out. Maybe you have a factory freak.
Matthew Jollymore wrote:I'm not really up to date with the eco's. But from what other j's are running and from what I have read on the saab setup over the years your hard pressed to get into the 12's. Heck I'm gonna be surprised if I get into the 12's with a TO4E 57 trim with a stage 3 turbine and a fully built motor. I would suspect mid to high 13's but definitely post your times when you get out. Maybe you have a factory freak.
i went 12,8@111 stock motor 13psi with my t3/t4 57 trim, stage 3 wheel. and that was working it hard.
i can see your car getting into 12's territory...
i dont forsee a 12.xxx out of the saab setup... just cant move enough air...
Set your car up properly and it's easily doable to run a 12.xx dude.
Well that's my opinion anyways, then again what do I know LOL
PS. Checked your profile, are those your only mods? Cause those are very nice times, good work!!
yea i just have hp tuners no cat 2.5 cat back and all prothane mounts full interior as well... like i said im at the track everyweek lol so my times better be good..... i think ill be fine but if i cant break 12's on hpt and 15 psi ill be very disapointed.... this was alot of work to ad only a second to my time haha... my next project is an eco swapped geo metro all motor so i can show the honda hatch kids whats up...
Brandonson also did this when NO tuning was out for the j's. He did it with a FMU and a aeromotive pressure regulator was all that he had for tuning. Trust me i have his old fuel rail, and aeromotive regulator along with his saab green top injectors. if tuned properly and set up properly I can see 12's possiable...
like i said if i break a 12.9 im happy my friends ss/tc went 13.1@107 so i gotta break 12 before he does haha....like i said if 6 psi he went 13.9 and on 8 psi ran 13.2 its only logical that 15 psi =somewhere in the 12's.... i guess we will see here in april unless it breaks before i can run it....
I think I'd set it to 12 psi and strip the car. Make it as light as you can.
nah i cant strip it i dont like that empty car look... pluss i need interior for the trips to car shows...
john zappernick wrote:nah i cant strip it i dont like that empty car look... pluss i need interior for the trips to car shows...
imo its hard to do a show and go real fast lol sure you can go show and go but in my opinion its one or the other unles your ryan lol im actually looking at putting my car back to stock so i can focus on the go faster part just my opinion
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no no no haha i have stock interior but im not riding alone 4 hours to a car show haha i just dont want a impractical car...
i think 12s are possible with the saab setup. i think the biggest factor is the driver.
John, I see that you're in blairsville, i'm just down 22 in the monroeville area if you need an extra hand with your saab setup.
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i coulda used help last weekend lol.... its gonna be close i gotta have it completely done sunday so its gonna be a stretch with all this damn rain...
97&04cfcavy(04pearlcav) wrote:I plan on hitting it up this year, im pretty anxious as well to see what I will hit being my first time with this car on 10 pounds.
I also would like to see a slip of the 13.2, because that is fast for the saab setup.
Wow. It's been a while since i've been on here! I'll try to find that slip.
Anyways. Good luck John! It's gonna be tough, but I think a 12.9 or so can be done on the saab setup.
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haha its ok at least i know you ran 13.2. i did have the timeslip from that day to since you raced me haha i felt so slow.... once i eco swapped i threw out all my old 16 second timeslips haha...
if i rember correctly i believe brandoson was running the reflash when he ran the 13.xx time. Im the one who reflashed it for him lol and almost every other j in az
either way im sure that the reflash being just a generic tune on a turbo app will see alot different results than a properly tuned... since the reflash has preset parameters and its not tailored to the actual conditions... so im hoping the with hpt and a good tune the car will meet the goals i put out.... i guess we will find out in just a few days tho....FINALLYYY
