2003 Saab 9-3 repair Question Turbo Lag

2003 SAAB 9-3
127,500 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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JOEP2728
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What is the fix or adjusment to minimize turbo lag.

The reason i ask is that when i had the 120k service done, i notice that the turbo, when activated was much more responsive and hardly any lag time.

The result being better performance when i need it, but gas mileage has dropped a few miles per gallon. Any correlation between the two?

Thanks,
Joe
Mar 17, 2010 at 12:56 AM
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MNTHNY4
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I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP U WITH MILEAGE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ,RIGHT NOW I AM TESTING A UNIT ,A SIMPLE DO IT YOURSELF ADDITION TO WIRING HARNESS ,RIGHT NOW I AM GETTING 25.7 MILES CITY & 38.5 MILES HIGHWAY ON CHEAP GAS ,IF A USE HIGHER GRADE MILEAGE WILL GO UP BY ABOUT 10 MORE MILES TO A GALLON ,AS I SAID I AM TESTING UNIT ON MY 9-5 AERO WITH NEAR 300 HP AT THE WHEELS ,SO HOLD ON .WILL LOOK BACK FOR THIS POST WHEN I AM READY TO START SELLING UNIT ,IT WILL BE VERY CHEAP ,UNDER $50 .
Mar 30, 2010 at 1:36 AM
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