hi all
just bought myself another cinq after many years and was just wondering if anyone has managed to dial out some of the understeer?
any help appreciated
cheers
d

you came in that thing...your'e braver than i thought

175/50 13 tyres, Eibach front anti roll bar, lowered 60mm - handles prety neutral in fast sweeping bends. Still understeers at low speeds around roundabouts etc. though.

If you want it to go very sideways, fit Continental tyres on the front and BF Goodrich on the back.

And an incontinence pad to the driver's seat.

(Can you guess I've now got me contis on the back:I)

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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Got me P600s on the front, and Nangkangs on the rear. And I also bled the brakes and fitted brandnew shoes and springs to the rear... and a new handbrake cable...[8D]

The results are alternately hilarious (6am this morning, PROPER ice everywhere crap handbrake turns result inspinning it twice before I even left the estate [}] and frightening (the pirellis go exactly where you want in the wet, but let go of the throttle and the Nangkangs try and take the lead!)B)

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'98 Cinq 1.1i

it came with 195/45/14's, i think a novitech arb and some other bits and pieces, can't remember what the susp is.
cheers
d

you came in that thing...your'e braver than i thought

Originally posted by fixitagaintomorrow
175/50 13 tyres, Eibach front anti roll bar, lowered 60mm - handles prety neutral in fast sweeping bends. Still understeers at low speeds around roundabouts etc. though.

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What lowering springs have you got to get -60mm?

Mine understeers at high speeds not low speeds, but don't all cars?

Spax. Measured it against a standard cinq the other week.

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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Got Nangkang on the front and P600s on the back. The car is lowered 40mm and strut brace. The front feels real stable but the back is quite twitchy. Lift off oversteer is available on dry roundabouts if i push it [:0]
No understeer whatsover though

Was the wife's but its mine now!!
Lowered 40mm: Its a go-kart!!!
Home-made induction kit.

i bet i could make it understeer.. hehehe


Cinq Sporting - and yes, its broom yellow!

Originally posted by ddpunter
it came with 195/45/14's, i think a novitech arb and some other bits and pieces, can't remember what the susp is.
cheers
d

you came in that thing...your'e braver than i thought

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ooo - does this mean you've just bought a red 1242c cinq with momo ferrari wheels?

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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how did you guess, now tell me the bad news
cheers
d

you came in that thing...your'e braver than i thought

did you buy it from steve wright? i wonder?




There's a certain satisfaction you get from driving over a Sleeping Policeman

No bad news, just that I know a bit about the car's history - if you're interested.

1242 Cinqs go quite well, don't they

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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Clubcento

see www.chestermodels.com/fiat for the details! most of it is on there.




There's a certain satisfaction you get from driving over a Sleeping Policeman

thanks guys, would be very interested in anything you know, and yes 1242's are a great improvement.
on fave bit of 'track' my old one esed to get 76mph by a marked point and this lil bugger gets 88 so well impressed
cheers
d

you came in that thing...your'e braver than i thought

Far as I know, it was bought as an 1108 and given the 108bhp turbo conversion by a total enthusiast and Clubcento member called John Sullivan, who really looked after the car for many years. Had a questionable engine rebuild by a cowboy outfit, and subsequently suffered engine failure due to hole piston. Was bought in said condition by Steve Wright, who fitted a 1242 engine fully intending to use it as his own, but due to a change of circumstances then needed to sell it on.

Personally, I love the way the little bugger will pull easily round to 110 on the flat, embarrasing many a bigger car (and ego!)
Seen 121 down hill with a favourable wind:I

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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Clubcento

I get hidious understeer on rounabouts, hard corners and even swerving around corners at very low speeds. In the dry its alot better, but just doing 25 around a dry rounabout is truely awful.

Probably my fault for driving like a typical Essex boy

Another day...another problem...

Might need better tyres.

Pete.
Cinq sporting 1242cc
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Clubcento