Saab 96 V4 group 2 (1966)

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Development chain 1966: Saab 96 V4 1971: Saab 96 V4 1.8 1973: Saab 99 EMS 1978: Saab 99 Turbo |
Ford Cologne V6 engine was cut off 2 cylinders and became Ford Taunus engine
Specifications
547,221 units built
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Group/Class | 2 | Homologation number: 5125 and A5203 | |
Years active | 1966-1977 | Homologation start: 1/11/1966 and 1/2/1984 Homologation end: 1/1/1982 and 1/1/1987 |
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Engine | |||
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Type | Ford Taunus 1.5, V4 cyl (60o), 4 stroke, petrol engine | located front longitudinal | |
Capacity | 1498 cc | WRC: 1498 cc | |
Bore x Stroke (mm) | 90.0 x 58.86 | ||
Compression ratio | 8.6-9.4:1 | ||
Output power - torgue | 65 HP @ 4700 rpm 90-130 HP |
11.7 kgm @ 2500 rpm | |
Main bearings | 3 of 57mm diameter, 54mm big end journals diameter | connecting rod distance center to center 130.5mm, and 20.65mm thickness, aluminium piston with 45.5mm Compression Height, 24mm Pin diameter | |
Materials | block: cast iron with 205.33mm deck height and 120,9mm bore center | cylinderhead: 2 x cast iron reverse flow heads with Siamese-port | |
Cams/valves | in V center side camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), gear driven | 2 valves / cyl - 8 valves total, 37.5 mm inlet valve diameter, 32 mm exhaust valve diameter | |
Aspiration | natural with carburetor: Solex 32PDSIT7 or Autolite C8GH-9510-G, 1971: Autolite 71TW-9510 or Autolite 72 TF-9510, 1975: Motorcraft 75 TF, 1976: Ford 77 TF, 1977: Solex 32TDID, 1 x Weber 34 ICH (single) or 1 x Weber 28/36 DCD (dual) |
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Ignition | Firing order 1-3-2-4. Battery: 12V 35 Ah, Spark plugs: Bosch, W200T30, Champion N9Y, Autolite AG22, Distributor: Bosch, JFUR 4, 0231 146 084, Ignition coil: Bosch, KW12V, Alternator: Bosch, K1/14V35A20, 35 amp., Starter motor, Bosch, G7 12V1.0 PS, 0001 311024 |
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Cooling system | jacketed watercooled with pump, radiator, 255 mm diameter-6 blades fan and thermostat | 7.5 lt water capacity | |
Lubrication system | wet sump, 3.3 lt oil capacity | ||
Transmission | |||
Type | front wheel drive | 4 speed manual gearbox, gear lever on steering column | |
Gearbox ratios | 1st: 3.48/1 (35/27 x 31/21 x 40/22) 2nd: 2.09/1 (31/37 x 27/40 x 40/22) 3rd: 1.30/1 (35/27) 4th: 0.84/1 (31/37) R: 3.18/1 (35/25 x 40/22) |
1st: 3.14/1 (35/27 x 31/21 x 41/25) 2nd: 1.86/1 (34/37 x 30/41 x 41/25) 3rd: 1.30/1 (35/27) 4th: 0.92/1 (34/37) R: 2.87/1 (35/20 x 41/25) |
1st: 2.64/1 (31/26 x 33/21 x 38/27) 2nd: 1.60/1 (34/37 x 30/38 x 38/27) 3rd: 1.19/1 (31/26) 4th: 0.92/1 (34/37) R: 2.08/1 (31/21 x 38/27) |
Diffrential ratio | 5.14/1 (36/7), 4.88/1 (39/8), 5.71/1 (40/7), 5.43/1 (38/7), group 2: 6.00/1 (36/6), 5.83/1 (35/6) |
(group 2: Borg Warner spin resistance) front differential | |
Clutch | dry single disc clutch, 190 or 202 mm diameter. Overrunning clutch is used: Freewheel | ||
Chassis-body | |||
Type | steel monocoque chassis with roll-cage. 4 door salon steel bodyshell with steel front and rear bumbers | ||
Front suspension | double wishbones with coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and anti-roll bar | ||
Rear suspension | trailing arms in U shape rigid rear axle, with coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers | ||
Steering system | rack and pinion (no servo), 15.5/1 or 14/1 ratio | 2.25 turns lock to lock | |
Brakes | front solid disks 267mm diameter with 1 piston caliper 50.8mm diameter, rear drums 203mm diameter with 1 piston caliper 15.9 or 19.05mm diameter | dual circuit with ATE T51 or Autolite-Lokheed Type 38 vacuum servo, adjustable ratio split front to rear | |
Dimensions | |||
