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On 24 Jul 2005 11:11:31 -0700, "Kruse" > wrote:
> > wrote: > >> That Vega engine has to be one of the worst GM ever made. The metallurgy >> sounded very >> high tech, and the promise was there, but they were just no good. > >Here's what GM <SHOULD> have done. Take the old four cylinder engine >from the Chevy II/Nova and put it in the Vega. That engine was very >reliable (I still use one for an every day driver in a '69 Nova) and >easily had enough power. Take all the money that they spent on the Vega >engine warranty program that was used on all the engines that they >replaced free of charge on the ones that failed before 50K miles and >use that money to perfect the Vega aluminum engine before they put it >on the market without testing it. If you can drop a small block Chevy >in the Vega and it will hold up, you could have easily used the old >Chevy II four cylinder engine without any problems. >Oh, wait. I forgot that this was GM. > The 1975-and-up Vega engines (hydraulic lifers) were actually fairly rugged - friend had one in a 1976 Monza that we beat mercilessly. Wide open throttle immediately after a cold start was one of our rituals. (What can I say - the ignorance of youth). No smoke or odd noises ensued. To reply via email, remove the 1 from the above address. |
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