Polini Speed Engine

Next Vespa Bravo upgrade, a Polini Speed Engine. A very nice engine case with enlarged intake and bored to accept 46 mm cylinder kits. Nothing you can’t achieve on a stock engine case, but i got it for a good price from my friend Nikolaj.

polini-speed-engine

I bought a special intake manifold from Italy, made for a 15-16 mm SHA instead of the normal Piaggio SHA 13 mm carburetor.

I mounted the engine with a used original crankshaft, new bearings and seals. The intake opens 130° before TDC and closes again 51° after TDC, giving me a total duration of 181°. Good for many of the cylinders that are out there.

The setup will be:

  • 46 mm Polini cylinder kit
  • Dellorto SHA 16 mm carburettorchanged to 13 mm
  • Proma Circuit exhaustchanged to Sito
  • Polini variomatic – changed to non-variated

Stay tuned for future updates!


Last update, the Bravo is done for now, onboard video:

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