http://jalopnik.com/5393718/700-hp-saab-99-is-the-best-sleeper-ever
I SOOOO want this car!
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Oct. 30, 2009 4:47 p.m. RexSeven Dork
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Oct. 30, 2009 5:00 p.m. Woody SuperDork
Holy. Crap.
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Oct. 30, 2009 5:02 p.m. Kia_racer New Reader
Yeah, but how well does it furn?
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Oct. 30, 2009 5:46 p.m. Appleseed Dork
Cars like that don't need to turn. Everything comes to them.
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Oct. 30, 2009 6:06 p.m. cwh SuperDork
Those LOOONNGG dark winter night do bad things to car guys. But look at what they build, awesomeness.
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Oct. 30, 2009 8:17 p.m. procainestart Dork
That car is insane.
Build thread here (in Swedish, so via Google Translator): http://tinyurl.com/yc3s57c. I went through the Swedish version and found that the Swedish word for sleeper is...sleeper.
OK, found some more info on it in English: http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133294
The Swedes have been stuffing radiators into trunks for years. The Pikes Peak AWD car had this configuration, as did (do??) several 9-3 rallycross cars (wheel-to-wheel European type).
As for turning, eh, while it appears to have the stock front double-wishbone suspension (with modified spindles and firewall-mounted rack), the engine is way farther forward than stock, so it probably turns...badly. Of course, as Appleseed notes, "Cars like that don't need to turn."
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Oct. 30, 2009 9:53 p.m. Teqnyck New Reader
This may be an admitting of my own ignorance, but why in the world would you leave a car like that carbureted? I mean, I've seen some pretty gnarly Audis, well into the 700-800hp range, so wouldn't it be easier to swap like an RS4 engine/drivetrain into a car like that? I'm confused....
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Oct. 30, 2009 10:38 p.m. RexSeven Dork
One of the Jalop commenters said he sees both carb'ed and FI pictures, and that it looks like the owner upgraded from carbs to FI.
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Oct. 31, 2009 12:38 a.m. HappyAndy Reader
Ha! Take that ricers! BTW, what do you call people who build over-the-top sweedish cars? Meat ballers?
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Oct. 31, 2009 12:58 a.m. Shaun Reader
Teqnyck wrote:
This may be an admitting of my own ignorance, but why in the world would you leave a car like that carbureted? I mean, I've seen some pretty gnarly Audis, well into the 700-800hp range, so wouldn't it be easier to swap like an RS4 engine/drivetrain into a car like that? I'm confused....
Good question... Tuning simplicity and traction for a Saab guy who knows what he is doing? monitor your exhaust temperature and mixture and adjust: fuel pressure, jets. timing, boost control = haul ass in ever bigger increments. Just a wild guess with no information other than this post.
The Swedes do fantastic things. Awesome dragster.
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Oct. 31, 2009 12:52 p.m. gamby UberDork
The Swedes quietly build some of the craziest cars out there. That is so rad.
I love the idle on that thing--so gnarly.
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Oct. 31, 2009 1:09 p.m. alex Dork
HappyAndy wrote:
Ha! Take that ricers! BTW, what do you call people who build over-the-top sweedish cars? Meat ballers?
Swedish tuned speed: lutefisk.
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Nov. 2, 2009 9:24 a.m. andrave HalfDork
caution, clicking any of hte pics on the "build thread" will throw more pop ups at your computer than you can click an X at.
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Nov. 2, 2009 10:04 a.m. 81gtv6 Reader
That is soooooo sweet.
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Nov. 2, 2009 3:47 p.m. ckosacranoid HalfDork
wow......they do some very kiiler things over there though....sigh.....
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Nov. 2, 2009 6:41 p.m. Twin_Cam Dork
That thing sounds possibly more badass than any other vehicle I've ever heard.
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Nov. 2, 2009 8:25 p.m. Tommy Suddard SonDork
Want.
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Nov. 3, 2009 8:43 a.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork
Twin_Cam wrote:
That thing sounds possibly more badass than any other vehicle I've ever heard.
AWD Turbo Saab 99 vs. AWD Turbo Polo
Heaven or hell, FIGHT!!!
