Headers or a set of highperformance downpipes will offer a useable power increase. Alfa romeo tuning tips for more power alfa romeo tuning. Get your alfa romeo gtv6 engine management from autozone. With over 150 photographs, comprehensive diagrams and covering the peripheral modifications necessary to deal with the massive increase in power, this book is a musthave for any alfa owner. Car rubber bumper lip front skirt spolier splitter for alfa romeo fiat tuning.
It can be recognized as a post 83 car because of its larger front alfa romeo emblem, low side moldings, and wheels that were available on the gtv6 in 1986 only. The alfa romeo v6 engine highperformance manual speedpro series kartalamakis, jim on. Alfa gtv tuninggtv grand tourer vitality i remember first noticing a car and it happened to be an old 1980s gtv with a very distinctive flat boxer engine sound. Joe cabibbo and robert steele centerline international. Underneath its skin, this car is pornography for engineers, and heres why. The author has done a lot of well detailed research and development on this engine. A gtv6 on its own has a glorious and sonorous v6 and has beautiful handling thanks to the rearmounted transaxle. Probably i decided then to find myself a nice gtv6. Alfa romeo classic cars gtv6 for sale car and classic. The alfa romeo v6 engine highperformance manual book. The gtv6 was introduced in 1981 and was an immediate success. The alfetta name was taken from alfa s enormously successful prewar grand prix car of the same name.
With over 200 photos and illustrations, and including coverage of the peripheral modifications necessary to deal with the massive increase in power, this book is a musthave for any alfista. Made from alloys vshaped shesticilindrovom engine there has been one valve on the cylinder with inboard fuel company bosch, and the distribution of torque made gtv6 very pleasant for driving, especially when a large number of engine. For serious tuning or bigger engines you must change to aftermarket headers. Following in the tracks of the authors wellknown alfa dohc tuning manual, jim kartalamakis describes all kinds of useful information and techniques to increase power. Get your alfa romeo gtv6 external engine from autozone. The alfetta, in both coupe and sedan form, introduced the world to alfa romeo s famous dedion platform. Alfa romeo gtv6 155hp racing performance works dyno. Our passion is to provide you a unique range of products that will help you tune your alfa romeo 4c or vintage alfa romeo. Alfa romeo speed shift gear knob red led illuminated leather tuning fits. These pulleys bolt to the factory crankshaft on the alfa romeo gtv6 and one bolts to the 19821989 alfa spiders.
But oddly enough, one of the fastest alfa men, dany snobek, was using six single carburetters on his car last year. About for books alfa romeo v6 engine high performance. Getting the correct grade of tuning modifications for your planned usage of the car is a time and money saver. Alfa romeo v6 are popular engines and with the ultimate motorsport upgrades like ecu maps, turbo kits and camshafts you will noticeably maximise your driving enjoyment. This is the only book available to help with performance upgrades on your alfa romeo v6. Following in the tracks of the authors wellknown alfa dohc tuning manual, jim kartalamakis.
We offer for sale 42 items for your 1972 alfa romeo gtv narrow your search by model, year or type of book. The car went through a number of revisions, including new gear ratios and an updated interior in 1984. Why the alfa romeo gtv6 is pornography for engineers. Fast grand touring placed it as the successor to the long. I have used ansa with very good result all the way up to 3,5 l. Alfa romeo gtv6 left and right rear rocker panel trim covers. Get the best deals on body kits for alfa romeo gtv6 right when you shop the largest online selection at. We consider v6 tuning and show the optimum modifications. Alfa romeo dohc engine highperformance manual speedpro. Whether you have a track car, a canyon carver or a radical daily driver, you can customize it here. Kop alfa romeo v6 engine high performance manual av jim kartalamakis pa.
Alfa romeo v6 are good project engines and has been used in many kit car projects and track day cars. The factorybacked autodelta rally team were the first to use the v6 engine in competition, with notable success, and since 1980 the gtv6 has become successful in production racing particularly on the continent. I bought this thinking it would give me some ideas for tuning my alfa engines. Following in the tracks of the authors wellknown dohc tuning manual this new book is the result of much research and firsthand experience gained through. Following in the tracks of the authors wellknown dohc tuning manual this new. Alfa romeo v6 engine highperformance manual ebook by jim. The alfa romeo alfetta gtv6 coupe was introduced in 1980. And somewhere in september 2002 i found a nice gtv6 for a.
