The Mighty Saab 9-3 OG (450hp) from Zagreb

Jan Lendo, a Saab enthusiast from Zagreb (Croatia), sent us a detailed specification and description of the improvements on his favorite car – Saab 9-3OG (you can follow his IG account). In many ways, his Saab is truly remarkable.

He bought this car about 2 years ago at the “urging” of a friend who also has a tuned Saab. That’s when his love for improving car performance began, and his long work in the garage. Since then, he regularly hangs out with her former owner and several other friends, one of whom is the most famous Saab mechanic in Croatia (and beyond).

This team met on weekends in the garage and assembled a little tuned Saab that was boosted to over 450 horsepower thanks to many modifications. How powerful this older generation Saab is, you can see in the following two videos that Jan sent us – in both you can see a comparison of speeds with the mighty BMW M4 Cometition:

So readers can follow what Jan and his crew have changed on the car, you can find a detailed list of changes and specifications below:

Engine:
Original B204L fully rebuilt
Stock head and stock bottom end

Turbo:
Genuine Garrett GTX 3071 .63 T3
Custom braided oil and water lines
Custom oil catch tank/breather system
Boost T3 turbo pampers

Exhaust:
SAS Autocustoms tubular manifold with 60mm external wastegate flange
Turbo Bandit 60mm external wastegate
Custom 76mm exhaust with rear silencer
Boost Thermal wrap

Intake:

Chassis/Suspension:
BBS RK1 17x8J wheels
Michelin PS4 225/45/17
Rear Axle Powerflex bushes
Front control arms with Powerflex bushes

Electronics:
Garrett 52mm boost gauge
INNOVATE MTX-L AFR gauge
Custom central dash with SAAB logo