Toeknee_33 Turbocharged March 7, 2003 Share March 7, 2003 Hi Soya, Ya the old Thema can do 0-100 in 7.0s, manual gearbox, sweet balancer shafted engine..but the rest of the car falls apart..oh..the boost can be upped to 1.5 bar on overboost by just tweaking a tap on the wastegate hose..hehe! Cheers! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yttrium Neutral Newbie March 7, 2003 Share March 7, 2003 Hi Toeknee_33! Actually I don't drive a T4.. in case you were wondering Just popped in to answer Jman's question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie March 7, 2003 Share March 7, 2003 1.5bar...shiok.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic March 8, 2003 Share March 8, 2003 Wow! 1.5bar... Respect, respect.... Did the Thema suffer from occasional overheating? I once tested a used Punto GT Turbo running at 1.2bar(so claimed by the salesman)and the thing was FAST but actually overheated 10 mins into the test drive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeknee_33 Turbocharged March 8, 2003 Share March 8, 2003 Hi, I have extensive experience with Fiat/Lancia cars, and their operating temperatures are about 95-100 C, occasionally touching 105 C if you stop after a hard run, or if u get caught in a jam on a really hot afternoon. The temperature switches that governs the fan thermostats for most of these cars cut in at 97 C - high but the cars seem to suffer no ill effects...guess Italian Babes are meant to be hot.... My Thema didn't have any overheating problems...factory aircon with two gigantic fans that makes the car vibrate when they come on full sing ensures that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Neutral Newbie March 8, 2003 Share March 8, 2003 thanks for the tip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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