Woohoo I win at the internets!
I love the Panda forum.... you guys are so much more chilled out than the 500 guys
Oh come on, us 500 guys are plenty chilled out.
Woohoo I win at the internets!
I love the Panda forum.... you guys are so much more chilled out than the 500 guys
Claude,
I,m in suffolk (just) if you haven't yet managed a test in a 100hp, welcome to have a go if you wish. John B
I was thinking about this and ARBs today.Claude, the weird thing about the 100hp is that it tends to lift an inside front wheel on cornering, which obviously have some fairly serious drawbacks.
Having looked under a Ka the other day and my 500 tonight methinks the torsion beams are different. Part numbers would of course confirm this....
I wouldn't think drilling out your torsion beam would be a bright ideaI had a look a while ago, there is no hole present on the panda for it to pass through. Whether you could drill it out and do it that way or you'd need the whole torsion beam I don't know, but suspect you'd be changing the torsion beam which may make it expensive.
I wouldn't think drilling out your torsion beam would be a bright idea
I'm not a fan of the 100HP actually, as I find the engine to be a bit gutless to be honest, the Mjet diesel certainly out punches it at lower revs, and gets better economy to boot.
Nigel has put 100hp suspension on his other Panda so you're not the only personI must be the only person out here that has retro fitted the 100HP suspension to a normal panda (well Multijet Sporting actually).
That's front springs, struts, rear dampers, rear springs and bump stops, just shy of £500 for the lot. They were the only parts differences between the MJet and the 100HP accoridng to the Fiat parts computer.
Naturally the car is a lot stiffer now, and thankfully it doesn't fall over in the corners anymore, so it's a lot more confidence inspiring to drive quickly. I've fitted the 7Jx15 wheels from my old Alfa 33, which rotted many years ago, and with 195/50VR tyres, it manages to have grip and a bit of comfort as well. ( the 195/45 tyres on the 100HP don't do it any favours on the comfort front. (no scraping or rubbing with the 50 profile tyres either, and Lo and Behold, the speedo is a little less optimistic as well) <grin>.
I'm not a fan of the 100HP actually, as I find the engine to be a bit gutless to be honest, the Mjet diesel certainly out punches it at lower revs, and gets better economy to boot. - Which is why I bought it's suspension not the car itself !
Think I'll now go for an ECU chip to 90HP (ish), and then the "Sporting" will actually live up to it's name.
I must be the only person out here that has retro fitted the 100HP suspension to a normal panda (well Multijet Sporting actually)......
I'm not a fan of the 100HP actually, as I find the engine to be a bit gutless to be honest, the Mjet diesel certainly out punches it at lower revs, and gets better economy to boot. - Which is why I bought it's suspension not the car itself !
Think I'll now go for an ECU chip to 90HP (ish), and then the "Sporting" will actually live up to it's name.
a 100HP driven to give the same performance as an MJ (and boring the arse off the driver) would - and I'm guessing - give 45-50 to the gallon - nothing like the 55-60 of the MJ but quite reasonable.
I'm not a fan of the 100HP actually, as I find the engine to be a bit gutless to be honest, the Mjet diesel certainly out punches it at lower revs, and gets better economy to boot. - Which is why I bought it's suspension not the car itself !
Think I'll now go for an ECU chip to 90HP (ish), and then the "Sporting" will actually live up to it's name.