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Fiat SOHC engine | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Fiat Lancia Zastava Automobiles Tofaş |
Also called | Fiat Torque engine |
Production | 1969–2010 |
Layout | |
Configuration | Inline-4 |
Displacement | 1.1–1.8 L (1,116–1,839 cc) |
Cylinder bore | 80–86.4 mm (3.15–3.40 in) |
Piston stroke | 55.5–78.4 mm (2.19–3.09 in) |
Cylinder block material | Iron |
Cylinder head material | Aluminium |
Valvetrain | SOHC 2 valves x cyl. DOHC 4 valves x cyl. |
Combustion | |
Turbocharger | In some versions |
Fuel system | Weber carburetor Multi-point fuel injection Single-point injection |
Fuel type | Gasoline |
Cooling system | Water-cooled |
Output | |
Power output | 55–133 hp (41–99 kW) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Fiat Pratola Serra engine E.torQ engine FIRE Turbojet/Multiair engine |
Designed by Aurelio Lampredi, the Fiat SOHC engine first appeared in the front-wheel drive (FWD) Fiat 128 of 1969.[1] The in-line four-cylinder engine comprised an iron block with an aluminium cylinder-head containing a single overhead camshaft operating directly on both the inlet and exhaust valves in a reverse-flow cylinder-head configuration. The camshaft was driven by a belt rather than chain. The engine remained in production until about 2010 and grew in capacity over the years from 1100 cc (in the Fiat 128) to an eventual 1900 cc (in the Fiat Linea). The Fiat 130 2.9 L (2,866 cc) V6 engine, also appearing in 1969, although having crossflow cylinder head, is directly related to the 128 SOHC engine, but with a 1.20 upscale in bore and stroke. It was gradually replaced by the Pratola Serra engine series starting from 1995 (and in the 1100 cc guise, by the FIRE unit of comparable displacement), although it was also converted to use a multivalve DOHC head, giving birth to the Torque engine, used until 2005.