Saabs on the Summit

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:39 pm

Eight Saabs recently made a trip up Mt. Washington. For those not familiar, its the highest point in the northeast at 6288 feet and is home to the world's worst weather.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wash ... mpshire%29

Here are some highlights from my pictures.

A few others and a video by another attendee:

This is what I got to hear for a full 20 minutes on the way down. Between this car and mine, we scared a few people.

Rope-Pusher · Post by **Rope-Pusher** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:45 pm

^ I've always wanted to mount Washington and pay them back for all the raping of the taxpayers all these years.

94Corolla5Speed · Post by **94Corolla5Speed** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:45 pm

How did your guys' terb0wz cope with the thin air?

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:49 pm

Terb0wz loved it. Well, not really. But it would have been suckish to drive a NA car up there

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:04 pm

watkins wrote:Terb0wz loved it. Well, not really. But it would have been suckish to drive a NA car up there

My 1997 Pontiac Grand Am, underachiever that it was, strolled up and down the mountain like it was an average everyday suburban drive with its slushbox, stock brakes, and stock 3.1 liter pushrod V6. It could have towed a Saab.

There's no need for a turbo to get up and down Mt. Washington.

My Buick probably wouldn't make it though...

FDSpirit · Post by **FDSpirit** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:09 pm

Looks like fun. I'd get a group of Civic guys to go, but I can already see how that would turn out......

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:27 pm

theholycow wrote:There's no need for a turbo to get up and down Mt. Washington.

No, but it sure makes it way more fun. The thin air means its always at some spool level. Constant turbo noise = win. Besides, I still had all the torcks I needed and then some. No loss of power in thin air also = win.

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:50 pm

what is the noise in the second vid?

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:25 pm

Its a 3" downpipe into a 3" straight pipe at around 3krpm

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:33 pm

watkins wrote:Its a 3" downpipe into a 3" straight pipe at around 3krpm

Is that some kind of Saab holy trinity?

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:33 pm

theholycow wrote:
watkins wrote:Its a 3" downpipe into a 3" straight pipe at around 3krpm
Is that some kind of Saab holy trinity?

yes

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:37 pm

Actually that would be a Holset HX35, Viggen Rescue Kit, and custom tune. Thats good for crazy FWD nonsense at well over 400whp

LHOswald · Post by **LHOswald** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:08 pm

a bigger turbo some suspension parts and a tune? i would think the motor would need to be pretty well built to withstand 400hp

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:13 am

Factory internals are fine to that level actually. The older versions of the engine ('98 and before) can take even more abuse without issue.

AHTOXA · Post by **AHTOXA** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:40 pm

I'd love to get up there.

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