length: 4.170 m (164.2") | width: 1.580 m (62.2") | height: 1.470 m (57.9") | |
wheelbase: 2498 mm (98.35") | front track: 1220 mm (48.03"), 1270 mm (50") with 4.5" rims |
rear track: 1220 mm (48.03"), 1270 mm (50") with 4.5" rims |
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Rims - tires | 4" or 4.5" x 15" | ||
Weight | 800 kg | ||
Fuel tank | 40-70 lt |
Results in WRC
Races
Works team: Saab Scania
Season
Entry | Rally event | ||||||||||||||
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Driver Codriver |
Team | M.C | SVE Entry list |
S.R | KEN | A | GRE | RAC Entry list |
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Håkan Lindberg Arne Hertz |
works | brakes | engine | 8th | 2nd | gear box | |||||||||
Stig Blomqvist Bo Reinicke |
works | 2nd | diffe rential | ||||||||||||
Carl Orrenius Lars Persson - Arne Hertz |
works | engine | dnf | diffe rential | |||||||||||
Anders Sigurdson Bruno Belrglund/ Ingvar Ström |
dnf | dnf | |||||||||||||
John Unnerud Ole Marius Stamnes |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Jack Weseth Arne Dahl |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Tzen Mouzourakis |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Leif Vold-Johansen Knut Steen |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Gunde Carlsson Håkan Nilsson |
20th | ||||||||||||||
Gunde Eriksson Christer Lundell |
23rd | ||||||||||||||
Klas Andersson Håkan Junfors |
30th | ||||||||||||||
Per Eklund Birger Pettersson |
engine | ||||||||||||||
Tom Trana Sölve Andreasson |
engine | 4th | acci dent | ||||||||||||
Lasse Jönsson Alf Qvist |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Christer Eklund Bosse Andersson |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Finn Sohlberg Christer Carlsson |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Stig Larsson Knut Höglund |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Olle Dahl Lars-Erik Haag/ Jan-Olof Bohlin |
dnf | dnf | |||||||||||||
Kenneth Lundgren Jan-C Modenius |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Lennart Holmberg Nisse Edqvist |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Bengt Söderström Olle Tellander |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Rolf Carlsson Björn Moraeus |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Bernt Carlsson Rolf Eriksson |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Nils Holgersson Bo Söderlind |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Sven-E Bergqvist Boy Jenssen |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Kenneth Bockh Jonny Persson |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Janne Andersson Stig Högsδter |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Hans Widen Rolf Lind |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Carl Grevesmuhl Sivva Lindholm |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Torgny Nyström Lars-O Carlsson |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Jan Pettersson Eric Pettersson |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Alrik Stenström Rune Larsson |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Kent Jansson Hans Magnet |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Davinder Singh S. Dhanji |
13th | ||||||||||||||
Stan Crews Suzanne Crews |
13th | ||||||||||||||
Lasse Jönsson Alf Quist |
9th | ||||||||||||||
Jack Tordoff Brian Marchant |
13th | ||||||||||||||
Joan Pink Ann Hope |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Michael Telford John Taylor |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Alastair Robertson David Chisholm |
dnf | ||||||||||||||
Total points () |
30 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||
Others starts/finishes | 51/10 | 6/0 | 29/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 2/1 | 1/1 | 10/1 |
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