{"id":80179,"date":"2021-12-08T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=80179"},"modified":"2021-12-07T22:17:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T04:17:54","slug":"rwd-saab-9-5-with-a-twin-turbo-bmw-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=80179","title":{"rendered":"RWD Saab 9-5 with a Twin-Turbo BMW V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=80185\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80185\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"80185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=80185\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWD-Saab-9-5-with-a-Twin-Turbo-BMW-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RWD Saab 9-5 with a Twin-Turbo BMW V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RWD Saab 9-5 built by Per Ing\u00f6 with a Twin-Turbo BMW V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWD-Saab-9-5-with-a-Twin-Turbo-BMW-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWD-Saab-9-5-with-a-Twin-Turbo-BMW-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RWD Saab 9-5 built by Per Ing\u00f6 with a Twin-Turbo BMW V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-80185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWD-Saab-9-5-with-a-Twin-Turbo-BMW-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWD-Saab-9-5-with-a-Twin-Turbo-BMW-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWD-Saab-9-5-with-a-Twin-Turbo-BMW-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RWD-Saab-9-5-with-a-Twin-Turbo-BMW-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swedish builder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCK_7GpM6UgXrRPPgS7PTKZw\">Per Ing\u00f6<\/a> transformed his Saab 9-5 to drift. The engine bay holds a twin-turbo BMW M60B40 V8 sitting on a BMW E46 front subframe. The motor makes 624 hp and 774 Nm to the wheels on 1.23 bar of boost from two Holset HX35 turbochargers. The car was converted to rear-wheel drive using a BMW 530d transmission and BMW E39 rear subframe and differential. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/hBvvV_PiPgc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BpuBbOY6-MI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MLukgNeehmI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eh9sZnM_H0w\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC39_f-FqDtD1AMwLfmMS3MA\">TuneitMotorsport<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCK7UeLqTmim7AkUv52wgshA\">Lunde<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCK_7GpM6UgXrRPPgS7PTKZw\">Per Ing\u00f6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swedish builder Per Ing\u00f6 transformed his Saab 9-5 to drift. The engine bay holds a twin-turbo BMW M60B40 V8 sitting on a BMW E46 front subframe. The motor makes 624 hp and 774 Nm to the wheels on 1.23 bar of boost from two Holset HX35 turbochargers. The car was converted to rear-wheel drive using&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=80179\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RWD Saab 9-5 with a Twin-Turbo BMW V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":80185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-5"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":124214,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=124214","url_meta":{"origin":80179,"position":0},"title":"BMW E92 M3 with a Twin-Turbo V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2011 Manhart Performance debuted the MH3 V8RS Clubsport to the world. 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