Original Posted By: nle97(at)juno.com
Does anyone know what happened to the chev vega powered piet that was atOshkosh in the early 70's?Bill________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Vega
Pietenpol-List: Vega
Original Posted By: Michael King
The worst car I ever owned was a corvair.The vega was probably in secondplace.I have flown 150 hours with a corvair.The main problem with thecorvair we used was that it had a short stroke and had to use a smallprop and turn high rpms to make horsepower.The vega has aluminumcylinder bores in the block that were a nightmare in a car but steelsleeves can be installed in it correcting that problem.They also blew alot of headgaskets and gm finally perfected that about the time peoplequit buying them.The later models (75-77) had large main bearings andthe stroke is greater than the bore creating an engine with a torquepeak at 2000 rpm.BillThe worst car I ever owned was a corvair.The vegawas probablyin second place.I have flown 150 hours with a corvair.The main problemwith thecorvair we used was that it had a short stroke and had to use a smallprop andturn high rpms to make horsepower.The vega has aluminum cylinderbores inthe block that were a nightmare in a car but steel sleeves can beinstalled init correcting that problem.They also blew a lot of headgaskets and gmfinallyperfected that about the time people quit buying them.The later models(75-77)had large main bearings and the stroke is greater than the bore creatinganengine with a torque peak at 2000 rpm.Bill________________________________________________________________________________
The worst car I ever owned was a corvair.The vega was probably in secondplace.I have flown 150 hours with a corvair.The main problem with thecorvair we used was that it had a short stroke and had to use a smallprop and turn high rpms to make horsepower.The vega has aluminumcylinder bores in the block that were a nightmare in a car but steelsleeves can be installed in it correcting that problem.They also blew alot of headgaskets and gm finally perfected that about the time peoplequit buying them.The later models (75-77) had large main bearings andthe stroke is greater than the bore creating an engine with a torquepeak at 2000 rpm.BillThe worst car I ever owned was a corvair.The vegawas probablyin second place.I have flown 150 hours with a corvair.The main problemwith thecorvair we used was that it had a short stroke and had to use a smallprop andturn high rpms to make horsepower.The vega has aluminum cylinderbores inthe block that were a nightmare in a car but steel sleeves can beinstalled init correcting that problem.They also blew a lot of headgaskets and gmfinallyperfected that about the time people quit buying them.The later models(75-77)had large main bearings and the stroke is greater than the bore creatinganengine with a torque peak at 2000 rpm.Bill________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Vega
Original Posted By: Clay Spurgeon
The Piet Scout that had a Vega engine was built by Forrest Lovely in MN.It was later converted to an "A" Ford and now belongs to the Air PowerMuseum in IA. It was disassembled during the AAA-APM fly-in to have anew gear made for it.B and V Dearinger wrote:> Does anyone know what happened to the chev vega powered piet that was> at Oshkosh in the early 70's?Bill--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300The Piet Scout that had a Vega engine was built by Forrest Lovely in MN.It was later converted to an "A" Ford and now belongs to the Air PowerMuseum in IA. It was disassembled during the AAA-APM fly-in to have a newgear made for it.B and V Dearinger wrote:Does anyoneknow what happened to the chev vega powered piet that was at Oshkosh inthe early 70's?Bill--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300________________________________________________________________________________
The Piet Scout that had a Vega engine was built by Forrest Lovely in MN.It was later converted to an "A" Ford and now belongs to the Air PowerMuseum in IA. It was disassembled during the AAA-APM fly-in to have anew gear made for it.B and V Dearinger wrote:> Does anyone know what happened to the chev vega powered piet that was> at Oshkosh in the early 70's?Bill--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300The Piet Scout that had a Vega engine was built by Forrest Lovely in MN.It was later converted to an "A" Ford and now belongs to the Air PowerMuseum in IA. It was disassembled during the AAA-APM fly-in to have a newgear made for it.B and V Dearinger wrote:Does anyoneknow what happened to the chev vega powered piet that was at Oshkosh inthe early 70's?Bill--David B.Schober, CPEInstructor, Aviation MaintenanceFairmont State CollegeNational Aerospace Education Center1050 East Benedum Industrial DriveBridgeport, WV 26330-9503(304) 842-8300________________________________________________________________________________