Turbo, Is it possible to do?

[Jota69]

I was thinking about installing a turbo onto the aircooled engine, Is this possible?

I was thinking of using a small t15 turbo, a small intercooler, amd install a fuel injector on the intake manifold with a pressure switch that will activate the injector once the car is on boost.

other things i will be installing are bigger valves, dellorto 40 dhla and maybe upgrade the engine to 700cc

[Darrell]

Anything is possible, just how long the engine will last is a worry.

I'd upgrade conrods (see Berni Motori) link i put up here.

might be worth asking the question of them

[bobblehead]

i know john bitmead ( aka darkhorse ) . made a aircooled engine with a turbo etc using metro bits and gubbins .

i think it lasted , he sold it awhile ago though .


i suppose anythings possible , but i wouldnt bother modding a aircooled 126 eng, might aswell swop it out for something altogether bigger?

as darrell said, anything can be acheived .. i suspect youll need deep posckets though, and just remember to tell the insurance comp of your mods ..

[Jota69]

I just found this for sale in an Italian used parts website
http://www.subito.it/kit-artigianale-turbo-per-fiat-500r-126-catania-12012387.htm

I will try to call tomorrow to get more detais about it

[gsxr126]

Check this out

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fiat-500-T3T4-TurboCharger-Turbo-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5190728264QQitemZ350315774564QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

and the price is right

[RSPSTEVE]

Wow ,

That seems too good to be true !

Nice looking peice of kit too.

Still lots of work to make it work though, strenghened bottom end , lower the compression massivley, find some sort of way to get the fuel in, probably could use the metro turbo hif 44 carb. megajolt for the mappable ignition .........

[bis13]

very nice but wrong 500?

[Jota69]

What about this kit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fiat-126-T3T4-TurboCharger-Turbo-Kit-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3ca5ede2e1QQitemZ260481868513QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_6806wt_825

[gsxr126]

Inflations a b#tch

[Eklipze3k]

Generic kits, seen exactly the same thing being sold for Cinq's, Sei's, Punto's, Saxo's, Corsa's etc etc. Definitely not "plug and play"

[Jota69]

Yes it's not plug and play but you get a lot of the parts needed to build your kit

[smallcox]

Hi, turbo charging these little 2 cyclinder engines is possible but require a lot of work to complete a reliable finished item. i have a gt15 garret installed on my 126 and it does give it a kick, but over boost it and your conrod say hello through the side off your block. if running standard rods dont go mad with the boost pressures as i did. set a 0-60 time off no less than 15secs and all should stay in one peice.

[RSPSTEVE]

Hi smallcox, where in Essex are you ?
Steve