what to do with a 20vt 5 cylinder fiat engine?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:37 pm
I just bought a fiat coupe 20vt with a view to driving it through winter and then dropping the engine into the back of a fiat panda for a bit of fun.
Anyway - seems the 5cyl engine is a bit large for the back of a panda and it would need an IVA.
Its a cracking engine - sounds divine and smooth as anything, also has a great old fashioned turbo kick-in-the-back at 3500rpm which I love.
So clutching at straws now - what do I put the engine in? Was going to keep it transverse and mid-mount it, but I could longitudinally mount it and bolt on an audi 80 box to get the rwd bit sorted.
Anyone any ideas? (was going to put it in the vx220 but would be heavier so would upset the absolutely SUBLIME handling).
which reminds me, i must do a post of the differences driving a sorted 170bhp vx220 around oulton park compared to the 230+bhp, lighter stylus - its quite interesting! (don't worry lads - the stylus was way quicker!)
Anyway - seems the 5cyl engine is a bit large for the back of a panda and it would need an IVA.
Its a cracking engine - sounds divine and smooth as anything, also has a great old fashioned turbo kick-in-the-back at 3500rpm which I love.
So clutching at straws now - what do I put the engine in? Was going to keep it transverse and mid-mount it, but I could longitudinally mount it and bolt on an audi 80 box to get the rwd bit sorted.
Anyone any ideas? (was going to put it in the vx220 but would be heavier so would upset the absolutely SUBLIME handling).
which reminds me, i must do a post of the differences driving a sorted 170bhp vx220 around oulton park compared to the 230+bhp, lighter stylus - its quite interesting! (don't worry lads - the stylus was way quicker!)