Re: Engine Swap-Out

["Richard" <dmc_driver@xxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "anaheim_21" <anaheim_21@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello All:
> 
> Has anyone on this list swapped out their original PRV engines with 
> one from a different manufacturer? I saw the cars at the Memphis 
> show and was wondering what engines could fit and what people's 
> opinions are on this subject.
> 
> I'm toying witht the idea of updating my engine.
> 
> Greg
> 6598

Hi Greg,

This subject has come up a lot. We all know how you feel. The most
awesome looking car ever made has an engine that produces only 130hp.
Actually, Deloreans perform very well despite the fact that they're
underpowered, at least mine does anyway. 

However, when you pull up to one of those annoying "rice-rockets" with
the shopping cart wings, the fart-can exhaust pipes and the obsencely
loud stereos at a red light, you know darn well that despite how
ridiculous they are, that Honda or Toyota probably has more horsepower
than your DMC. Sad but true. 

If you want tire-smoking power in a delorean, consider buying the
"original Delorean", the Pontiac GTO. Otherwise, if you really want
more out of your gull-wing DMC, then check out the stage 1 engine at
www.delorean.com. It's still the PRV, but with mods done to it to
produce close to 200hp. If that's not enough then look into a 
Northstar V-8 conversion by American Custom Engines. That will take
you to 300hp. You might want to stick with the PRV though, since it
is a scaled down version of what was used in the Renault Alpine which
apparently put out in excess of 400hp! A while back there was a
Delorean on Ebay that had a Wankel-Rotary engine from a Mazda RX7
coupled to a Porsche 6 speed transmission that produced 300hp. 
There's also been Chevy 3.8 turbo conversions and yes, a good ole'
Chevy 350 has been shoe-horned into a Delorean as well.

Anything is possible. It all depends on what you want and how much
you're willing to spend to get it. What's my opinion? I'm staying
with my original PRV engine for now, and maybe get the mods from DMCH
a year or two down the road. I love driving my Delorean just the way
it is, but that's just my opinion.

Richard Rowe
Vin 5853