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Mad list fam! You're going a bit of the way of Dammnit with his engine build. What's the reasoning behind it?
Yeah, if you have the right tooling and space, any spannering is relative.
Chak-
One of the reasons is that I like the fact that Saabs can fly under the radar, being a good base for true sleeper cars. Another reason is that the B23x base is inexpensive where the block and T7 head can hold 500bhp quite easily. That engine will live on an engine stand until it's complete essentially.
Thrust
The list is insanely long.
Short term:
Install brakes and fit new brakelines
Rustproofing the undercarage + subframe + doors + bootlid.
ECU stage 2
New wheels/tyres
4 wheel alignment
New bushings front and rear
Uprated end links
Change out fluids
Fit coilovers
Prep and paint Aero kit
Long term:
Building a race engine on the side based on the B234 internals from a 9000 Aero to be able to take on 550+newtons and roughly 500bhp.
Adding in a sunroof.
Paint the entire car
Pretty much that. :D
But yes, they are cheap as chips.