"The FIRE unit was available in 750, 999, and 1108 cc in a huge range of cars from Fiat/Lancia and at one time was the worlds most produced petrol engine. It was so clever because it was so simple and was a dream to sell cos it always worked! So much so Ford tried in vain for 5 years to buy the licence to have it for the then New Fiesta, hence why Ford kept putting the ancient old push rod in it and in the KA, cos they kept waiting thinking they would get it!

I tested a 1299cc version that was buit for evaluation to build a Cinqucento Super 1300cc Rally Car, but the idea was s****ped when the FIA just went for S1600. The S1300 Cinq had 16valve twin cam"


This is a quote of another forum (not Fiat) that i follow. Some interesting info hear or is it already common knowledge??

I understand that there was a Cinquecento "Kit Car" that was designed for rallys.

That ran a 1242cc MPi 16v FIRE unit, and was Twin Cam. I think it was very tuned too, running about 100BHp

Tom (AofB)

95 Cinq Sporting - Rattly GrpN Catback Exhaust, <font color="black">Buckets</font id="black"> and 3pt Harnesses,Sexy VW styleé dials (that look great, but dont work!! D)), 10" Sub and 6x9's, ETech Wing. Lots of Dirt!
1242cc Engine in car, not wired up, need new inlet manifold!!, boot delock soon, K+N still in garage!

It must have been more than 100 bhp, thats what the 1108 8V gives in rally trim.

Cheers

D

Grumpy old git going fast downhill rather than downhill fast!!

do you know where i can find some rally lights for the front of my cinq

mike22 said:

do you know where i can find some rally lights for the front of my cinq

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Do you want the trophy lamp pod are are you looking at doing something else?

Cheers

D

rallycinq said:

Do you want the trophy lamp pod are are you looking at doing something else?

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I would...if yu know where I could source such a thing?

I saw some cool lamps on the front of a grey cinq in germany a couple of years ago> but thats no help here

arseofbox said:

I would...if yu know where I could source such a thing?

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I shall see what I can do!!!!

Cheers

D

Lamp pods

Spoke to my composite man tonight. There is no great problem with getting a copy done of mine. Two small problems though:-

1) Time, he is busy at the mo and couldn't look at the job until the end of the month, at the earliest.

and

2) Money, he would need to make a mould before making a unit so there are costs involved. What would be a reasonable price before i go and find out what he's talking about.

Cheers

D

Re: Lamp pods

Tis an interesting one... time is definately not of the essence (Its well off the bottom of my list- was really just by the by!!)

I presume the main costs are in tooling (setting up a mould), so unit prices would go down if more people were involved... I reckon there'd be some interest from the Cinqs+Seis list..

Would it hurt to get a vague costing? not too much skin being removed ??
Cheers again though!

Ok, I'll speak to me man and see.

cheers

D