Good-Win Racing Fiat 124

[Good-Win Racing]

WOW, found some of the extra weight!

The Fiat Battery looks like a BEAST....because it is!

Once all the bracket and bucket are added (not shown here), the weight for the Fiat battery and mounting setup is over 39 pounds! Stock ND battery with the bracket and bucket is only 26 pounds.....difference of 13 pounds! All the same electronics in the car, the Fiat doesn't need so much more battery, my guess is they didn't want an extra sku and this battery is already same as used in other models like the 500. Once we get our Light Battery Kit modified to work in the Fiat we will be saving about 36 pounds on just the battery. Given that is all weight high in the nose of the car it will make a nice difference.



For comparison, ND Battery:


And our Light Battery kit, plus battery:

[Good-Win Racing]

Fiat 124 with our Progress Springs and 17x8 Tungsten 6UL wheels with 235/40/17 Toyo R1R Tires. Even with just the springs upgraded this Fiat is pretty flat in the corners, credit to both the springs and the fact that Fiat gave it's version a bit more sway bar (rear 14mm instead of 11mm, etc).

Fits perfect, feels great, looks awesome!

[Oddmanout]

Fiat 124 with our Progress Springs and 17x8 Tungsten 6UL wheels with 235/40/17 Toyo R1R Tires. Even with just the springs upgraded this Fiat is pretty flat in the corners, credit to both the springs and the fact that Fiat gave it's version a bit more sway bar (rear 14mm instead of 11mm, etc).

Fits perfect, feels great, looks awesome!

Wow that looks so much better with proper wheels and ride height! This makes the base model much more compelling (imo).

[Good-Win Racing]

Congrats on the 124. Subscribe check. Did you get the 124 at Bob Baker Calrsbad? Was heading to San Diego this past weekend and saw a couple of car transport truck full of 124. I wanted to stop by the dealership but ran out of time.

YES...they were one of the few dealers able to promise us a manual trans.

[FSpydie]

YES...they were one of the few dealers able to promise us a manual trans.

I'm glad you posted that. So Sophia is a manual, I presume. Cool!

[MJAB]

Does Fiat 124 heavier battery because ready for a future stop&start system?

[Klasse Act]

Never fails, rims and springs do WONDERS!!!

This car is really coming together in a short amount of time, love the black accents you did around the headlight cup too, really sets it off!!!

[Good-Win Racing]

Does Fiat 124 heavier battery because ready for a future stop&start system?

Nope, they just went CHEAP on the battery. Mazda uses lighter sealed AGM, costs a bit more, saves about 13 pounds. Fiat went flooded lead acid, not even maintenance free (seriously, when was the last time you saw maintenance required battery outside of a truck?).

[Good-Win Racing]

Dropped over 52 pounds of weight today from our Fiat 124!

Seriously, that is HALF the amount the Fiat is heavier than the ND Miata...gone in ONE DAY.

Did it with just our front two-piece brake rotors, caliper conversion, and light weight battery kit.

Car now rides BETTER than stock thanks to big cut in unpsrung weight, and stops better thanks to four piston calipers, and handles better (front end response to all inputs and road imperfections is better). Will get to the rear brakes soon, this was enough for one day!

STOCK PARTS on scale. Stock front brake rotors, stock front calipers, and MASSIVE LEAD ACID MAINTENANCE REQUIRED BATTERY (seriously, who does not use maintenance free batteries these days?).


Replacement Light Parts. Good-Win Racing Four Piston Caliper Conversion, Good-Win Racing Ultra Light Two-Piece Brake Rotors, Good-Win Racing Light Battery Kit.

[morrisg]

Great thread, Brian! Onward to the exhaust! I'm curious if you can get by with just a turndown pipe, as in No Muffler At All. Would be fun to hear what it sounds like. And you could still sell the mid pipe with the Helmholz resonator, I'm sure!

[Amacento]

Great thread to kick off the reintroduction of the F124.

[MJAB]

Unusual battery, even the Fiat Panda, that costs less than half the price uses maintenance free batteries.
Usually the use in last models, at least in Europe, were more of the models use start&stop technology, enhanced flooded batteries sourced by Exide.

Is the roof of Fiat 124 heavier than Mazda MX-5 or is it the same?

[randY49]

Unusual battery, even the Fiat Panda, that costs less than half the price uses maintenance free batteries.
Usually the use in last models, at least in Europe, were more of the models use start&stop technology, enhanced flooded batteries sourced by Exide.

Is the roof of Fiat 124 heavier than Mazda MX-5 or is it the same?

I believe there were reports of more sound insulation in the 124's roof, so I'm guessing a bit heavier, but probably not by much.

[Good-Win Racing]

Interesting comparison two stock exhausts for 124, the quad tip is Abarth version and very loud, the single tip version otherwise looks similar but is so quiet we cannot hear it. Tried the car without muffler and result is not good, like old military 4 cylinder diesel drone, even the Abarth gives a bit too much of that drone, I know we can do better.



The dual tip standard exhaust is where they saved a lot of money, didn't even bother with fake tips or polishing the pipe. Yes, will be looking at doing better here.



Finding lots of little differences between ND and Fiat versions, like this silicon high temp hanger for the midpipe:

[xtrmnop]

Damn that is a decent amount of weight savings. Reading these post makes me give that itch of trading my Abarth.