General help needed with induction kit

[jon2nd]

Hi all
I have purchased an induction kit for my son but am having trouble fitting it .
this is the item .
(copy and paste into ebay search please as i cannot post links yet)
01-04 FIAT SEICENTO 1.1 MPI SPORTING AIR INDUCTION KIT

The car is a 51 plate shumaker and the problem is the alloy tube doesn't seem long enough and so there is no way of shutting the bonnet ,it doesn't seem as long as the one in the link.Am i being thick or am i missing something from the box .
I have emailed the seller but have had no reply as yet (it is christmas after all).Just wandered if anyone had used one of these before and had a similar problem.
regards jon

 

[rallycinq]

Are you sure yours is MPi?

Cheers

PD

 

[jon2nd]

Are you sure yours is MPi?

Cheers

PD

Now i could be wrong but i was under the impression that from 2000 onwards they were all mpi ? or did i read that wrong somewhere.

 

[rallycinq]

Now i could be wrong but i was under the impression that from 2000 onwards they were all mpi ? or did i read that wrong somewhere.

It should be, and so should a Schumacher, but .........

So, is it MPi or SPi? You've been at the TB.

Cheers

PD

 

[jon2nd]

It should be, and so should a Schumacher, but .........

So, is it MPi or SPi? You've been at the TB.

Cheers

PD

Yes its definately an mpi just been and checked

 

[rallycinq]

Yes its definately an mpi just been and checked

Good, but it doesn't help with your problem.

It looks from the picture on the listing that the tube passes behind the head, is that where you have it?

I would have thought that there is no room for a tube that size to pass over the engine.

Cheers

PD

 

[StoneNewt]

Your best bet is to post a photo of the induction kit & the engine bay of the car in question. A lot of the MPI Sei' induction kits are simply rebadged focus kits & thus may be tweaked for various reasons and make it incompatible with the Seicento engine bay.

 

[jon2nd]

Your best bet is to post a photo of the induction kit & the engine bay of the car in question. A lot of the MPI Sei' induction kits are simply rebadged focus kits & thus may be tweaked for various reasons and make it incompatible with the Seicento engine bay.

Thx for the replys ,i will re assemble the kit and take some photos in situ and repost in a while .

 

[AppleSei]

All schumis are MPI for the forums veterans benefit of the forum, the car was released to coincide with his 2001 F1 title win, which is mpi country and had been for some time

We have imposters/fakes/confused people about should we see people saying 'i have a 98/99/00 sei schumacher'

 

[rallycinq]

All schumis are MPI for the forums veterans benefit of the forum, the car was released to coincide with his 2001 F1 title win, which is mpi country and had been for some time

We have imposters/fakes/confused people about should we see people saying 'i have a 98/99/00 sei schumacher'

I am aware of the launch date. I am also all too well aware of 'ringers'. Just wanted to make sure.

Cheers

PD

 

[jon2nd]

Definately a shcu ,definately an mpi, just thought i would clear that up first.

Anyway i have taken a few snaps and i've come to the conclusion that this is either completely the wrong kit as i can see no way it could possibly fit or i've been duped which seems unlikely judging by his feedback.

 

[AppleSei]

yep thats a focus kit.

this thread might help https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento/129771-induction-kit-help.html

 

[levemircento]

When people refer to these as a "focus kit" is that meaning it was for a Ford Focus, or its make?

Looking at the pics above, the metal pipe needs to go back a bit and then down behind the coil packs, while making room for a filter [which looks rather big to me!!]

 

[AppleSei]

thats just the name of it, its pretty much a universal kit, i had it on the mondeo

 

[r11sgo]

hi i got one of these kits and in all honesty there a bit crap it did fit but i had to cut the pipe etc i have now changed it for a k&n that fits perfectly.
ill look out a pic of it fitted tommoro:bang:

 

[AppleSei]

hi i got one of these kits and in all honesty there a bit crap it did fit but i had to cut the pipe etc i have now changed it for a k&n that fits perfectly.

so youve gone from 1 ''bad'' to kit to an even worse one (in terms of perfromance)?

 

[jon2nd]

When people refer to these as a "focus kit" is that meaning it was for a Ford Focus, or its make?

Looking at the pics above, the metal pipe needs to go back a bit and then down behind the coil packs, while making room for a filter [which looks rather big to me!!]

Thx for the response although i am still very unsure how this could possibly fit ,the filter is indeed huge and will not fit in between the coil packs and the front panel at the angle shown in the photo.If anything the alloy tube is not long enough and would need extending somehow?.

This is the claim of the seller ,note the underlined for anyone else who is going to purchase one of these for a sei.As of now i have no idea what to do, does anyone ?.


Features:
* Our products are 100 % Brand New
* High quality Light weight Polish Chrome Aluminum material
* Cone gauge reusable & rewashable filter with 50% more filter surface area than stock!
* Polish chrome tube will reduces radiant heat by up to 80% over the stock tubing!
* Adds up to 5 to 10 additional horsepower and up to 16 foot pounds of torque ! ( result might be vary )
* No cutting or modifying on our product
* Smooth bent tubing reduces turbulence and increases Hp
* Improve throttle response throughout Low / Mid-range RPM
* Allow smoother, and faster air flow into your throttle body
* Better gas mileage and more intense sound under hood
* Easy installation :bang:





regards jon

 

[cc1]

I bought one of these a year ago. Won't fit because of the ABS.
Don't expect a reply as I didn't when I advised them about the ABS problem.
As you will see in their photo, No ABS.
I bought extra bends, offsets and straight conectors with the intent to cut up the ali tube to allow a reroute but the lots still in the shed.

 

[AppleSei]

I bought one of these a year ago. Won't fit because of the ABS.
Don't expect a reply as I didn't when I advised them about the ABS problem.
As you will see in their photo, No ABS.
I bought extra bends, offsets and straight conectors with the intent to cut up the ali tube to allow a reroute but the lots still in the shed.

thats a great point r.e the ABS as this willl more than likely be present on the schumi and not on majority of others, a point we have all missed until now.

Although the ABS is rubbish on sei removing it is surely out of question, especially to fit a kit.

This would also be relevent if you wished to fit a strut brace also

 

[rallycinq]

Thats why it won't sit back, of course.

I don't even have a master cylinder there in mine, so thats my excuse for missing it.

Cheers

PD