how much hp and tq can a stock vega body plant in a dragrace

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zeek the best thing you can do is go find your dream vega as a roller thats already been caged n tied and tubbed.

not sure but i think you missed 99% of this thread due to the entire point of this thread was i dont want a tubbed car

o and doing the work to the car my self is half the fun i hate buying cars that some one has already done the work to them plus i know its been done right if i do it my self

so in the event you ever put some rediculous turbo motor in it REALLY could get in the 8's and you could walk away from a crash.

whats so rediculous about it ? it would basicly be like SWT Racing's car only i didnt know about his car until after i started searching memembers rides only i think mine would be a little bit more street friendly sense i wont build somthing unless i can drive it on the street and iv already got the turbo motor built for the most part i just need to finish it up and then put it in somthing

(and on a side note callin all other h bodies "pos" on this forum is in bad taste ) dont shit where you sleep dude

i wasnt trying to be an ass when i said that and i admit i shouldnt have said it its just i stated in the title of the thread "vega"

[2lucke4u]

Zeek
Forgiven/forgotten,,lets move on,,
Charles

[v8astregt]

That was uncalled for, but I'll leave it at that.



And a 275/60 is not gonna fit into a wheelwell of a Vega without hacking it up, or jacking the back up like a stinkbug.

[DEMON Precision]

THE BIGGEST TIRE YOU CAN FIT IN A VEGA IS A 27X10.5 HOSSIER DOT SLICK , and that takes ome trimming and the removal of the gussets inside the wheelwells .also that will have to be on a 7"

http://www.missionraceway.com/mrpphotos ... 22-124.htm

this car is running that size tire

[wrong generation]

so it sticks out the sides a little bit nothing wrong with that but a 275/60 will fit a 345/60/15 would fit as well just gota jack up the rear a little bit

[shoebox1.1]

zeek..... the man just said the biggest tire you can fit under the car is a 27x10x15. you want to run 275 60 15's on a vega ? anyone whos been playing with hot rods more than 6 months knows 275 60 15's are 28 inches loaded diameter on 8 inch wheels. they are going to rub. BAD. thats a lot of section width. you want to go how fast? and with a STOCK body not tubbed or narrowed? how fast is the 87 camaro now? post time slips please if single digits are your goal a pair of "sfc's" arent going to be enough

[Fasterthansome]

I know of a "POS" H-body that is running the times you are looking for with sub frame connectors and a cage. Also doing it with stock supension non tubbed and non narrowed.
It can be done with a really small tire but not as easy to do.

[shoebox1.1]

well there you go......

[v8astregt]

My 235/60(50?) rubs like hell. I think I've finally beat the hell out of the wheelweel to where I can drive it without incident. I've got maybe half an inch clearance inside, and no breathing room outside. A 275 would NOT fit in there unless I hacked the wheelwells up or made the car look like dog crap by jacking it up two feet. The wheelweel fits fine with a 26" tire. The wheelwell is too small dimensionally for a 28" tire. That's why Harwood sells the fiberglass extended wheelwells.

[wrong generation]

iv seen 275/60/15s on a vega before and besides thats why they have spring spacers and shock extension if you would like i can post a picture of a vega with n50/15s which are = to a 345/60/15

but its not really somthing worth fighting over now is it ?

[bill1978v8]

You can put the tires you want under it but they'll stick out a good bit. You could do a mini tub and fit the tires you want and make it look almost stock. If you go with the stink bug stance thats up to you but it makes for an ill handiling car and if your going to drive it on the street make it safe for the rest of us.

Bill

[wrong generation]

im not gona fight over whats save and whats not or what look good and what doesnt sense thats all a matter of opinion and as we have all already noticed not every ones opinion should be said out loud and besides i never said im dead said on using a 275/60/15 infact here is my exact words

ill probably be running 165/??/13 up front and 275/60/15 out back

see i said ill probably be using a 275/60 but not exactly sure. right now that size tire is the one that matches my cam/tranny/rear gears. and we all know that if you throw a bunch of parts togeather the car may run but it wont run great but if you take a bunch of parts that match each other the car will run and produce some awsome times on the track/street

[DEMON Precision]

I know of a "POS" H-body that is running the times you are looking for with sub frame connectors and a cage. Also doing it with stock supension non tubbed and non narrowed.
It can be done with a really small tire but not as easy to do.

your car is the exception frank , you,ve got alot of blood sweat and tears into that rocket , and it didn,t happen overnight , your car is defianately the quickest and fastest of it,s kind that i know of and trust me i,ve spent years reseaching these little rockets , and you my friend are the KING when it comes to small tire h-body,s and 1/4 mile performance .

goodluck in 07 i,m sure you,ll get the magic ### your looking for and safe travels to you and yours over the holiday season .

mikey

[DEMON Precision]

my car has a 275/60/15 dragradial on it out back and trust me there is no way that tire will fit . not without beating the hell out of the wheel lip and strectching the 1/4 panels , mine only fit because i have a narrowed rearend and my car is minitubbed . i have not hammered the wheel lip yet ( car is still in mock-up stage ) and as it sits right now the tire will not turn on the car without tearing up the tire and damaging the 1/4 panels . with a little beating with a hammer and the car sitting a little higher in the back a 275/50/15 might fit , but it will stick out of the car with that width of tire and i will more then likely rub on the inside of the wheelwell .

[wrong generation]

my car has a 275/60/15 dragradial on it out back and trust me there is no way that tire will fit . not without beating the hell out of the wheel lip and strectching the 1/4 panels , mine only fit because i have a narrowed rearend and my car is minitubbed . i have not hammered the wheel lip yet ( car is still in mock-up stage ) and as it sits right now the tire will not turn on the car without tearing up the tire and damaging the 1/4 panels . with a little beating with a hammer and the car sitting a little higher in the back a 275/50/15 might fit , but it will stick out of the car with that width of tire and i will more then likely rub on the inside of the wheelwell .

have you ever thought about shock extensions and spring spacers ? they fix that problem and whats wrong with the tires sticking out the sides ? id rather them stick out the sides the to mini tub the car