{"id":19394,"date":"2017-11-15T15:45:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T21:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19394"},"modified":"2017-11-15T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T21:45:07","slug":"honda-cbr1100xx-powered-custom-fiat-126","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19394","title":{"rendered":"Honda CBR1100XX Powered Custom Fiat 126"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19395\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fiat 126 with a Honda CBR1100XX inline-four 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Fiat 126 with a Honda CBR1100XX inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fiat 126 with a Honda CBR1100XX inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQxH1SKDlVANneeaKEhIIWQ\">Alessio Arena<\/a> was filmed racing his unique 1976 Fiat 126 around Autodromo di Modena. The small car called &#8220;Red Rocket&#8221; is powered by a 1100 cc inline-four from a Honda CBR1100XX that produces 164 horsepower. More photos and videos can be seen in our <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=12831\">previous article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MFdlfCQVEd0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=19396\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fiat 126 with a Honda CBR1100XX inline-four 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Fiat 126 with a Honda CBR1100XX inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fiat 126 with a Honda CBR1100XX inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-06.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNSyMNqPbGAYmQ_PDyknFTg\">Italian Supercar Video<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alessio Arena was filmed racing his unique 1976 Fiat 126 around Autodromo di Modena. The small car called &#8220;Red Rocket&#8221; is powered by a 1100 cc inline-four from a Honda CBR1100XX that produces 164 horsepower. More photos and videos can be seen in our previous article. Source: Italian Supercar Video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-350"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Fiat-126-with-a-Honda-CBR1100XX-inline-four-05.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12831,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=12831","url_meta":{"origin":19394,"position":0},"title":"Fiat 126 with a Honda CBR1100XX Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Alessio Arena has taken a 1976 Fiat 126 his Grandfather left to him and turned it into a tiny track monster. 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Sitting behind the driver is a 1.1 L inline-four from a Honda CBR1100XX motorcycle. The post claims the engine is making around 165 horsepower but they typically make around 132-137 horsepower. 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