I have bitten the bullet and started to write and compile the above for the benefit of Clubcento members.
I have already spent a few late nights, lunchbreaks etc putting down in writing the tales of 5 years and many thousands of pounds of experience gained from turning a perfectly good city car into a nitrous fuelled track monster...

What I need is feedback on the mods you have done to your pride and joy, what worked and what was a waste of time and money.
I am still developing the structure of the guide but it will probably be divided into chapters for different aspects (e.g. engine, suspension, brakes ...) and probably include a recommended order/stage of combined mods.
I do not however intend going into great depths on 'max power' style mods and bodywork/styling - mainly because I have little interest in such things and often this style of modification can actually make the car slower/ handle worse! That is why the titel is 'Performance Tuning...'
I will however have an 'other bits' section including things like seats, steering wheels etc.

It MAY also include (as an appendix) a spreadsheet with all the bits I can find that are (or were) made, details, part numbers, prices and suppliers. You can imagine the time this may take and I already regret starting this part!!
So the more detail you give me the better YOUR guide will be.

It is the sort of think that will need updating, probably annually to keep it relevant and useful.

Some of you may remember Tony Ward writing an guide four years ago - much of what was written is still valid so I will be using it as source material (with his approval I might add).

I can envisage the finished product being on the website and maybe printed for the membership, the latter may carry have a nominal charge to cover printing costs - we will have to see.

Wish me luck! The target is to have something out (probably sans appendix) in late February/early March, ready for next season proper!

cheers in anticipation of your input - amd remember I am always contactable for specific questions or to just have a chat.

R

First of all hello to everyone!
I must say that it's a great pleasure to find someone who has devoted time and money on centos.
Secondly, please put up with my english, it's not very good.:I
To cut to the chase, i have the 2002 seicento with the multipoint injection.
I was looking who to reduce the lateral roll of the car(it rocks like a boat[V]), so i desided to buy and put on the eibach anti-roll bar kit.When i tried to fit it to the car i found out that i had a problem.It didn't fit!!!It was of course original.The disappointment was great!My eyes had played a trick on me and i hadn't noticed the little tag on the (huge) box:"...fiat cinquecento sporting..."
I called the eibach dealer(whom I had purchased the kit from) and they said that eibach does not produce anti-roll bars for cinquecentos!!!
Astonished, I found out that i just threw down the drain about 170 euros.Can you help me?

What i'm asking is simple.Is the eibach cinquecento's kit the same as the seicento's?Do you have any idea about what to do to fit that bar?
The problem is that when i put it on it's in touch either with the wishbones or with the exhaust(it depends how i fit it).

Thanks just for reading this out.Hope that you can help me.
George the greek...[)]



my dear anti-roll bar where are you?