Cosworth vega?

Jeff Lee · 12-16-2010, 01:46 PM

I've had my eye on those for years. I heard of one that was ran in the twelves, a long time ago in the south, and it was a stock eliminator car.
I may be naive, but I can't help but think mid-twelves shouldn't be a problem.
But then again I'm talking a real effort for the class. Jim, is that how you would define your effort?
I had a '75 once and I was pretty impressed with it. I only got in one race with it (street) and it was a S/C T-bird. This was around 1987 (?) so it was a relatively new T-Bird. As I recall it was from a 30+ MPH roll and I hung right next to him all the way until we both had enough.
The cars have EFI that can take advantage of a FAST EFI controller and I'm sure a crafty piston maker could squeeze plenty more compression out of that dome and still remain legal. Since they made around 2 HP per cubic inch while under development & before emissions got in the way, I just can't imagine that couldn't be easily found again.
With a forged factory crank, aftermarket rods & pistons, what is so weak about the bottom end? Some nice Darton sleeves and with all the airflow you could possibly need, please explain the issues?

220 HP at the flywhel should get you a 13.0 & 250 HP should be 12.50's. (2470#'s in U/S). Wouldn't this spin too 8K+? Can you drop down to T/S with these 4 cylinder cars? Not sure how that works.

This has always been one of my "I just won the lottery and I just gotta give this one a try" cars!

FYI - Junior it is in the guide. 115 HP for Stock and 230 HP for SS. Note that the HP was adjusted from 110 HP (stock) to 115 HP in 2005. There must be some reason it received a hit and I assume somebody ran fast with one.

12-16-2010, 01:46 PM	#4
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Cosworth vega? I've had my eye on those for years. I heard of one that was ran in the twelves, a long time ago in the south, and it was a stock eliminator car. I may be naive, but I can't help but think mid-twelves shouldn't be a problem. But then again I'm talking a real effort for the class. Jim, is that how you would define your effort? I had a '75 once and I was pretty impressed with it. I only got in one race with it (street) and it was a S/C T-bird. This was around 1987 (?) so it was a relatively new T-Bird. As I recall it was from a 30+ MPH roll and I hung right next to him all the way until we both had enough. The cars have EFI that can take advantage of a FAST EFI controller and I'm sure a crafty piston maker could squeeze plenty more compression out of that dome and still remain legal. Since they made around 2 HP per cubic inch while under development & before emissions got in the way, I just can't imagine that couldn't be easily found again. With a forged factory crank, aftermarket rods & pistons, what is so weak about the bottom end? Some nice Darton sleeves and with all the airflow you could possibly need, please explain the issues? 220 HP at the flywhel should get you a 13.0 & 250 HP should be 12.50's. (2470#'s in U/S). Wouldn't this spin too 8K+? Can you drop down to T/S with these 4 cylinder cars? Not sure how that works. This has always been one of my "I just won the lottery and I just gotta give this one a try" cars! FYI - Junior it is in the guide. 115 HP for Stock and 230 HP for SS. Note that the HP was adjusted from 110 HP (stock) to 115 HP in 2005. There must be some reason it received a hit and I assume somebody ran fast with one. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX Last edited by Jeff Lee; 12-16-2010 at 01:59 PM.