lookforjoe
True Classic
Interesting read. Was just wondering what it would take to do a 16V conversion (keeping stock bottom end) clearly not a practical consideration
"The standard oil pump in a 1581 16v was from the 1581 Tipo 8v - and it isn't upto the job of feeding the same engine PLUS 4 piston squirters and 16 leaky lifters. This is why most of the 1581 16v road cars you hear sound rattly. We basically had no choice but to fabricate a new oil pump."
Is there any reason not to use an external oil pump? Rules?
you could use an original X1/9 auxiliary shaft and dizzy/oil pump gear with the Punto toothed pulleys etc., giving you a boost in oil pump speed.
Thanks Steve, that helps a lot.
However, when i google the part number you stated, I keep getting references to this being a Fiat 128 oil pump.
Are you sure that is the part number for the 10-tooth pump?
Thanks Steve, that helps a lot.
However, when i google the part number you stated, I keep getting references to this being a Fiat 128 oil pump.
Are you sure that is the part number for the 10-tooth pump?
For a Stilo engine the only way to up the pump output is to speed it up using the X1/9 aux shaft and gear swap, or get a bespoke deeper pump made, or get a custom small aux pulley. I don't have any dizzy to worry about.
Tomorrow I will go and do a pulley survey to get my head round all of this!
There was one of these engines sold here in Michigan about a decade and a half ago which was bought by a man named McBride (as I recall) who put it into an red white and blue painted X as I recall. He sort of disappeared/aged out or ? and the car I believe was sold. .[/QUOTE said:Russ McBride. There was a website dedicated to the car/conversion about ten years back. The car was sold on eBay I believe. It's new owner was in US at the time. I lost track of it at this point.
HI, guys. I didn't die or anything. Just moved on to other car types. I'm still living in the Atlanta area.
I'm not sure what happened to my old Red/White/Blue 16v X1/9. Some guy came (from out west, I think), bought the car and after he drove away I never heard from him again.
I miss the car (and my other X1/9's - I think I had about a dozen). Great cars. Nothing else like 'em.
Glad to see Xweb is still going strong.