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Originally Posted by TURBOSAM  the 1580 cc engine produces 272+bhp in grande punto,
the cam timing of the 1596cc<palio> is restricting the power out put. the cam eventd @0 deg will produce least amount of performance... still the engine produces heaps of performance... check ther valveoverlaps of other performance engines n ull understand thee difference,,,, |
AFAIK, the ONLY Fiat engine with 1580 cc of displacement was the one in the Tipo and Tempra in the '80s, which put out 83 bhp. The Grande Punto puts out a MAXIMUM of 130 bhp from a 1.9 JTD. Maybe you are referring to the rally-spec Super 2000 Punto Abarth, which puts out 280 bhp from a 2000cc mill, which is actually borrowed from the Alfa 156 WTCC car.
The highest specific output for any 1.6 litre engine is 200 bhp, on the old Nissan Pulsar/Sunny GTi-R.
Please stick to facts and figures, and make sure they are true. Otherwise I will be forced to bring in my 6 litre Hemi-powered Alto which gives me 38 kmpl.