I Put My High Mileage Saab 9-3 Turbo X on the Dyno, and Here's What Happened 

I’ve got some mods in the works for the TX coming soon! I’ll be posting on Instagram first when they arrive/are ordered so follow me there @Auto.Autopsy to stay up to date! ❤️

Yes, I know it’s not the best. BUT! That’s why I’ve got some stuff coming soon to improve those numbers and that curve :)

Hi, been watching since the beginning being a Saab 93 Aero owner myself, I love what your doing and the way the channel is going. Just had to say pls be careful running AFR 13.0 is not wise, I would hate to see you damage such a brilliant engine. Keep the great content coming. So jealous of the Turbo X, very rare here in the UK

She sounds AWESOME!!!! Can’t wait to see what you are gonna do with her.

Quick question. I just had a auto tun stage one installed I bought the connecter and tun in a package. I have a drop in k&m drop in air. I had bought a magna-flow exhaust and put on a glass pipe as a resonator. I live in Cali so I can’t do the 3 down pipe. Could I do maybe a 3 catback or turbo exhaust so I could get to a stage 2 or 3 tune. If you have any suggestions or links to exhaust I could use I’d would be appreciated. Thanks man you rock.

Thank you

Love the Saab’s, I have a Viggen myself that put down 220 and 242 with 187,000mi prior to mods.. Can’t wait to see what you got planned.

Very nice looking car!

Love these cars. just bought a 9-3 tid. What mods would you reccommend?

The raggedy line is most likely due to Saab Engine Management's constant adjustments to mix, timing and fuel. New coil packs and double iridium plugs should get your upper RPM power back. Certainly did on my '05 ARC Vert. Was not mis-firing, but power would drop off above 5k. Now pulls hard to redline with 190k miles still idling smooth as silk. Good luck. Btw - LOVE THE X!!!

I tuned my Saab with Brew City Boost. Those guys are great and it made a huge difference. For your car, you can make 330hp (crank) with the stage 3.

Hey Jacob, nice run! Those are the numbers I figured you'd hit. My guess is that you're going to upgrade the intercooler, air intake, downpipe, and midpipe, then get it tuned. Thanks for the good video and thank god those exhaust tips are fixed! haha

Hey man, Fellow TX owner (1961 of 2000) UK 6MT Sport Combi - I had my one on the Dyno with a Nordic (look them up on youtube (Robert Uhr)) tune and the numbers were way off because did the runs in 4th gear, 3rd is nearer 1:1 on these gearboxes! Keep Saab'n!

I have one.....#881 but its an automatic. Got it for a song NEW so I took it. Wanted a manual one. I have 26,ooo miles on it, never in snow, mint condition. I cant wait to see what you do next. I would like to "bump it" but also turn it back to being stock. Good videos.

Your Saab is awesome

Gotta love that Ikea shot at 2:06

“Low expectations” 😂

Can these cars be dyno tuned?

You are only running 91 Octane? What is aviable in america? Here in switzerland regular gas is 95 and premium 98 or 100 depends on the station. My 99' 9-3 is running 98 only. Gonna get 3" downpipe and Maptun Intercooler soon.

That is a really sharp and fast looking SAAB! Nicer than my 03 9-3 B207R that's for sure.. Let me know if you ever want to trade...lol

As much as I have heard dynos might not actually tell you the real power, they all are very different with many settings and variables. Most useful they are when you use the same dyno to see difference in horsepower after modifications.

I'm an older person and the reason we went to get horsepower measured on the dynamometer was to know what the horsepower was compared to the amount of power coming off the tires. I had a 1969 Mustang GT with 375 horsepower. but when I brought it to the Dynomometer it showed only 294 horsepower. so since you had 220 on the horsepower that must mean you had about 300 or 280hp right from the engine, the way the horsepower was always measured.

I would have bought a Saab, if it hadn't gone bust a few years ago, I was worried about founding parts, it was back in '14. I decided to buy a 38 000 mile S60 B5244t5 Volvo (2.4 engine, with M66 manual) and tuned it from 260 metric horses to 310, it gets around 300 effectively. FWD, it's better not to have more, and one has to be careful in the wet. 110 000 miles now with the Volvo These Saabs are beauties! Congrats.

Is something wrong with it? My 07 Aero has beaten cars with over 300hp with just a stage one tune on the 2.8?

A 5 speed 9-5 Aero would beat the dust off that thing from the torque measurement.

