Fiat Cinquecento Sporting

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So low and behold here is the replacment for Mia, she's not fast, the handling is so so but boy is it a joy to drive, the lift off oversteer is epic fun

Here are the pics I took today after cleaning her








I do have a list of things to do to her which won't cost much and will improve her quite a bit as I do get bored after a while :0

-Janspeed catback DTM style
-GSR intake
-36/38/40mm throttle bodie...standard is 30mm
-866 cam from Punto 75
-Lowering kit to sharpen up the handling some what
-HUGE pistonhead sticker
-Bigger breaks as the standard ones are shocking!!
-And a aftermarket ECU chip to bring power to 70/75hp

Should make a HUGE difference from what I have read!!

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From what I hear...the Cinq Sporting is much more harder, firmer and bit more raw than a Seic Sporting...plus she don't have power steering so it's a bit of a handful at low speeds

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If I can find myself another SS exhaust for the same price as the 'DTM' then I'll leave her alone

But people keep asking if I'll fit a red door

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Max M4X WW said:

Looks nice, have you changed the headlights/indicators at the front? They look nice and dark.

Does the 1.2 16v Punto engine fit these? My mum has a Mk1 Punto with this engine and it was quite nippy. 85bhp I think.

Well the 16v does not nope BUT the Punto 75 engine fits just pefect, just drop and bolt with a few small bits that makes a HUGE HUGE difference so I am tempted at some point

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melvster said:

Looks a nice tidy example.

Nice 147 GTA in the background, your car as well???

Thanks fella, yeah that GTA is mine as well...use her once or twice a week...so the Cinq is my daily but wanted something with 'character' for daily after coming from a 145QV @D

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snotrag said:

A fella on the Yorkshire forum has one of these. Must be half decent, as his other car is a Cerbera I like em
too.

Tbh, before I got her I didn't see the appeal of these, rather slow, very spartan inside but after driving her for a few months now I 'get' why people rate them so high...they are just so chuckable through corners and the rear end loves to slide rather a lot

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Chicharito said:

Find your nearest 'Longlife' centre for an exhaust - they're not much more expensive than a crappy Janspeed / Sportex thing, but you can 'tune' them to your requirements.

All the other mods look good to me - but brakes aren't, IMHO, a big issue on these cars - just change the discs for a new set of OEM spec. items and fit a 'fast road' pad. You can easily lock up all 4 wheels on the standard setup, so why change it?

I was thinking about what to do on the brakes last night, shopped around and found that braided hoses, OEM spec discs and fast road pads. They would be perfect

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DuncanM said:

What an awesome list of mods .

I had one of these when I took the Cerbera off the road.

I F'ing loved it! Kept it standard, drove it for 15months and it didn't miss a beat, 100% reliable with only tyres/petrol and 1 service in that time. Straight through MOT.

Italian cars are much more reliable than their reputation would have you believe, and they are great fun and stylish too .

I found out few days ago that you can drop the Punto 75 engine into the Cinqs, a few engine mods on that and could see close to 100bhp...oh so many options

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DuncanM said:

Scott, the cool thing is that the list of mods are all for the right reasons .

It's a shame when people spend £££'s on a car without the performance benefit.

Where as your mod list is just pure performance!

Love it .

Cheers fella, I am toying with the idea of getting myself another Alfa as well so the mods might have to wait a while I play around with the new Alfa

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M5 Russ said:

Would be great with the Abath 500 lump in it

Now your talking! Or just drop a Punto 75 engine in it with a turbo for good measure, Abarth 500 pace right there