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You got me Jim,
i havent seen any photos in any of the topics.
im lost but not forgotton.... I posted some story line
type news and history over there along with 39 photos
in the photo section page 2 on the vega.

36-37% overdrive on a small blower isn't too far off Vic. We ran a 468 iron BBC with an stripped 8-71 at about 38% over and it was pretty happy. As long as you dump the fuel in her to make up for the boost, you'll be fine.

I will be sending off, i mean driving to,..
the fuel injection shop in portland to have
the pump, inj hat, barral valve all flowed and tested
for the numbers to find out where i am at, i will probly
take the suggestion of starting out at 24-26 % over
then creep back up on it to zing.
thanks for the info Grennracing

best luck I've had with initial fuel setup was to call Enderle and tell them what you've got (engine, size, blower, overdrive, pump, etc.). They can give you nozzle areas and pill sizes to get you pretty close on the first hit. Last time (when I was setting up the hemi in the Anglia) I actually got to talk to Kent himself.

Yepper, and thank you.

Spent the day removing the lettering off the vega and
making space on the counters in my shed to start
placing engine parts on them as they come off for
inspection and cleaning.
alot of work to do.
but i love it.............

Vic, I see elsewhere that you are considering a 7 or 8 gal. fuel tank.
I suggest that you get the bigger style, as with the smaller tank, the fuel sloshes away from the pickup when you pull the chute, causing the engine to die out.
I believe Rapid has had the same problem with his car as he has the same size tank.
I'll be getting the bigger tank for my car in the near future and if you're set on the smaller one, I'll sell you mine.

I believe that Scott and Rapid have a larger one for sale.

I wood guess the biggest tank full of fuel that fits is the best idea ?

I wood guess the biggest tank full of fuel that fits is the best idea ?

Doc, another thing to consider is picture the back of the tank. It has a hole with the fuel line connected to it. Now pretend as I don't have the exact measurement that the inside diameter is 1 1/4, add in the fact that it doesn't sit clear on the bottom of the tank but is up an inch. Now you have 2 1/4 inches at the top of the tube. What happens when the fuel gets down in the tank and exposes the upper part of the tube,,,it sucks air the second it happens, not gas even though you have a few gallons in the tank in the bottom 2"inches of the tank.

So you have to measure up the tank to decide where the top of the tube is, and consider that anything lower doesn't count.

The next thing you are thinking, well ya but, the fuel is being forced back against the rear wall, so it can't expose the tube. At the end of the run you are going fast but not pulling much g-force, so the fuel is not climbing the back wall like on the launch to 1/2 track or so. Also consider a simple fishtail or steering the car to keep it in the groove, and the fuel is moving sideways, exposing the tube even sooner.

So,,,,like you said,,,,when it comes to fuel tanks, stacks of money or women's *******, bigger is better!

Jim, Rapid's got it down pretty good. I originally had the bigger tank for my car, but it wouldn't fit under the Corvette body so I got the smaller one. It worked OK on the runs, as I got much better gas mileage than ole Rapid.
My problem was when the chute opened the motor would die out. This usually isn't much of a problem but at some tracks there isn't much room at the turnoffs, or, unfortunately, some drivers only think of themselves and will make the turn and stop, not giving a thought to the next pair of cars having to stop on the track. When that happens, someone has to come out and push you off.
The NHRA races always have a crew down there as do some of the other tracks that have bigger meets, but some of the smaller tracks I've run at, you are all alone down there.