Acheva SCX

[I eat Z06]

This is an old arse race (back when I was stock), but I was thinkin about it and its 4 am so what the hell. Not really paying attention to the red car with yellow badging and little throat exhaust. This is a straight 4 mile 4 lane road in the middle of nowhere, so I always give it more than required throttle. So light turns green and I go and notice that the Acheva jumps me, so I punch it and get a 1/2 car lead, and that was it, I couldnt shake him. I give the guy a confused look after we shut down and he was laughin. WTF, I was so confused, still dont know what they have under the hood. My guess is a turbo 4.

Nick

 

[Pronto]

The SCX had a High output Quad 4, I think 185hp. Basicly it was designed as a production race car to compete in road racing, you know they had to produce X amount in order to compete. It's not shabby but the Quad 4 has a nasty rep for blowing head gaskets. A guy I know had one that he put NOS on and it ran in the mid-low 14s. From what I have read they were pretty competitive in there classes back in 93.

 

[V8Killer]

I know the car too , best 1/4 mile time was a 14.3 @ 105!! He couldn't get the thing to stop spinning thru the first 2 gears . With traction that should have been a very low 13.

 

[Rickracer]

And let me tell ya....

...head gaskets ain't no fun on those things.

 

[I eat Z06]

That was the quad 4's downfall. They were by far the best 4 banger at the time.

Nick

 

[Pressure-Less]

I'll give you a little background on the Quad Four. Back in the mid 80's A J Foyt drove a Twin-Turboed Quad Four, 850 HP monster to a closed-course record with an average which I believe was 257 MPH! I found the link to it!


http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/6492/oldsaero.htm

 

[I eat Z06]

I remember that car. It was also at the NAIAS two years ago. Didnt Olds make a similar one with the Auroura V8 later in the 90's?

Nick

 

[Pressure-Less]

I found this link with info but, it has no data for any of its speed records. Maybe someone else can get additional info on it.


http://www.mshf.com/index.htm?/museum/aurora.htm

 

[I eat Z06]

I was wrong, they arnt the same. But they do look very similar.

Nick