Fiat 124 Sport Spider - Engines

Engines

The four-cylinder engine used in the Spider and Coupé was a double overhead cam, aluminum crossflow head version of the sedan's pushrod unit. It started in 1966 with a capacity of 1438 cc progressively increasing to 1608 cc in 1970 (although this reduced to 1,592 cc in 1973), 1,756 cc in 1974 and finally 1,995 cc in 1979. Designed by Dan Vano. Bosch fuel injection replaced the previously used Weber carburetors midway through 1980. In 1981 and 1982, Fiat USA, Inc. partnered with Legend Industries to create approximately 700 turbo models for US markets. There was also a supercharged model called Volumex offered toward the end of production, which was sold only in Europe, where it cost 35% more than a regular, fuel-injected Spidereuropa. This family of engines was designed by ex-Ferrari chief engineer Aurelio Lampredi and in one form or another remained in production into the 1990s giving it one of the longest production runs in history. The double overhead cam (DOHC) version was the first mass manufactured DOHC to utilize reinforced rubber timing belts, an innovation that would come into nearly universal use in the decades after its introduction. Its family powered race cars such as: FIAT 131 Mirafiori, Special T, Lancia Beta Montecarlo, Delta Integrale and many others.

• 1400 (1,438 cc) - 90 PS (66 kW; 89 hp)
• 1600 (1,592 cc) - 106 PS (78 kW; 105 hp)
• 1600 (1,608 cc) - 110 PS (81 kW; 108 hp)
• 1800 (1,756 cc) - 118 PS (87 kW; 116 hp)
• 2000 (1,995 cc) - 78 PS (57 kW; 77 hp)
• 2000i (1,995 cc) - 105 PS (77 kW; 104 hp), 102 hp (76 kW; 103 PS) for North America and Japan
• 1,995 cc - 120 bhp (89 kW; 122 PS), turbocharged for USA
• VX (1,995 cc) - 135 PS (99 kW; 133 hp), supercharged