hi have just joined and was wondering if anyone had any info on the power figures for the 2 litre twin cam engine? any info would be greatly appreciated

Have a look see on here http://www.carsfromitaly.com hth.

thank you

have just bought a westfield with this engine in, dont suppose you have any tips as to the best tuning route for this engine

tcc said:

have just bought a westfield with this engine in, dont suppose you have any tips as to the best tuning route for this engine

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My best tuning tip from me to you is,sell yer 7 to me ,cos I would like one of them!

lol very funny, maybe in a few months when i start on the beemer

Might have some somewhere, since this enging sits in our Ritmo (Strada) Abarth. But I'm not sure what you're thinking of...

Morten.

just wanted the standard power figures, you know bhp, torque that kind of thing

tcc said:

just wanted the standard power figures, you know bhp, torque that kind of thing

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If you click on the link, I gave you this morning,then click on the Fiat emblem on the home page.Then click on the Model that you require,depending on he model that your engine came out of.All the figures are on there,some tuning info too.H.t.h.

tcc said:

just wanted the standard power figures, you know bhp, torque that kind of thing

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Guy Croft is your man for tuning Fiat Twin Cams and he's been going for a very long time.

The generally accepted 'Bible' varies according to whom you listen to but Guy wrote a book many years ago called (I believe) 'Tuning Fiat Twin Cams' or something similar. They are a fabulous engine and becoming quite collectable (rare) now, although there is a very healthy supporters/enthusiasts club.

The generally accepted first stage of tune was to throw a pair of 40DCOE Webers onto it, which immediately gave a very reliable 140bhp. Guy Croft produced some reprofiled cams which were very good indeed but awfully expensive. He was always considered the man who knew for that particular engine. Mangoletsi used to do some tuning bits but I can't remember much about them now.

IIRC some people used to put the 1800 crank into the 2litre engine as it was a shorter stroke and allowed higher revs. I think they used the 1600 rods and 2litre pistons but I'm not sure.

These engines always seem to endear themselves to anyone who has one, the sound, the feel, the tractibility is something very different to the norm. I always loved the engine and still have a fairly well breathed on example in my shed, but that is a long term project.......

HTH

Tosh

thank you steve that site was very useful once i'd found the right car, didnt know what car it was out of you see. cheers julio that was very informative and i'll have a look for that book

tcc said:

just wanted the standard power figures, you know bhp, torque that kind of thing

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OK.

The 2-litre Ritmo Abarth twin-cam has 4 cylinders splitted between 1995 cc. It has got double weber (or solex as ours) 40 carburettors. Delivers 130 bhp originally. Unbelievable powerful torque from bottom revs and up to 6000.

Morten.

thanks morty

I have one of these engines in my Lenham/MG Midget and have been searching for the "Bible" for Fiat twin cams by Guy Croft for quite a while. These original workshop manuals are, however, very rare now and expensive (even used ones are fetching £175 on Ebay).

Anyway, I joined the Guy Croft Racing Engine forum in 2008 and more recently was informed that GC has just written a new limited edition available for £100 plus p&p. These books are worth getting..I've already ordered my copy as there's only so many being printed!
Good Luck...

There is plenty of info out there on the web. A good/simple article that shows where this lovely engine has been used is [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_twin_cam_engine[/ame]

Holy Thread revival batman!.

But I agree fantastic engine even nowadays (with plenty of money thrown at them).