I'd try and see if you can go back to the stock tune to be honest (for now) running lean can be a little dangerous. If I'm correct, a richer afr helps prevent detonation and helps keep the cylinders cool and lubricated (might need a fact check there). Going back to stock might keep the engine healthier while not losing much power (since you're only at 220 hp anyway). Though if you're planning on changing stuff and getting it retuned soon anyway, maybe it's fine to keep it where it's at for a while.

Howd you get the headlights so clean?

hi auto autopsy i'm ur biggest fan

My b207r was tuned by Mike D.. if you wanna do it yourself brew city boost has a T8 hand held tuner and you can do it..

Cool :-) I have a request for a video. Do a motoroil test from Blackstone labs on your TurboX

Hi there from Rome, are selling one of Saab ??

A question from someone that will eventually get a 2.8 Saab, isn’t the 2.8 meant to be used only with 98 octane + (EU, 93 I think it is for USA) Does it create any issues using regular gas in this engine? (91 USA, 95 EU)

My stock Turbo X made 240 at the wheels. Cold day 100 octane gas(in europe), calculated at the engine 281 hp

Hello I have a 2000 Saab 93 turbo 2.0 5 speed. 185 horsepower can you tell me what kind of motor I have?

Did u say its stage one tuned !!? Cause with these numbers i think its bone stock, what do u think

Great videos again Auto autopsy I contacted you once before I love the footage you showed up at the auto show once again I'm still waiting on my car I forgot to ask you on a well-maintained Saab 2008 2.0 9-3 was 182000 Miles is that a lot I don't know what's been replaced and what has not been replaced I know I would be the third owner after the dealer but I know that it was always taken to the Saab dealer for maintenance and has numerous Carfax reports about all the times it was brought to the dealer but it doesn't always say what for what is the average life expectancy of these cars if they're well-maintained I know that's kind of a silly question but I paid $2,500 for the vehicle and it's an absolutely mint condition worst case scenario if I get 2 years out of it and have to do an engine swap I'll still be ahead of the game because it's absolutely no rust but I don't know how much it engine swap would be any thoughts or questions would be much appreciated I watch all your videos just about I love the passion you have for the vehicle like I said I fell in love with it when I first saw it and couldn't run into the shop fast enough with the envelope to pay for the car

Not bad man! I always wanted to make a channel for my saab!

Found a 2008 Turbo X for sale in Indiana for $11k, only 78k original miles by one owner - If only I had the cash! Least I'm halfway there 😅

when you obtain the "upgrades" could you give us a step by step of what you do? i'm thinking about a BCB or Vtune.

Love your ig page. I want to buy a 2006 Saab 9-3 aero, what do you think?

When are you making a part 8 of your used cars videos

WOW, why are you running it on 91 octane? Mine does not behave well on anything other than 99+ but that is probably down to the tune. 99+ is readily available in the UK.

I noticed that my TurboX is much faster after running it hard a few times. Test your 0-60 after the car is warmed up.. drive it a little aggressively for 10 minutes and then try the 0-60 again. You'll see a big difference. I want to go Vtuner Stage 0, the numbers are "told" to give the TurboX up to 400 torque and over 300 hp but I also heard that some people put their X on a dyno and didnt see any inscrease on numbers😕

What's a good mod for a saab 93 2004

Not too bad for stock v6, got mine dyno last week and made 261 whp and 300 ft/lbs. I have a 2.0T 2004 arc cabrio 5 speed video is at jtune performance on facebook 😁. I have stock turbo btw.

Very good om the Saabs but how's your Swedish? ;)

Do a 3 inch downpipe and a turbo back exhaust with cat delete and have him tune it again should make 280whp over 300 wheel torque on stock turbo

And if you're in AZ you should definitely throw in 15w-50 oil.

That car is just screaming for a performance tune!

Something must be wrong with the car, i have a dyno sheet for 230whp 330wnm on a 9-3 2.0 T5 low pressure turbo from 2000, with 200.000km on the clock. Software, APC valve from a highpressure turbo and complete 3" exhaust is the only mods.

I think I saw Brian smw on the video #fastandfurious

Hi, I have Subscribed your channel I have a request, Can you please make a video on SAAB 9-5 Aero XWD that would be much appreciated. Thanks

I have a Saab 93 Turbo diesel.. ha ha. I do like Saabs. Your V6 engine was made here in Melbourne Australia (Holden - owned by GM). If you don't mind me asking, what does a car like this cost at the moment? Cheers from Melbourne.

