900 SE & S Turbo's

SE Saabs usually come standard with leather and sunroof. S doesn't. S may not
have turbo.

Before buying iether, i have heard a lot of talk about "low/high
preasue 900's.  Can anyone please explain this?  And how can i tell the
difference.  What worries me as the guy who is selling it might be
telling porkies.

JoHNY wrote:

The difference is that Full pressure turbos have higher boost, so higher
horsepower and torque.  Low pressure turbos do have less boost, but tend
to develop it at lower rpm, so the boost has less "lag".  Many people
prefer the LPT to the FPT, though I have 2 FPTs and am a torque junkie.
  I love to feel the rush of the boost coming on!  ;-)

As to how you can tell, if there is a boost gauge in the dash it's a FPT.

Here is a place you can get some past model year info on SAABs.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/models /

and here is the link to the 97 model year cars:
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/models/1997 /

It appears that in 1997, the 900s was available only with the normally
aspirated 155hp 2.3L 4 cyl.  The SE was available with either the (much
maligned) 170hp 2.5L GM V6 or the (much preferred) 2.0L (FPT) turbo
making 185 hp.

So contrary to my prior answer, in 1997 there was a difference in
engines.  In 1998 both the S and SE were available with the FPT 2.0L 4
cylinder.  I know I have one of each!  ;-)  A 3-door S and a 5-door SE.

--
-Fred W

JoHNY wrote:

It depends on the market.  But in general it is not an engine difference
  it is a trim level.

--
-Fred W