Maybe someone knows:

[thechadzone]

Is the carburetor manifold the same between Fiat 500 and Fiat 850? I'm looking online at manifolds for the 500 that look to be very similar to those of the 850, but I don't want to bet a lot of Euros on it...

[kmead]

Could you post some links?

I don't think they are the same but I have been wrong before...and I am sure it won't be long before I am wrong again

[thechadzone]

Here's the one. There's a hint here with it being listed for use on the 127. That Fiat also has the 903 cc motor, but its carburetor is oriented transversely rather than longitudinally.

http://cgi.ebay.it/Collettore-fiat-500- ... 3f00e9ba33

The one I'm diggin' is this one:

http://cgi.ebay.it/fiat-500-1-collettor ... 3cadc3519d

Here's a shot of the 850 head:

http://cgi.ebay.it/FIAT-850-SPORT-COUPE ... 2307f447bc

I see that it ain't perfect, and maybe I should put the pipe down, but in the pic of the head linked to above ya see those two carb mounting holes to the upper left and right of the middle two spark plug bores? I'd love to know if they'd line up with the dual carb manifold's two mounting holes.

I'm just bored and sitting in another weekend seminar at the University of Oregon... Thanks for any replies!