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Fiat 126 Chat => Tuning & Customising 126 Models => Topic started by: Darrell on March 09, 2010, 01:32:04 PM

Title: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: Darrell on March 09, 2010, 01:32:04 PM
http://abarthracing.fotopic.net/frame_collection_side.php?id=384982

interestingly some clever guys there have taken the breater from top and bottom, up into a catch tank, with a drain back onto the engine, I guess a simple non return valve on the drain would work nicely.
Note the supercharged 500 and also note the toothed altenator drive belt, bigget pulley (looks like 1 to 1), must be that with lightened cranks etc the higher idle rpm means no need to run the fan as hard with the oil cooler picking-up and helping. [-/

I like the idea of a breather off the crankcase, but not so sure about just hollowing-out the fuel pump as seen in some picts, think a descent plate with a nice ally elbow welded-on would be tidier and less likely to leak.

Love the pipe in the one pic with elbows built-in to the pipe ;D
Title: Re: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: Darrell on March 09, 2010, 01:34:47 PM
http://www.scorpioneabarthparts.nl/index2.htm
Title: Re: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: Dom on March 10, 2010, 11:48:28 AM
I can't get over how many variations of tuned 500's exist. I definitely prefer the ones that have modified the original/126 air-cooled engines than the swaps though. There even appears to be a couple of pics of a 500 with the extremely rare twin cam head conversion. That would be something special indeed!

Pretty much everyone of those has at least one oil catch tank fitted. Perhaps I should really think about having one, as I'm still currently just running with the hole in the side of the valve cover blowing
Title: Re: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: Darrell on March 10, 2010, 12:09:45 PM
Yeah oil catch tank does seem to be the way to go  :oops: I've been putting it off for a while but every time I go over 65 the engine gets covered in oil. Not so bad in winter :oops:
I'm going to do a Rusty and build some with a drain set-up with non-return :) I want it out of aluminium, shaped to fit in the back corner of the engine bay with a sight hose etc.

I think that twin cam one is actually some kind of supercharger, I've seen a single overhead cam conversion and want to work on one soon.

I've always thought, yes it's an expensive game but if a 600 V twin bike can make big horse power, why can't we? Looks right without half the back cut-out with radiators etc etc [-/
Title: Re: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on March 10, 2010, 01:21:55 PM
Just checked the Oxford Dictionary but can't seem to find "Doing a Rusty" in there  </4
Anyway I like the cut of your jib me lad  ;D
Title: Re: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: ciaoflyer on March 10, 2010, 05:28:03 PM
I made a home made one for next to nothing, not that bling though......

http://club126uk.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2599.0
Title: Re: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: Darrell on March 10, 2010, 05:50:53 PM
I want to make one with an automatic return to the engine, eg, non return.
Title: Re: tuned 500 pics on this website
Post by: Alfons1972 on March 16, 2010, 06:28:05 PM
that's nice, isn't it?  ;)

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