Cosworth vega?

[Mike Taylor 3601]

I always heard cosworth's came w/ doug nash street 5 speed was that right? I never have saw one always wanted to my Dad was supposed to got one once,it was one of those great deals that the seller never shows up with or has always got excuse why you can't go get it. You know the type of guy that always knows that guy with the barn full of 426 hemi's etc.
Mike Taylor 3601.

[Harry 6674]

They were available with a 5spd. in 1976 as an option. Mine had a 4spd and I think it was a saginaw. Not sure,that was almost thirty years ago.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

I always heard cosworth's came w/ doug nash street 5 speed was that right? I never have saw one always wanted to my Dad was supposed to got one once,it was one of those great deals that the seller never shows up with or has always got excuse why you can't go get it. You know the type of guy that always knows that guy with the barn full of 426 hemi's etc.
Mike Taylor 3601.

No. It was an early version of the BW T-5, possibly called the T-50 or something like that. The only thing I remember from years in the transmission business that came with anything Doug Nash from the factory was the Corvette. And that was a weird piece that Nash made for the late models, mid eighties if memory serves correct.

[Jeff Lee]

The '75 came with a Saginaw. The '76 came in more colors and a 5-speed. There was a recall or something on the 5-speeds as they could not handle a high RPM downshift (like coming into a curve) and the trans would lock up causing a crash.
But for a high RPM drag car, an aftermarket 5-speed in a Cosworth would be the way to go.

[Jim Cassels]

You all are correct. The 76 cars came with the 4 speed Saginaw & a 5 speed BW T 50 option. I see having to replace the trans, clutch & rear end if you got serious with the car. I think you could do something else cheaper. Jim

[Hugh Meeks]

Guys,

Woody, Sherman and Tatum have one of these rides in stock up at their shop. Its in pristine shape from what I understand? Fuel injected stick shift fun... I think its for sale though. Parker may know more about it .

[Jim Cassels]

Hugh,
Woody and I are going to run for the national championship if I can get the car on the index. We ain't letting you 3 get over on us. Sherman told me you could check the oil on their cosworth without raising the hood. We mite use it as a backup car . lmao
Hope you and dad are ok.
Jim

[Mike Taylor 3601]

The vettes had I think it's called 4+2 Doug Nash was Super T-10 w/ Doug Nash box added on had hi/low range type setup,I think you could split gears like on truck with two speed axle,ie. 1st low-high-2nd low-high etc.
I know where one of those trans are in like new shape.
Mike Taylor3601
BTW I was young but I remember oil check procedure on vega was dump 3-4 qts. in then check see if oil would show on the dipstick.

[BLIND MULE]

Originally Posted by Hugh Meeks

Guys,

Woody, Sherman and Tatum have one of these rides in stock up at their shop. Its in pristine shape from what I understand? Fuel injected stick shift fun... I think its for sale though. Parker may know more about it .

I don"t know about pristine shape but I do know if I go over there again its gona be missing some headlight rings
Josh Mackey

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

The vettes had I think it's called 4+2 Doug Nash was Super T-10 w/ Doug Nash box added on had hi/low range type setup,I think you could split gears like on truck with two speed axle,ie. 1st low-high-2nd low-high etc.
I know where one of those trans are in like new shape.
Mike Taylor3601
BTW I was young but I remember oil check procedure on vega was dump 3-4 qts. in then check see if oil would show on the dipstick.

Thanks for refreshing my memory, it was a 4+3, I'm pretty sure.

The thing to do with a Vega was to take the block and have it sleeved, and use regular pistons (the stock and stock replacement pistons had tin plated skirts to run on the bare silicone lapped aluminum bores). Once you did that, the oil consumption and blow by was eliminated, all you had to do was keep the anti-freeze changed. I know a guy who used to buy them, do that, up the compression, port the head, add a header, and upgrade the cam. Made a sweet little economy car after that.