can anyone help me, ive just bought a cinq 1242cc vanaken turbo and ive aslo bought a bored out race tuned 1108cc (now 1198cc) cinq engine, i want to no if the head and the cam (which is a kent rally cam) will fit straight to my 1242 engine?? any help would be great thank you

jason

It'll fit on, but the chances of the cam working with the turbo engine are extremely remote.

This is why:

cams for NA engines are built to introduce (or take advantage of, depending where you're coming from) gas pulses to scavenge the cylinder and fill it. The lumpier the cam, the truer this is.

Turbo engines depend, on the other hand, on the turbo: you just want as little resistance to gas flow as possible. No pulsing, no charge blasting out of the exhaust on overlap. Really, anything more than a moderate cam will have an adverse effect.

But turbo engines respond very well to porting: maybe more than NA engines.

What I'd do is to put the cam out of the existing head in your "race" head, shim it, and pop it on. It's worthwhile checking that the CR won't be raised too much.

Then get the fuelling sorted.

While we're on cams... Would the punto 75 cam used on many a NA cinqs have any benefit for a turbo cinq??

lets see a pic of this turbo cinq then.. is it one we know on the forum already??

The Punto 75 is about as wild (and it's pretty mild) as you want to go. Most turbo Cinqs have them, but I'm not sure that anyone has done a back to back.

thankyou for the advise much appreciated, and yes you may now the car it was for sale on here a few days ago here is a link to the page. fehttps://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=9640w I am also wanting a intercooler for this car i have big plans for it just a case of finding the parts im after really if any one nows where parts are avialble for the vanaken turbo kit. I also have a 96 cinq sporting tuned N/A which has had loads spent on it so im keeping them both!

here is a couple more pics of the new cinq!

Nice looking little buggy!

What sort of power is it running?

I think there's a Punto GT intercooler in classifieds. Shouldn't be over large.

Nice car!

its around 100bhp, been in contact with a company at north hampton where i had my N/A cinq chipped a couple of weeks ago and were planning a safe usable 130bhp. my N/A cinqs got around 75bhp i love em lol

You can never have too many Cinq's i was in the same position as you that is why i have an NA and a Turbo too

Always good to have another turbo around, this one has changed hands a lot recently is everthing OK with it? certainly it looks the part

I gather if your after an intercooler Hi-Boost is on the cards.
Take a few mins (well hours actually) to learn by others mistakes especially when it comes to fueling as i noticed this one hasn't got a 3 bar FPR as most people have put now put on i know it's low boost but it still matters

Anyway good luck with your plans...... whatever they are?

ow ok thanks for that ill have to have a look at that one, i new to fiat forum been joined a while but only just started using it, great for advise n seein what people have got etc,,,top site!!

You know, it's getting to the point where we should ask for a Turbo section. After all, there are more of us than there are X19s!

yes im planning a higher boost kit around 0.8bar and your right things can go abit wrong im really trusting the cars set up to the people who are going to do it for me (Morego peformance tuning BBR dealers) they seem very clued up so ill see what happens really, im looking at an engine on ebay at moment its a 1250cc engine with the works on it!! its tempting me!

i also notice your after low comp pistons like me? ive been told (http://www.performanceunlimited.co.uk) will make custom pistons such as the ones in the engine on ebay via JE pistons m8

It's tempted all of us has that one i can tell you it is shakey_hand_man another FF guy selling it

fingers99 said:

You know, it's getting to the point where we should ask for a Turbo section. After all, there are more of us than there are X19s!

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I second that motion

BTW there is quite a bit to do to look at getting it up to those sorts of figures, you'll need a bigger clutch and flywheel to carry the torque, high flow fuel pump, 3 bar FPR just to mention the obvious as i say have a read Then ask don't just jump into it, as the chances are someone will have tried it before

i should mension that the turbo cinq isnt in my hands yet its still with the current owner but ive paid the deposit and going to look/pick it up on sat! what are the cinq turbos like in terms of performance?? i worried its not going to be that quick lol

Scarey

Oh if you haven't got it yet go over it with a fine tooth comb as i said it has changed hands a couple of time really recently so really give it the once over

fordcosworth said:

i also notice your after low comp pistons like me? ive been told (http://www.performanceunlimited.co.uk) will make custom pistons such as the ones in the engine on ebay via JE pistons m8

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Yeah, but they're pretty expensive. I'd sooner go straight to someone in the US, like Venolia or Ross. The engine should be out of Blue next week so I can get round to designing the pistons.

good thats what i like to here lol, ill post a few pics of the N/A cinq you guys wount have seen this 1 b4 its a new boy lol had it a while and i love it neva get rid,
im looking forward to the new cinq ive wanted a turbo for ages and coudnt find one !!! started looking roundabout the time novitec stopped selling kits for em

piccys please