Sacrilege engine I4 engine swap for old italian classic
Discussion
Been offered an old italian classic near me with fooked engine that even if fixed is notoriously unreliable, self imolating and does 11mpg............. so thinking get that engine out tackle that (much) later and put a newer na I4, preferably italian thats sounds great. Really go to town on the tuning of it etc.
The best ive come up with is the Tipo 16v 139hp which is apparently characterful.
With fancy everything, exhaust, ITBs, ported, lightweight pistons perhaps this will be about 165hp, not far off the original output (which was probably b
ks anyhoo).
For those who think this is sacrilege etc please vent your spleen then go away.
I want a car that lives and gets driven, 11mpg and self imolation is not gonna work day to day.
So any better engine suggestions?
And do such engines exist somewhere to buy instead of starting from scratch, the fiat forum? where do i go.
Possibly just a daydream, but nice winter project perhaps.
The best ive come up with is the Tipo 16v 139hp which is apparently characterful.
With fancy everything, exhaust, ITBs, ported, lightweight pistons perhaps this will be about 165hp, not far off the original output (which was probably b
ks anyhoo).For those who think this is sacrilege etc please vent your spleen then go away.
I want a car that lives and gets driven, 11mpg and self imolation is not gonna work day to day.
So any better engine suggestions?
And do such engines exist somewhere to buy instead of starting from scratch, the fiat forum? where do i go.
Possibly just a daydream, but nice winter project perhaps.
hi, molte grazie for the input folks.
Need to think this through as dont want to make an impulse purchase.
Of course there are ready baked zetecs but that seems wrong. i suppose by the time you have changed to ITBs and new management then only the capacity is relevant and what the bottom end can handle.
Assuming this is the fiat, it probably has the same crankshaft that gets turbocharged in the coupe.
Just need a beefier cam belt by the sounds of it.
I'd prefer not to mention the car as it might get snaffooed.
Need to think this through as dont want to make an impulse purchase.
Of course there are ready baked zetecs but that seems wrong. i suppose by the time you have changed to ITBs and new management then only the capacity is relevant and what the bottom end can handle.
Assuming this is the fiat, it probably has the same crankshaft that gets turbocharged in the coupe.
Just need a beefier cam belt by the sounds of it.
I'd prefer not to mention the car as it might get snaffooed.
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