So , if I remember well enough that will be about 22 hp. Not much of an upgrade from a Kohler or Onan .
Vega powered ?
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Re: Vega powered ?
They forgot to mention that ball joints in Vaga suspension will need to be replaced.
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Re: Vega powered ?
Let just say I am old enough to have worked on them . Zero to 60mph in well never , couldn't get past 50mph down hill with a tail wind .
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Re: Vega powered ?
If you get rear-ended in this thing, you'll die instantly in a fireball!
And if they'd have gone with the Monza they'd have got 15 more horsepower!
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And if they'd have gone with the Monza they'd have got 15 more horsepower!
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Re: Vega powered ?
That was the Pinto , right era wrong manufacturer. This was the era of NA. makers trying to build an encono cars . As with everthing new , there will be a lot of tiral by error . But it did give us a lot of light weight cars to put small blocks and 9" ford rears in . Just for fun .thebuildist wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:28 pm If you get rear-ended in this thing, you'll die instantly in a fireball!
And if they'd have gone with the Monza they'd have got 15 more horsepower!
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I had a Buick Skyhawk (Monza cousin ) with the v6 4speed . Fun car to drive , and with a little tuning it went preety good for an eccono car.
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Re: Vega powered ?
That engine was a head of its time in NA. European engineers built that for Indy lights race cars.
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Re: Vega powered ?
50 years from now a group on cyberspace will be talking about their experience with electric vehicles. They will reminisce about the system installed in their first car to make it sound like an indy engine. I cant imagine going to an dirt track with only EV's where only sound is the announcer blaring out the positions and stats.
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