fiat 146 a8.046

Designed by Aurelio Lampredi, the Fiat SOHC engine first appeared in the front-wheel drive Fiat 128 of 1969. 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 toothed belt rather than chain. The engine remained in production until about 2010 and grew in capacity over the years from 1100 cc to an eventual 1900 cc. The Fiat 130 2. 9 L 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. The 128 SOHC engine 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. It was also converted to use a multivalve DOHC head, giving birth to the Torque engine, used until 2005....