SierraMikeHotel Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 My sister's first car was a Panda. I'll always remember her ringing the garage to book it in for something, and them asking her if it was a FIRE engine. "No... It's a car." Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Talbot, mk2_craig, Skizzer and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madrat Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Not as bad as when my sister had a metro and I told her she had to get her nipples greased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Unless its an early one that engine will be 899cc and only produce 40 bhp the panda was 903cc with 45 bhp and was much better. You need Panda 903 dance or bella in uk after 86 or 45 pre 86uno 903 formula after 86 or 45 pre 86yugo 45I wonder if the extra 4cc really did give 5bhp more or just a bit of marketing by Fiat. Or just a more aggressive Cam/better breathing head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 SCRAP I... Oh. Talbot and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 love the art deco engine hoist and the 903cc was a great engine to work on, when i discovered the 'misfire' that the PO couldn't cure, was due to him torquing no3 exhaust valve down!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 The 1000 CC FIRE must have been a bit of a rarity quickly (in the UK at least), can't think of anything else that got it. Cinq had the pushrod and then 1.1 FIRE, Punto started out with the 1.2 8v HGF special. The Y10 at launch had 1.0 FIRE as well as the 1049cc 127 engine. Vast majority sold were FIREs. Dave I think youve made the right decision on the Cinq. They are just not that interesting and knowing how unrefined Pandas can be a bit of fuel injection wont go amiss. Even if its only 40hp at least it will make that consistently and not when a carburettor feels like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Foot to the floor, all the way to the limiter it's a very willing little engine. For single point injection, it's better than a mechanical system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I like the 903cc engine. It's in my Panda MK 1 and the 900T (although running the other way)... Anyway, the pushrod lump in Davenumbers Panda (for now...) is the 965cc lump out of the Autobianchi A112... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Someone else to block i think Poor we cinq. Would love one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Please put a bigger engine in the cinq I love these little buzz boxes, an uno turbo or punto GT lump would be good or go Batshit crazy like the one that was for sale not long ago with a new fiat 500 abarth engine running a panda 4x4 running gear oldcars, Datsuncog and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 yyyeah, but as I clearly said in the first post and a few times since, I dont want to be fucking around with carbs and distributers. Its not 1983 anymore. I hear you there - that's precisely why I've stuck the TBi injection & ignition setup from a Lada Niva 1.7i into my Riva - yes there's slightly more that *can* go wrong - but it needs an order of magnitude less regular fettling, and at least in the case of the Lada - it drives far better out of the box than the carb setup ever does*. * Note that the Lada in question came with a stupid computer controlled carb for emission control reasons, so was never likely to work right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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