1981 FIAT Spider Turbo


Note the custom louvered hood. The car is in the shop for the rebuilt engine here.


Newly rebuilt engine, new clutch, and a brand new top. Nothing wrong mechanically except perhaps the clock.
Good tires on 14" Cromodora Turbo wheels. Good CD player. It will pass Colorado's tough IM240 dynomometer emissions test.

FIAT (and Legend Industries) didn't use a different computer on these turbos. They just "made do" with the CPU from the normally aspirated cars albeit richer on boost because of some add on Hobbs pressures switches.

I am putting a good complete engine management system onto this FIAT Turbo. An Electromotive Tec3r will do an excellent job of handing the mixture and the timing. It will make use of a knock sensor. Every Turbo that I have driven knocks or pings on boost and every healthy Turbo could use the built-in 3 way rev limiter that Electromotive features.

It will use a wide band O-2 sender to guide the mixture towards optimum at every speed and throttle position. It will pass emissions test easily set up like this. And the Tec3r might control a shift light to indicate when to shift and water injection if it's needed.
I will see if I can fit an intercooler -- the Tec3r can turn the intercooler pump on and off at user programmed temperatures.

This car is unique now and will be very unique when finished with the Electromotiuve. It will be one of the best running Turbo Spiders in the land.
I will sell it (possibly eBay) with a dyno sheet when it's done.



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