Alfa romeo were winning grand prix races long before ferrari and have a history book any car maker would give their trade secrets for. The alfa romeo gtv6 is so much more than a pretty face. Alfa romeo gtv6 south africa exhaust sound duration. Adding a set of modern performance cams will further wake up the 2. Alfa romeo dohc highperformance manual, kartalamakis, jim. If you have a alfa romeo project underway we would love to hear about it, the gallery section in the forum contains some interesting projects. In 2002 i visited the spettacolo sportivo at the circuit of assen where i saw the gtv6.
Tuning the alfa romeo gtv and best gtv performance parts. Alfa romeo v6 engine highperformance manual on apple books. The engine was first used in a car with closed body of alfa six in 1979 and became the main engine of the 1980s. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I eagerly awaited this book for a few years before it was finished and released. All alfettas featured a front engine, rear wheel drive layout with the transaxle and clutch mounted at the rear for better weight distribution. Alfa romeo v6 engine high performance manual book depository. I can only imagine the fun when you add lag and twinturbo boost to the mix. Compared to the fourcylinder cars, the gtv6 is easily identifiable thanks to its iconic hood bulge and pitchperfect exhaust tone. The alfa romeo gtv and the alfa romeo spider type 916 were two sports cars produced by the italian manufacturer alfa romeo from 1993 to 2004. Description this is a high quality german item for rebuilding the gtv6 motor.
Alfa romeo gtv6 forum home of the alfa romeo transaxle. The alfa romeo v6 engine highperformance manual by jim. Alfa romeo forums and swap tuning ideas with like minded alfa romeo owners in the tuning forums. The first models to carry the alfetta name were alfa romeos last really successful grand prix racers, but the name was revived for the 116 series car. Alfa romeo have made so many superb road and race cars there are hundreds of books on the subject. All you need to know about tuning and performance parts on the alfa romeo v6 engine. When a company delves back into history to revive one of its most revered model names, the car selected to inherit the hallowed name needs to be something special. To create a worldclass gt, starting in 1980 alfa romeo grabbed their fourcylinder alfetta gt and injected a 2. He also is a regular on some of the bulletin boards relating to alfa romeos, as such he is an active resource for any alfisti who desire to learn more about the alfa v6 engines. The alfa romeo v6 engine highperformance manual speedpro. The pulley in the upper left corner is our older style gtv6 pulley and its made of steel.
Automatic alfa romeo 147 gta rare future classic 3. Centerline international supplies the largest selection of alfa romeo parts in north america. Read alfa romeo v6 engine highperformance manual covers gtv6, 75. Alfa romeo v6 engine high performance manual speedpro. Just out of personal experience, my gtv6 had 120,000 miles on it when i got it, the previous owner used alfa romeo brand oil, i think it is semisynthetic, i switched to mobil 1 1550, and both cam seals, the distributor drive seal, and the front main seal all started leaking, and leaking well right on the timing belt. This may well have been the turning point in my life sparking a lifelong interest in cars and the gtv will always have a place. Alfa romeo v6 are good project engines and with a few sensible sports. Like any alfa, owners have been modifying the gtv6 engine for more power since the cars were new. Extractors, custom exhaust, coil over plug ignition, larger injectors, cold air induction kit this vehicle came to rpw running the factory bosch ljetronic system, with the engine fitted with mild camshafts, extractors and an. With over 200 photos and illustrations, and including coverage of the peripheral modifications necessary to deal with the massive increase in power, this book is a. Jim kartalamakis author of alfa romeo dohc engine high.
225 962 1469 383 1391 982 1051 567 394 480 1266 526 270 1617 668 868 1093 963 503 1627 352 956 1073 482 299 1148 1183 1616 1605 928 727 426 213 1464 1235 253 1013 1143 1232 174 75 284 658 364 1472 537 728 833