Thinking about a change..

what colour? any pics?

It is /still/ way too cheap if it's new bits. And even on low-boost kits like the 6psi supercharger I have for mine, you'll need at least an AFPR. The used s/c kit alone cost me around a grand (going rate for them, but they're more expensive new than the basic turbo kit) and none of the half-decent kits is at 1500 quid new.

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He's pissed off with rust. 99Ts are either way out of his budget or utterly rotten.

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There's the Saab Owner's Club, but it seems to have... issues... I've not bothered. There's a couple of very good forums, though, particularly SaabCentral.

here's there link, what you think?

That is very cheap for a Greddy kit (but it's a special offer, they're normally a lot more expensive). That would be tempting if you can still secure one for that price as they're unlikely to get any cheaper.

Like you wouldn't believe. I reckon moving on a generation of motor will solve that as they started to get anti-corrosion right in the mid

Aha! I just noticed that this kit is so basic it doesn't even include an intercooler. That's not good - you can get away with that on a supercharger but not really on a turbo as the turbo heats up the air more thanks to the heat transfer from the 'other' side.

Having sat in both turbo'd and s/c'd cars, I'd recommend that you keep an eye out for a used s/c kit. Somewhat less max power capability, but the 'big engine' feel is (to me) much nicer than the turbo. Mind ewe, for big-ish power you want a turbo.

Red (slightly faded, naturally), later spec wheels with recent tyres, working AC, will have 12 months MOT. No photos right now.

Find a 205 with a Mi16 1.9 16v conversion - that'd be a riiiiight giggle :-)

Apparently the 2.0 turbos from the 406/Xantia/XM are a popular choice too - not quite as special as the Mi16 but a good second choice - and probably a bit tuneable too.

ISTR they're very much a lo-blow setup, with only 150bhp standard, and they don't respond well to winding the boost up without uprating a good few other things. Ecosse do a 200bhp conversion on it though I think, well, they used to heh, not sure if they still do.

hmm it's a tough one i do like the kick in the back from a turbo though, both tend to give the car a nice burble

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The engine from the Turbo XM I broke (ex-RichardK) went to a guy to put in a 306...

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Not really - the boost is a decent max, but it's very carefully managed to cope with the relatively high compression - it's intended to give plenty of torque - which it does.

Would I even fit in one? LOL.

And it does really well. Best petrol engine - easily - in the Xantia or

Mind you, the Saab B207E / B207L* do tune to ~200 bhp with an ECU change.