Getting bored with performance!

[Chris Judd]

Ouch! but besides that, i'm up poop creek without a paddle as far as more mods are concerned then?

Chris Judd

Carzone Kit Smoothed Into Bumpers + Colour Coded Wing Mirrors and Base Plates - 35mm Lowering Springs - Red Dot 20 Grove brake Discs - Red/Black Bucket Seats with harnesses - 17" Mille Migila Alloys - OMP Strut Brace - C&B Med ROad Cams - SuperSprint Manilfold Decat pipe - Cat Back CSC Exhaust - K&N - MTX 6.5" Components, 5 Channel JBL Amp, 15" JBL sub - Alpine Head Unit - iPod

 

[Ian]

IMO it'd probably be cheaper, and more "feasable" in the long-run to do the much-debated 20VT conversion.

Chances are it'll probably be more reliable too than a 1600 that's pushing 150BHP.

 

[Anonymous]

and get a nice spoiler while ur at it

 

[Insomnia]

Ian: Its an 1800? Even so, I'd agree with you.

Mar '99 1.9TD / 39,500 miles
Current Status: Ill

 

[Chris Judd]

I have toyed with the idea.. But, well there's no buts really apart i'm crap at saving up i usually end up buying smaller things than spending out alot on one thing (back ended coupe) and then another (getting it put in the car!). Plus a 20vt won't fit in mine i'd have to find a 16vt.

And yes i got a spoiler coming.

Chris Judd

Carzone Kit Smoothed Into Bumpers + Colour Coded Wing Mirrors and Base Plates - 35mm Lowering Springs - Red Dot 20 Grove brake Discs - Red/Black Bucket Seats with harnesses - 17" Mille Migila Alloys - OMP Strut Brace - C&B Med ROad Cams - SuperSprint Manilfold Decat pipe - Cat Back CSC Exhaust - K&N - MTX 6.5" Components, 5 Channel JBL Amp, 15" JBL sub - Alpine Head Unit - iPod

 

[Ian]

1800, yes.. Duh! Was thinking it was the same as Tom's for some reason

The spoiler like Smee had was beautiful - I saw a lichen green brava with tinted windows and that same spoiler in Cheshire about 3 years ago - it was beautiful.

Why wouldn't a 20VT fit? Because of the wings?

I thought the subframe/mounts etc are all the same?

 

[Chris Judd]

Apparently the hgt has the wider wings etc to cope with the 5 cylinder engine block which is the same as the 20vt coupe engine, i'm pretty sure that the rest of the bravo/a range has a smaller wing width that can only accomadate the 16vt coupe engine. Thats what (i think) i've picked up from nosing around fiatboo for a couple of years!

But anyone is welcome to correct me if i'm wrong!

Chris Judd

Carzone Kit Smoothed Into Bumpers + Colour Coded Wing Mirrors and Base Plates - 35mm Lowering Springs - Red Dot 20 Grove brake Discs - Red/Black Bucket Seats with harnesses - 17" Mille Migila Alloys - OMP Strut Brace - C&B Med ROad Cams - SuperSprint Manilfold Decat pipe - Cat Back CSC Exhaust - K&N - MTX 6.5" Components, 5 Channel JBL Amp, 15" JBL sub - Alpine Head Unit - iPod

 

[Tom]

"But anyone is welcome to correct me if i'm wrong!"

The engine bays are IDENTICAL.

 

[Ash]

the engine bays are identical. all the coupes have the same track width as the hgt so it wont make a difference if its a 16vt or 20vt. you will have less trouble finding a good 20vt motor than a 16vt motor.

 

[Ian]

Told ya so

 

[Chris Judd]

I stand corrected!

Carzone Kit Smoothed Into Bumpers + Colour Coded Wing Mirrors and Base Plates - 35mm Lowering Springs - Red Dot 20 Grove brake Discs - Red/Black Bucket Seats with harnesses - 17" Mille Migila Alloys - OMP Strut Brace - C&B Med ROad Cams - SuperSprint Manilfold Decat pipe - Cat Back CSC Exhaust - K&N - MTX 6.5" Components, 5 Channel JBL Amp, 15" JBL sub - Alpine Head Unit - iPod

 

[Jayfish]

aye, further backup on this. the only reason the HGT wings are wider is to provide a more aggressive stance.

 

[donnylad]

and to completely annoy and blag the head out of any owner who wants to order wings lol so as it takes 3-4 attemps for a company to get the right wing lol

back to the premier

 

[Matthew_NZ]

Even if the engine bays are the same size, aren't the wider wings to accomodate the slightly wider front track of the HGT?

I couldn't imagine a cash-strapped FIAT creating new steel body panels just for aesthetics.

 

[donnylad]

the wishbones are an inch wider on either side on the hgt

 

[Ash]

"I couldn't imagine a cash-strapped FIAT creating new steel body panels just for aesthetics"


well they did! dont forget they use them on the marea too.

 

[Matthew_NZ]

"the wishbones are an inch wider on either side on the hgt"

True?

Then they didn't...