Fully Integrated Robotised Engine
The FIRE (for "Fully Integrated Robotised Engine") is a series of automobile engines from Fiat Powertrain Technologies. It was designed by Italian design firm Rodolfo Bonetto. It is constructed by robot assembly plants ("Robogate") to reduce costs.
The FIRE series replaced the old Fiat OHV engine in the mid-1980s. Mechanically, they are simple straight-4 engines with five bearings and overhead cam heads.
Since 1985, it has been constructed in different versions from 769 cc to 1368 cc with 8 valves; there is another version called the "Super-FIRE" which uses 16 valves and is available in 999 cc (Brazil) and 1242 cc (Brazil & Europe) displacements.
The 1368 cc variation introduced in 2003 is available in both 8 and 16 valves; in 2005 Fiat introduced a version incorporating port deactivation (PDA) and EGR. This unit is frequently referred to as the "Starjet" engine. In 2005, a turbocharged version of 1368 cc was introduced as "T-JET" engine, and a MultiAir (electro-hydraulic valve) version was added in 2009.
The FIRE was originally a carburetor engine, and later progressed to a single point injection (SPI) to multipoint injection (MPI) and is now a sequential multipoint injection (SMPI). It is now used in the 750 Formula in a slightly modified state.
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