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



Maptun water silicone hose kit

Stiffer engine mounts

2×SPAL lowprofile 12″ fans

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:

Turbo Bandit 50mm blowoff

DO88 450x300x76mm intercooler

63,5mm intercooler tubing

102mm intake

T7 BCV Fuel: SAS Autocustoms 4 bar MAP sensor Henko 265 fuel pump Bosch DEKA 875cc injectors Gearbox:

Saab FM55 507 4.05

Sachs Performance sintered disc

Sachs Performance pressure plate Stock Flywheel

Chassis/Suspension:

BBS RK1 17x8J wheels

Michelin PS4 225/45/17

Rear Axle Powerflex bushes

Front control arms with Powerflex bushes



Custom shock absorbers

Eibach pro springs

Aero big brakes in front

EBC discs

EBC Yellowstuff pads

Electronics:

Garrett 52mm boost gauge

INNOVATE MTX-L AFR gauge

Custom central dash with SAAB logo

Performance: