Saab two-stroke
The Saab two-stroke was a
Two-cylinder
The first version was a 764 cc (46.6 cu in)
Three-cylinder
The second type of Saab two stroke engine was a
The Saab Formula Junior used a 'bored-out' horizontally mounted 950 cc (58 cu in) version which utilized two dual Solex carburettors developing some 95 hp (71 kW). One of these carburettors was cut in half, thus providing three chokes with one for each of the three cylinders.
The 841 cc (51.3 cu in) engine used in the 1966 Saab 96 used pre-mix oil and appeared with a three throat Solex carburetor in which the center carburetor handled start, idle, and low speed functions, increasing the power to 42 hp (31 kW). The same carburetor had been used in the Saab 96 Monte Carlo and Sport models. A common throttle shaft minimized carburetor synchronization problems.
The 1958-59
From 1959 displacement was raised to 841 cc (51.3 cu in) with 38 hp (28 kW). For model year 1966, the 'standard' 3-cylinder two-stroke engine had triple carburetors. From model year 1967 Saab began replacing it with the Ford Taunus V4 engine.
A special version known as the 'Shrike' was built for the United States' 1967 and 1968 model years. It was
Saab also made some experimental V6 engines, by mounting two three cylinder two-stroke engines together, at an angle. One had carburetors on the outside, while another was more conventional, with a carburetor in between the two blocks.
Production
Initially all two-stroke engines were built at the Saab Trollhättan plant, however in 1953 engines and gearbox production[2] was moved to an old washing machine factory in Gothenburg.[3]
When Saab discontinued production of the two stroke engine and replaced it with a four stroke V4 engine built by Ford in Germany, the plant in Gothenburg never again produced engines, however this was as the production capacity was needed for the increased demand of gearboxes due to the introduction of the Saab 99 a few years later.
Applications
Two-cylinder
Three-cylinder
- Saab 93
- Saab 94 Sonett I
- Saab 95
- Saab 96
- Saab Formula Junior
- Saab GT750
- Saab Quantum
- Saab Sonett II
- Saab Monster
- used twin 748 cc (45.6 cu in) two-stroke three-cylinder engines
See also
- Ford Taunus V4
- the engine which replaced the Saab two-stroke
- Saab B engine
- Saab H engine
References
- ISBN 0-87341-158-7.
- ^ "Saab 50 år". Svenska Saabklubben (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Saab's 'little green car' | A classic in sweden's welfare state | Saabs history". history.saab.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.