I have a 06 saab 9-3 aero, i have a weird coolant leaking issue , hopefully I’ll be able to communicate with you for some help since you know a lot about saabs

Oh well, 230 was my guess. Probably in a colder climate.

Must be nice to get a partnership, I had to pay for all my upgrades ,I wish that I could've got the 04 Areo to SOC to sell it to begin on the 2011 93 ?maptune gave all there free stuff to one person ,even a tune ,I was the first one to do the SID2 in the 04 style cars you have to hardwire it in and map tune charged me 20 for an update that didn't do anything else for that car ,I I plan on 400 hp with the b207r with new pistons and rods I have everything else do88 big pipe, all do88 hoses doing a dyno tune custom for the TD04 HL t20 turbo ,

in u. s. turbo x have only 220bhp? 😐

Would love a carlsson

Shame you did not tell us the factory figure at the wheels, I think its 280bhp at the crank so wondered how much that is at the wheels and how much you lost in the 176,000 miles since new?

Of course I do,most generally it's a 15% driveline loss crank to wheel 220 wheel hp is 253 crank hp those cars should be 280 at the crank

I'm about to buy a 2005 Saab 9-3 Arc at the end of the nect month. Wish me luck guys.

Measurements don’t tell you everything

Is this a mustang dyno?

That has to be the crappiest stage 1 ever. Put the latest version of the original software in and I bet you it will do better. Making a B284 run lean is actually quite impressive (in a bad way) and really shows that the tuner was not good at ME9.6 tuning. Here's a run with MapTun Stage 2, which is not a lot different from what your car should be showing (stage 2 being only catback exhaust). The dfference to a stage 1 is ony 15hp and 5Nm at the crank. www.garaget.org/?car=212850&image=2117204

In Sweden 95 octane is regular. We also have 98 and 99 octane too.

What is it with young guys and Dynos?

nice vid..... 220 wheel is low i know ull get it higher

What mileage has your motor done? That will have an impact on ultimate power figures

Ikea!

Guess rust is a non issue in Arizona? It looks like it is in amazing shape after 11 years.

The power curve wasn't very smooth xD I would be concerned if my power curve would look like yours.

I thought SAAB’s saying is “ Built from Jet Fighters “ I though these were better Hummm 🤪

Jzw stage 1. Nuff said

Just the way it was spoiling on the dyno ,the stock tune would be better than that

Very certain that the power bandwidth has almost everything to do with the turbos limiting flow. Quick search for 9-3x turbos dyno graphs showed cars with larger turbos having peak power/torque between 5800-6250

Wouldn't call that a beast, this thing needs more power badly

hope you know the number would been better in 4th gear... since its there saab let all the power loose

They don't make big numbers anyway. Same Vauxhall Vectra VXR in the UK/EU. If you want big numbers from a Saab you get a 9000 and wind it up !. 500+ bhp easy.

4:21 I'm not here to see a GTR. I'm here to see a Saab! GET THAT CRAP OUT OF MY SCREEN!

WOW 91 IS VERY LOW OCTANE IS IT ENOUGH, TO REALISE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THIS CAR?

Why was it run 3rd gear? 4th gear is a close 1:1 ratio so that’s what it should have been done in, not 3rd gear.

Lol I saw your dad at the wecking yard

DO88 intercooler

Fix the deflected silencer :)

id love myself a turbo x but its a shame it cant take E85.. i have had so much good expiriences with saabs and e85.. from ng900 to og9-3 and now ng9-3... :) snag.gy/FCnWvm.jpg here is a picture of my dyno sheet for the ng9-3 03

your a bit lean at 13 on a turbo car. Need more safety in there but might loose some HP Prob 25-30% driveline loss with AWD

DYNOTOMETER

Did the 350z want it?

Drag it against other cars. That will tell you how fast it really is lol

Why does it have such low hp?

Why the fuck this doesn’t have a BSR intake already???

It seems a little low. I thought 280 hp

That car goes best at 98 octane 😂

That other outro was way better

173? its hig miliage?? :DDDDDD i have 290 k km and im adding LPG right now :D

173k is nothing. That is normal.

Not even hitting stock hp numbers for the car

Dude my moms ford goes 250HP

It's a Saab, therefore I am not impressed with the numbers. Is everything OK with Your engine?

Cant see the point of putting road cars on a dyno theres a 55 mph speed limit in the states.unless you want to uae this on a track its a waste of time and money