The car is a Vega Wagon which weighs in at 2480 with a full tank and no driver. It has a 4speed manual with a 7.5 10 bolt and 3.73 gears. Hoosier Quick Times (cheater slicks) 25/9.5/14 provide the traction. I have installed a Richmond locker, rear girdle, and huge rear sway bar. The car is a torque arm set-up so it launches pretty good. Not much else special about the car; pretty simple. Like stated earlier, the engine is also simple. Started with an 83 4.1L shortblock with stock compression pistons. The heads are the same as turbo castings but pocket ported and the runners just cleaned up. Fresh comp valve springs, fresh lifters and adjustable pushrods (RPM killers) ride on a used Postons cam. Not sure of the specs but I think it is close to 280 advertised duration. The intake is a box stock Performer topped with a 600 Holley vac sac. The headers are Hooker Super Comps for the Vega chassis (VERY hard to find). The best run thus far is a 14.58 @ 93 with a 2.03 60'. That run was made with no exhaust, just open headers. That is about it. Almost every single part on the car was either an ebay purchase or came off this board thus almost everything is used! Cam, pistons, clutch, etc all pre-seasoned. Still a bunch left but the current clutch is now done. I guess the 3500 RPM clutch dump on a sticky track was too much for it. I am hoping to get the current engine into the 13's at this altitude. Already ran an altitude corrected (to sea level) 13.8 according to the NHRA correction factors. Very pleased with the small investment made.
