If I remember correctly, in race ready trim, the
Cosworth
engine based on the aluminum Vega engine was good for roughly 300hp.
I forget what the civilized production version in the Cosworth Vega
put out. Around 1980 or so I had one of the automotive magazines
with a big write up on what Cosworth did to it. Pretty interesting
stuff. Based on the Vega's tendancy to self destruct, I'd saw few
were manufctured and far fewer actually remain.
I'm pretty sure the Cosworth's used the older iron 4cyl block,
not the first-stab-at-the-Alcoa process, which Porsche used quite
successfully in the 928...
-dq