Cinquecento My grey cinq sporting.

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Cinquecento My grey cinq sporting.

Another little update.Put some redex injector cleaner in the engine last night and let it settle,started her up this morning and she was idleing at 1300rpm for quite a while,im assuming this is the injector cleaner at work as nothing else has changed since last night.

Also very close to striking a deal for the cobra suspension so thatll be a great upgrade,especially as after removing the interior the rear of the car has shot up and looks like a monster truck.

Contemplating putting in a p75 cam,seems they are cheap and alot of people say they add some low down torque which would be nice.Ive also been reading about bore wear and valve springs and that you can lose alot of power if its excessive,any ideas on how much itll set me back to get everything worked on and back up to new?

Off to clean her and take some photos!
 
Contemplating putting in a p75 cam,seems they are cheap and alot of people say they add some low down torque which would be nice.Ive also been reading about bore wear and valve springs and that you can lose alot of power if its excessive,any ideas on how much itll set me back to get everything worked on and back up to new?

you might be best sourcing a secondhand cylinder head, have it refurbished and skimmed to raise the compression slightly, then get the engine machinists to set up your cam and shims, cos each valve will need a reshim if you are changing the cam, you might need to phone round local engine machinists to get a quote, but I can recommend Quasar in stockport [cant remember we addy, its on my site bottom left] they have done work on various heads for me over time, and are well recommended for motorsport too. (y)
 
Had a play around today.

Had a real good go at moving the exhaust bracket to get rid of the rattle,seems to have helped.

Also refitted the gazzaman chip.

Put some rally style tow stickers on along with some little italian flag stickers on the mirrors.I really like the front tow sticker but im undecided on the other bits.

Also covered the dial surround in carbon fibre vinyl,certainly spruces up the interior,looks silver on the picture but it isnt.
 

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New exhaust when i can afford it,really want a janspeed.

Dial surround was just half an hour with a scalpel blade,really looks good i think.
 
Few little updates!Been realllllly busy with work but changed to weekend shifts now so can kick on with the cinq.

Noticed the coolant level was a little below minimum the other day,cant see any drips anywhere so im just going to assume its because its been a couple of months since the coolant change and its been very hot recently?Topped it up anyway so ill keep an eye on it.

Shes still hesitating under acceleration so now i have some time ill check the temp sensor etc and see what i can do.

Stripped out the sound deadening from under the carpet today,still got some to remove on the firewall so i might take it all out including the carpet.Hopefully brooky will be free to help me fit the bucket soon as my knees hitting the steering wheel is driving me crazy.

Pictures and more plans to come!
 
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