[Car Virtual Intelligence]

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION5

Interior & Trim6

Cooling7

Brakes7

Wheels & Tires8

Suspension8

Transmission9

Motor10

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW12

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY28

The Fuel Tank28

The Fuel Pump28

Fuel Supply30

Return less Fuel Systems30

Mechanical Return less Fuel Systems31

Electronic Return less Fuel Systems31

Injectors32

Electronic Fuel Injection (Part 1)32

By Auto Solve32

Overview32

Digital Dashboard36

Technical37

Mega Suqirt38

Microcontroller39

Printed Circuit Board39

Firmware for MS-I chip40

MS1/Extra (MegaSquirt 'n Spark-Extra)40

Firmware for MS-II chip41

MS2/Extra code42

Firmware for MS-III chip42

Marea43

Stilo44

Today46

REFERENCES50

APPENDIX52

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Fiat X1/9 was never a great car; at best, at its introduction in the mid-1970s, it was a novel styling exercise and a miracle in packaging that yielded a tiny mid-engine sports car with the agile handling to match its excellent weight distribution. By the standards of 1974, the X1/9 was not a fast car, running only about as quickly as the bog-slow standard family sedan of the time. When the car was discontinued in 1988, wearing a Bertone badge in honor of its designer following Fiat's pull-out from the American market, it was one of the slowest cars on the market, neck and neck with low-grade economy sedans and base-model minivans. The 1974 edition ran 0-60 in a halfway respectable 11.0 seconds (respectable by the standards of the time, anyway), but by 1976 tightening emissions standards had caused the Fiat to fade to 14.0 seconds--an eternity in virtually any era. What the X1/9 always had going for it, though, was style. Mid-engine cars are a novelty even today; in the 1970s, they were the stuff of exotica. With its extravagantly wedgy profile, intimate seating arrangements, and trim, tidy proportions, the X1/9 perfectly captured the time and looks sharp and contemporary even today.

Fiat X1/9 was the earliest lightweight mid-engine sports car made - the biggest challenge at the time being how to locate all the mechanicals without compromising useable space. The X1/9 succeeded because of its clever packaging. Adopting a transverse engine and transmission unit from the front-engined/front-wheel drive Fiat 128 Coupe. The 128 was already compact, but with additional modifications Fiat was able to make the car even shorter and employ the most space-efficient suspension, MacPherson struts, in all corners.Clever use was made in positioning the spare tire and fuel tank - the former was located behind the right seat and the latter was behind the left seat, just in front of the engine compartment.The space saving ideas was from Bertone, as was the exterior styling. Originally designed as a convertible, due to the strict safety regulations in America Bertone switched to taiga arrangement, utilizing a removable roof panel which could be stored in the front boot. As a whole, the exterior design was among ...