Bonneville Saab 93

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Bonneville Saab 93

Postby Hans » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:13 am

Last year, this car went about 145 mph (Yamaha R1 engine, naturally aspirated):

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Well, we all know that adding more turbo makes life better, not to mention faster. Here's the latest engine, a 1.3L Hayabusa with, um, some extra intake plumbing:

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399 hp at the wheels. 30 pounds of boost. Passenger seat is replaced by a huge air-to-water intercooler.

The owner, who also does lowly TSDs as well as more intense stuff like La Carrera Panamericana, reported that the temp gauge goes up about as quickly as the revs, so hopefully it'll last. Last until when? Until 200 mph, or more.

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Re: Bonneville Saab 93

Postby Luke » Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:22 pm

wow, thats really cool, best of luck to him!

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Re: Bonneville Saab 93

Postby Jordan » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:11 pm

that looks a little nicer than the geo metro rally car setup. :lol:

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Re: Bonneville Saab 93

Postby SwedeSport » Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:45 pm

Thats awesome!

The Hot Rod Gold with the old school graphics and aluminum blanking plates really make that car.

Looks fast sitting still!
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Re: Bonneville Saab 93

Postby Geoff » Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:09 pm

I need that to get to work!

Any pictures of how the transmission fits in, hooks up to the axles, etc?
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Re: Bonneville Saab 93

Postby Hans » Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:00 am

Bringing this back from the dead to report that the car (nicknamed the Flying Pickle) went 177 mph (unofficial) yesterday. It sounds like they're debating whether to go for a 200-mph attempt now or wait until this fall.

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Re: Bonneville Saab 93

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Re: Bonneville Saab 93

Postby SwedeSport » Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:00 am

Looks like it was a little squirrelly at speed?
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