Saab Gets Turbo Upgrade! More Power!!! 

Ok bois. Here's the skinny on this More turbo means you need more of everything else. If you just swap turbo you WONT be getting all you can out of the car, and you will be broke down very soon. Here's a list of the basics you will need to do in order to do it right. The first thing is make sure you have the proper PVC. Im not sure about years but I think after 2003 they corrected the pvc system and there was recalls, so when in doubt just replace the pvc system. Plus the hoses are most likely old and if one has a crack you cant see you will be bumming. More air consumption - cold air intake system. More fuel - upgraded fuel rail To make it all work - computer tune is a must unless you dont want the car to run right. Now it makes more heat - intercooler upgrade. Radiator should be ok stock but silicon hoses everywhere possible to keep oils, waters and air cool as possible. If your smart you will wrap that manifold and the hard pipe at top of turbo with heat tape. With more boost you need to expel the unwanted air faster - blow off valve. Back pressure needs to escape - larger exhaust diameter has to happen. And last is spark. NGK platnums are THE BEST PLUGS period for this car. I am dead serious about the heat issue. My stage 3 got really warm and you can feel the heat through the floor boards. This is all fun and stuff but it's not cheap to do it right.

Love it - Greetings from Trollhättan!

Fantastic video , thanks . I have just bought my first SAAB and know little about them so i`m on a massive learn push :D

Great video, man! I've done this upgrade 6 years ago on my 96 900 when I started blowing oil into exhaust. Got a used td04 and a rebuild kit on eBay. Rebuilt it and got it balanced. Still works great on stock tune. Can't wait to do a stage 3 or 4 tune! Clocking the turbo and the lines was the hardest for me.

Buddy that looks sick I just got an 03 9-5 and I love it

A nice clean video. Good lighting, good camera skills. I wasn't guessing (much!) about what you were talking about. I like my bog standard 9-3 & the way they have made the turbo feel like part of the car, but then I drive like an old fart anyway. Anybody, can bolt on an aftermarket go-faster bit, but you have made a very nice "tutorial" using bits from different models, AND making it look original. Well done.

Just did mine. It was way easier to pull the turbo down from the bottom lol, saves a ton of time

Great video pal, very informative. Thanks

Great video on how to swap to a bigger, better turbo. Also thanks for that forgered diverter valve thing to sound better with the turbo sounds.

Sweet vid that was a A-Team special

gotta love the saab engineering with taking that all apart lol. if it was a V8 in a chevy it would just pull right off haha

Excellent Vid As Ever 👌🏻

Use factory 90 style near intake pipe to clear. Flex lines everywhere else worked great. Install flex lines to turbo before install. Got flex kit off Ebay for this upgrade. You will need banjo bolts from original turbo and kit. Hope this helps. 1: Remove downpipe, 2: Drop turbo, 3: Remove manifold. Cut hard lines and get a flex kit.

I think the initial difference I saw from the T25 to TD04 upgrade was the ability to keep pulling at highway speeds. The smaller stock turbo seemed to fall off at top end. Nice video though, good to see other clean Saab's.

I recently swapped my old B235E in my 9-5 to a B235R. Love me a TD04. Even got the Aero ECU in. But next on my list? NOOBTune stage 1 hybrid ECU.

Beautiful car!

Good video

Great video definitely considering getting an older gen 9-3 or a 9-5aero I’ve heard their engines are way better than the newer 4cyl Gm engines

Taking the radiator and or fans out often is the solution. Fans are super easy. I think you need an ecu remap for the different turbo. I'm assuming you have the T7 style inline intercooler.

Please go and get a new tune for the td04. Do u have bigger injectors? I have done similar setup with td04-19t.

Nice

nice job....

Hello! I have a 97 900 se what size time could I run with out running into figment issues?

Proud new owner of a 2002 Saab 93 SE 5 speed manual ^.^

Do you know approximately what a "safe" HP and rpm range on one of these is, with a stock bottom end? Good internals or?... My brother picked one of these up and we wanna make some more power without making a mess... lol Stock clutch any good?

Where is the Cobra Pipe from? Is it a Viggen or from a Saab 9-5?

How would this set up compare to upgrading to a 19T version?

what kind of lip kit do you have on this 9-3?

