Saab 9000 2.0 turbo. Any good???

The 2.3 is just a stroked 2.0

You can add 75hp with little or no effort by an ECU remap which is very easy (I work with electronics/computers though) - Change oil regularly. I do mine twice a year. No other physical changes in the engine needed as they have hardened/strengthened rods/pistons etc already.

I had issues with the relays as they were one of the first companies to use lead-free solder on their components and the main relay connections need re-soldering.

The headlight silver reflectors will be poor and replacements can be hard to find - eBay has someone selling new lhd headlights which just need the rhd lenses put on them - I did this and the difference was really noticeable.

Change the Boost Pressure control valve to one from a T7 improves turbo delivery massively, as the awkward magnet-based valve originally fitted is very problematic.

Replace all the vac hose for silicon before you do anything to it - guarantee that some of it will be perished, but not appear so - It just becomes porous throughout.

Easily the most comfortable, fastest and adaptable car I have owned, and I will give you as much help as I can, unless you decide to put the engine in something else ! Don't kill a 9000 - get a secondhand engine and put that in the 100e instead.

I bought a chinese copy tech2 which is needed for reprogramming keyfobs, ABS fault-finding - I bought it primarily to get another key coded which was cheaper than any other way. There is loads of misinformation about the copied tech-2 and I have never had any problems with it at all, an original is £5000 and that's a total waste of money imo.

It's the right donor for a rear drive conversion but the inlet manifold needs cutting up to put the throttle body at the front of the block and the sump will probably need major alterations or a custom steel one making to put the well at the back . If your tuning it then it will need a re fresh with new shells and the balance chain assembly deleting as its going to be well worn if it's got 100+ k on it .
£300 will give you a solid base for 350-400 hp for engine parts including having the block and head faced flat .
The Vauxhall community has been hoovering up 900 Saabs for the last few years and blowing them up trying to go from 180- 350 hp on
Stock engines that have never been apart .
Td04 19t or gt2871 turbos will get close to 330hp with a nice spread of torque and not blow the omega box to bits