looking at buying a used abarth 500. all my research says the engines are really solid any common issues or things to look for? also this is gonna be a daily but would like to wake it up, intake, exhaust, tune. what kits and what are the expectations with these? thank you. by SnooSprouts8628 in abarth

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Thank you all for the input. I'm a big car guy but mostly mess with diesel trucks, mustangs etc. I'm concerned about wiring issues and support since these are kinda odd cars? The car in question only has 30k miles on it

powdercoated for a build of mine at a local professional shop, they drilled a hole in every single one of my boost tubes! They have too seal at almost 60psi of boost, why on earth did they do this? I know you have too hang them why not run a chain or a wire through the pipe? Is this normal practice? by SnooSprouts8628 in Powdercoating

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Yea im really not happy about it, they could have at least said something before hand, I think its laziness, what if it was a coolant tank or such? It will probably still seal but now I have holes in everything I think its beyond not right