Where’d you get the lowering coil overs

got a td04 18t in my saab R900 puts down about 380-390 hp

just got my Saab 93 about a month ago havent been able to drive it much just because of this huge oil leak but should have it back today I got a steal on mine 600 166k suspension is in great shape lots of new parts runs very and drives very well I want to replace the brakes and radiator and this line under the radiator is leaking power steering fluid so just get that all cleaned up and I should be good for a while very excited to get it back on the road

hi why is the light on airbag ?

Hi there, what happend with the channel? Im about to put TD04 on my B204 and i just finish watching this video. I have intake, full exhaust and big intercooler with piping. It will be interestin how i will fit all oil feeds... im going for 280hp.

I had to ditch turbo hard lines for flex lines so I wouldn't go insane.

what does stage 3 mean?

How much power u make how much psi u runnin

The thing is, smaller turbo spools faster. And you have that power on lower RPM, or say you're starting getting more power and not just letting bigger turbo choking you until it spools and pulls finally. T25 has great potential, as you said at the end of the video, definitely is more fuel efficient in urban traffic plus some light pulls :) I see the advantages. That being said, I have a 95 with TD04, 2 9000s with TD04, one 93 with TD04, then 93 and ng900 with T25, 95 with a T17... The list goes on. 2 liter has more "issues" with TD04 to actually get to run and produce some power :) compared to 2.3L.

How much to do mine??

Ok... I’m curious how you got that pipe off for the blow off to intake without the car running like shit.

Hi i want toen buy An Saab 9 3 with a b205r engine doesh any one know what turbo is on that engine?

Just got my 2004 Saab yesterday. Thinking about doing some after market stuff to it. Any suggestions?

Hi my 03' 9-3 vert recently blew its turbo. It came with gt17 with bsr stage 1. I am swapping turbo td04-15t since I always yawned for lack of its power. I think I will be done by a week or two and was curious if my ecm or ecu will automatically recognize turbo or should I let a tuner to correct it or if I can, should I request bsr to give me a new program since I bought the ppc3 years ago? Problem with the tuner I know is a starter and used my 05 9-3 ss as a tester which made me drive nearly 3~4 months with various engine troubles. Think he fried my ecm once and put in out program like 20 dozen times until everything was settled with like stage3 263hp. I also gotta mention that while dismantling my turbo. I didn't have to take off my manifold while taking off gt17 I simply disconnected water lines and unhooked catalytic converter and pushed it aside to pull it out, but my turbo was small so not sure for other guys. I am waiting for a new adjustable wastegate actuator since nipple of actuator was bent and leaks (tested with air compressure)while shipping. Last question since I bought adjustable waste gate what bar spring should I set it on? My 9-3ss was set at 0.8 bar which runs great but anything over that I get overboost since I have stock catalystic. I would love to change it to 3" down pipe but understand that its illegal in Korea similar to California emission. Thanks for some answers in advance

So after all this work swapping to a Tdo4 on my 1999 Saab 9-5 I'm seeing 16psi!!! Wth! Same tune only Turbo swap. Guessing I must get a Tune?????? Help please. Car runs fine but obviously extra boost isn't getting extra fuel.

Looks like my car

Just because of the fall on its face issue and Yes it does by 5k with the t25 it's worth it to upgrade to tdo4 if you want more power. It's not an easy swap so do your homework.

Flex lines save your life here.

Nice. Do some 3rd pulls itl map it self in. Yea definitely start with ps then manifold then turbo. Glad you put a king cobra in. Worth. And the 06+ oil drain is nice if you did that too.

hi) you have expirience about oil ZIC 5w40 or Neste 5w40 with engine saab 9-3 9-5 2.3 turbo) am listen what talking about this oils talkinkg people who lives in syberia and frozen zones who driving just like saab 9-5))))

What wheels are on the car? They look great.

Where is the front lip from bro? It looks awesome

I changed my turbo to from orgl to 19t 😁

this is making me scared to td04 swap my 99 9-3

Почему красная кассета зажигания??

hey bro i removed that pipe that goes into the intake . for the wsshh sound . but . my car turns off . like the rpms go down what am i doing wrong . help i own a 99 viggen lb

I have 01 9-5 wagon for sale Stage 3 turbo tuned 22 lbs of boost Suspension Manual transmission Sachs clutch 3 inch exhaust w cat delete Makes well over 300 hp Gold n chrome bbs Motor blown 10k invested 1500 obo

Take the front bumper off next time digdog.

we found the bridge for human dna....

No, you think you are not good in tutorials. thats mistake.

Always have to get creative with Saabs 🤦

Sounds like a diesal....

nice job.....