Would be interesting.
Would it be better or worse than the new panda?
Getting stabbed by a rusty knife is better than the new Panda.
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If I didn't already have too many projects on the go I would give it a try. Could be an amazing car and would be very interesting to see how it does on fuel economy too. Would it be better or worse than the new panda? Lighter car but shaped like a brick!
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I reckon your new X-reg needs one :yum:
Hmmm that could be controversial... (unlike me I know) Also by the time I get round working on the X-reg, someone will have done this already Unless I manage to get it MOT'd this year. Still planning to sell it as a rolling restoration really but them plans do change
Si
This conversion would mostly be about skirting around modern electrical gubbins to get the thing to run.
That was my main concern...I have a bad history with electrics Probably why I like the classic panda so much I suppose; only got 2 wires for on and off
But yeah Kris, this would be best done with a Panda 30 really; damn it though the more I think about it the more cool it sounds; could be an "eco racer" :devil:
TwinAir in the Panda is the same work as my 1.4 16v car. Uses same gearbox, so apart from an engine mount fabrication, it will drop in quite easily. Just a case of using the wiring diagrams to make it fire up then. I thought about it and considered it as a replacement for my Panda, until I eventually decided on an Uno T-Jet. Ultimately, it would give little or no performance benefit as opposed the 1.4 and perhaps not a huge amount more economy for what is still an expensive and difficult to find engine. I don't think the engine is light enough that it would make any appreciable difference to handling. It would be more interesting though.
Still could be interesting when/if the electrical side of things could be tackled.
i wouldn't worry too much about the electric side of things tbh, it would only be hard if you really really wanted to use the factory ecu cause it will be canbus and throw a wobbly if all the different body ecus aren't connected and will need fly-by-wire pedal. Sure there is plenty of aftermarket ecus that could run the engine, and to run an engine, even a modern injected one, you don't really need that many wires. Would need to get a throttle body with a cable fit but that could be done with just an adaptor plate..
I still have not been in a car with a twin-air so i don't really have a strong opinion on whether this is a good or a bad idea.. I still really want to drop panda cross 1.3mjet in a classic 4x4 myself - maybe one day.