Hello all,
For a long time now i am an avid Fiat enthusiast from the Netherlands and last year i went on a holiday to Italy with a Punto mk1 75. Absolutely loved the car and its performance, sadly i killed the engine and will have to replace the cylinder block. I put the dead Punto in storage for the time being and for this year i bought another mk1 which was only 200 euro's.
Why i stick to small Fiats
I have driven other makes and models too and like Citroen/Peugeot as well, Japanese cars are fun but a struggle to maintain here.
Since i now have two Punto's i feel more freedom to tune or modify the second one. This one is a 1.2 16v with 85hp.
Brakes, shocks and exhaust were totally shot, so replaced all of that with shiny new stuff and since i like a little stiffer setup i went for a sport kit (-40mm).
Clutch is also gone and the infamous rust on the bottom panels will need welding too. This will be done later and i will do write up on that in a separate thread.
The problem
Upon checking the air filter i noticed the air filter box was cracked and all the inlet hoses were also starting to perish. So another opportunity to tune things up
Since it will be useless to hunt scrapyards for these parts (which most likely will have similar wear) i decided to totally redo the intake with performance parts, which believe it or not is cheaper than buying the broken parts new from the dealer!
On Aliexpress i bought some hoses a pipe and cold air intake style filter for under 70 euro's. Nice, nice.
This is how it looks now:
The front scoop is currently not installed but will be done later.
Crankcase breathing is often overlooked and i want to improve this too. An oil catch tank will be added later to keep the inlet clean, but for now i am wondering why the current breather pipe (just below the throttle body) is also connected to the inlet manifold.
Anyone can explain this? and should i keep this or modify?
Cheers, Jochum
For a long time now i am an avid Fiat enthusiast from the Netherlands and last year i went on a holiday to Italy with a Punto mk1 75. Absolutely loved the car and its performance, sadly i killed the engine and will have to replace the cylinder block. I put the dead Punto in storage for the time being and for this year i bought another mk1 which was only 200 euro's.
Why i stick to small Fiats
- Price/performance
- Excellent parts availability and cheap
- Well equipped
- Light weight / Good fuel economy
- Easy to work on
- But most important of all, the Fiat FIRE engine
I have driven other makes and models too and like Citroen/Peugeot as well, Japanese cars are fun but a struggle to maintain here.
Since i now have two Punto's i feel more freedom to tune or modify the second one. This one is a 1.2 16v with 85hp.
Brakes, shocks and exhaust were totally shot, so replaced all of that with shiny new stuff and since i like a little stiffer setup i went for a sport kit (-40mm).
Clutch is also gone and the infamous rust on the bottom panels will need welding too. This will be done later and i will do write up on that in a separate thread.
The problem
Upon checking the air filter i noticed the air filter box was cracked and all the inlet hoses were also starting to perish. So another opportunity to tune things up
Since it will be useless to hunt scrapyards for these parts (which most likely will have similar wear) i decided to totally redo the intake with performance parts, which believe it or not is cheaper than buying the broken parts new from the dealer!
On Aliexpress i bought some hoses a pipe and cold air intake style filter for under 70 euro's. Nice, nice.
This is how it looks now:
The front scoop is currently not installed but will be done later.
Crankcase breathing is often overlooked and i want to improve this too. An oil catch tank will be added later to keep the inlet clean, but for now i am wondering why the current breather pipe (just below the throttle body) is also connected to the inlet manifold.
Anyone can explain this? and should i keep this or modify?
Cheers, Jochum
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