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SAAB 9-5 SRD (Swedish Racing Development) project car

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A quick look at Swedish Racing Developments project car, a Saab 9-5 Aero SRD. The car is being built to compete in Time Attack and SSK. Swedish Racing Developments  is planning to achieve the most out of a B235E engine whilst retaining most of its original internals.

It´s a good engine, but for serious power, pistons would need to be changed and they just don´t have the money to both finish the car and build a killer engine, hence the limited modifications.

Saab 9-5 - Swedish Racing Development

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Saab 9-5 Aero SRD

The whole process of development of Saab 9-5 SRD, since 2011, you can follow on Saablink page and SaabCentral:

  • Engine: B235E, T7, with original rods, blue-printed
  • 2.0T T5 pistons
  • Balance shafts removed
  • T5 camshafts
  • T7 head gasket
  • SRD Racing exhaust manifold
  • Turbo: HX40
  • 44 mm wastegate
  • Cylinder head ported/modified by SRD Racing
  • Adjustable cam gears
  • SRD Racing intake manifold, 80 mm throttle body
  • Civinco stand alone engine management system

Saab 9-5 Aero SRD at Nürburgring Nordschleife

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Saab 9-5 Aero on the Road

Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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