Vauxhall astra mk3 with saab B204L turbo engine stage 3 map 274.8BHP 315LBFT
My Vauxhall astra with a saab turbo 2.0 litre turbo engine, with a stage 3 map carried out with T5 suite, rolling roaded at awesome GTI in Manchester
full diary can be found at http://www.mk3oc.com/forum/showthread.php?41426-Nige-s-Reiger-Astra-with-Saab-Power
~ 700hp Turbo Saab, 312kmh (194mph)
Extreme turbo Saab + 300 kmh
Many viewers have misunderstood this video, so I explain it a little:
-Speed at finish line (1mile/1609m) is measured. Time is not measured.
-First Saab does 1st and 2nd gear with ~half throttle. Second Saab has limited Boost for 1st and 2nd gear.
- three extra seconds between 0-100kmh typically means ~30meters wasted. But three extra seconds used in speeds close to 300kmh, means almost 300meters wasted.
Here is equally powerful RWD cars (if not even more HP's) These RWD's are a lot faster between 0-150kmh, but these Saabs are faster from 150kmh-300kmh. You get the point when you compare speeds at finish line. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urWWdomnncw
-A Saab 9-5 driver pushes a little too much throttle @3rd gear and looses traction. He lifts a throttle and pushes it back, but too much again and then he gears up 4th, a bit earlier than planned. (optimal is@205kmh).
Earlier that summer I broke one gearbox when pushing too hard on 3rd gear.
With new gearbox and at later event, I drove very gently on first three gears to avoid breaking it again. I pushed WOT for the first time on 4th gear @ 190kmh. You can hear it clearly on following video. Engine tone changes totally around 200kmh. Incar video is from 299kmh pull (at 1 mile race) Something happened to camera during the run. So I didn't get any incar video from a 305kmh pull. To see that run from the start line, please see my other videos.
Here is incar video until camera dies. Start is @1min. http://youtu.be/M4NNX4Ygnwc
My MK3 Astra Project :-)
A quick vid ive put together a bit rough but ill improve it soon when i ave the time lol. basically this is my Astra project that started off as a 1.4ls base model and inbetween time ive changed the majoraty of the car mostly to gsi spec as i brought a side impact model as a donor, i started this project a good while ago hence the few embarrasing early mods lol
Wheeler Dealers S01E03 Saab 900 Turbo Pt. I
Work Completed: Replaced interior (including carpets and door cards) from beige cloth to black/grey leather, brake discs and pads, electric window motors and Exhaust back box; engine service.
