# Just a Saab story...

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-saab-story/266475
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [March 12, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-saab-story/266475 "2013-03-12T12:42:09Z")
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### Author: ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-saab-story/266475/4 "2013-03-14T11:16:23Z")

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> [@Chobalt vs Me](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chobalt-vs-me/51937/27):
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> I have a GT2871R sitting in my living room that I got for cheaper than you can build a 19T for, that kind of makes me wanna go that way.
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> On 80% ethanol, I get about 25mpg highway. I get about 28mpg on gasoline. The timing modifications on the e85 side make it very efficient and it pulls great.

if i had the 2871 i would opt for that too.

thats good mpg. with my old b234r stage 3+ i was about 25mpg. but the tune was not perfect on 93. and i had the older shorter geared trans from the ng900 v6 too and 235s

one day ill be back in a saab just for the biotune t7.

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