Introducing my Saab 9-3 convertible
A first post on the Saab after some research posts on the Duc, just to fill the Saab category and force myself to make a “Saab topic picture”.
The Saab is a 2001 9-3 convertible, original a SE 150 HP version. I’ve changed a lot in the past few years, i’ll make a small list of the things that come to mind:
- 3″ to 2.5″ stainless steel exhaust with race cat
- Original MHI TD04 15t #5
- Full aluminium intercooler
- Henko 275 lph fuel pump
- Saab Viggen clutch
- Siemens Deka 630 cc injectors, now swapped for 875 cc injectors
- EBC discs and pads
- Hirsch 18″ alloys
- Viggen seats & door panels
- All out audio upgrade with stock radio (4 ch EQ, 6 ch AMP, compo set, rear bass, trunk bass)
- Saab 9-5 biopower software with about 300 hp / 440 Nm on E85
The Saab is where i learnt my software tuning tricks. T7 suite, a brilliant free tool by Saab DIY tuner “Dilemma” aka Guido helped my a lot, it paved the way to understanding the insides of my Saab.
I’ve still got a lot of wild plans for the Saab, ill give you another mouth watering list:
- Viggen skirts and bumpers
- Hirsch carbon dash
- Short shifter
- B204 short block with Wossner pistons & Verdi rods
- MHI TD04 19t #6 or #7, Disco potato or bigger, i have to choose
- New fuel lines
- 345 mm front disks with porsche calipers
- Vented 9-5 Aero rear discs
- TCS
- Aero gauge with turbo pressure meter
- . . .
I’m planning a few detailed write ups and photo shoots on future upgrades, so bookmark for upgrades!
0Ducati original and tuned bin files to research
In my dwellings on the net i have found a few Ducati bin files downloaded by someone else.
They might be helpful to examine and compare maps before i attempt to take on my own bike.
To read and understand the files you need to load a description file. This one has been made by Desmo11, who in posting some findings, did a lot of the hard work for me!
Some stock bin files:
- Ducati 748 stock bin file.
- Ducati 916 stock bin file.
A tuning experiment:
- Ducati 916 bin file for a 52 mm half exhaust.
Treat the files with care, do not use them on your bike without proper feedback on the result. I advise you to at least have a wideband lambda on your bike when experimenting!
0My helmet is cool & noisy!
A cool bike needs a cool helmet…
I have 4 helmets lying around in the house, 2 are still in one piece and ware able. But all helmets look a bit “not me”! In my head was the movie “the expendables” where Jason Statham rides a Ducati and has the coolest helmet ever!
A bit of reaserch reveiled the helmet is a Icon Airframe Rubatone with a dark smoke visor. Unfortunately there is no Icon dealer with stock in The Netherlands. After emailing some dealers who told me they would order it for me, but i would have to buy it. That seemed a bit cross, so i took a chance and ordered it on eBay.
After waiting over a month for the helmet to clear customs (USPS is the worst ever!) i could finaly pull it over my head. And it fits, snug like it should! I like the feeling around my ears, they appear to have more room in this helmet.
When i first took the bike out for a spin with my new helmet on it took some getting used to. The helmet is more stable and likes to keep my head straight. My other rounder helmets make it easyer for me to look at the other lanes at high speeds. But a big dissapointment for me is the noise. When i pass 100 km/u the wind noise is a lot more then my other helmets. So today i spent me evening google-ing for add-on’s to make my helmet the best ever.
This is what i ordered, time will tell if it will help:
(Motrax StopWind Deluxe)
When i read some of the reviews a found a solution to my fogging up the screen problem to try, so some eBay shop sold me this:
(Respro Foggy Mask)
Hopefully these add-on’s will let me enjoy my helmet without having to use earplugs, even for short distances!
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