Yes. A Fiat DOHC will rev pretty high, up to 7000 rpm in stock form for the early engines, and up to 6000 rpm for the later (larger) engines. More for engines that have been built for higher rpms. However, if your engine is old and has low oil pressure, excessive wear, etc., it may not be a good idea to rev it this high. In other words, don't push an original engine that has many miles on it. That's all I meant.Pescado wrote:Can you expand on “tired engine” for me
Gotcha….thanks Bryan18Fiatsandcounting wrote:Yes. A Fiat DOHC will rev pretty high, up to 7000 rpm in stock form for the early engines, and up to 6000 rpm for the later (larger) engines. More for engines that have been built for higher rpms. However, if your engine is old and has low oil pressure, excessive wear, etc., it may not be a good idea to rev it this high. In other words, don't push an original engine that has many miles on it. That's all I meant.Pescado wrote:Can you expand on “tired engine” for me
-Bryan
Can’t say that I’ve heard the phrase “Italian tune-up” before but I love it. My Spider is coming home from the hospital soon after about 5-month of intermittent troubleshooting and repairs. Apparently she’s running better than ever (we’ll be the judge of that18Fiatsandcounting wrote:I'm kinda getting the impression that the "Italian Tune-Up" is what you need. Drive the engine hard, 4000 to 6000 rpm at full throttle for a while, and I'll bet your spark plugs will look perfectly normal. These engines love that.
-Bryan
) so the Italian tune-up should be fun regular maintenance.