[DMCForum] Re: Sale Of Jeff Friday's Car (Mark V)
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[DMCForum] Re: Sale Of Jeff Friday's Car (Mark V)



I'm going to be sorry to see Jeff out of service for a while.
Hopefully he'll buy another some day. Who was the purchaser (and
what's his/her -20)?

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote:
> Well you wont have to wait too long. Jeff is putting the car together
> and it is sold.
>
> End of summer and you can see how it runs.
>
> Mark V
>
>
> On Jul 3, 2005, at 12:44 PM, content22207 wrote:
>
> > I am curious how the throttle response is going to be with Jeff
> > Friday's intake manifolds. Im' afraid that big plenum may act like a
> > vacuum canister. My plenum is plenty huge (about 2 3/4" diameter), and
> > I used to think that it slowed throttle response, but what I was
> > actually feeling was that initial drop in the power valve (which in my
> > case was way to rich). Now, I can almost floor it straight from a
> > standstill (I can floor it straight from a standstill if I don't mind
> > that momentary lag until the fuel catches up -- need a slightly
> > stronger accelerator pump).
> >
>
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> >
> >> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxx>
> > wrote:
> >> I think we drove between 60 & 65.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Have you considered the Edelbrock carb (basically AFB clones)?  No
> >> power
> >> valves, and a HUGE difference in throttle response.  I have had 4
> >> Holleys, and once buying the Edelbrock I'll never even consider
> >> another
> >> Holley.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -Dave
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>
> >> From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >> Behalf Of content22207
> >> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 11:25 PM
> >> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: 30 MPG DeLorean? (Revisited)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> You obviously were driving less than 80. I really don't think those
> >> numbers are obtainable at 3,000 RPM.
> >>
> >> I was averaging 21-22 MPG around 2,500 RPM, so obviously metering has
> >> improved. I'm not going to experiment with other power valves because
> >> the engine rev's to 6,000 RPM no sweat, and the car absolutely tears
> >> it up in 1st gear. There's a slight stutter if you goose it at the
> >> stoplight, so my accelerator pump could stand to be a little
richer. I
> >> just ease that initial throttle plate crack, then floor it.
> >>
> >> BTW: I made it up here in 6 hours. That translates into 65 MPH
average
> >> (time lost in gas stops -- "Hey man, is that a DELOREAN?"). I dropped
> >> it back to 2700 RPM in Virginia, which in theory translates around 70
> >> MPH, but given the overall transit time I'm beginning to think the
> >> much vaunted RPM xRef chart is a little off. Jason Perkins did report
> >> his speedometer pegged on the way home from Pigeon Forge. Ah, the
> >> ignorant bliss of a broken angle drive...
> >>
> >> Bill Robertson
> >> #5939
> >>
> >>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Stragand"
<dave.stragand@xxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >>> Bill,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I know you don't believe it, but I was at nearly 30 miles per gallon
> >>> when I drove down to Pigeon Forge,.. And that was on each tank of
> >>> gas.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -Dave
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ________________________________
> >>>
> >>> From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> >>> Behalf Of content22207
> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 2:13 PM
> >>> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: [DMCForum] 30 MPG DeLorean? (Revisited)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Drove up to DC last night. Prior to leaving town I disabled a device
> >>> on my carb known as the "power valve" (it's just a diaphragm that
> >>> meters more fuel when manifold vacuum drops, usually due to fuller
> >>> throttle plate activation). Engine predetonated slightly under hard
> >>> acceleration, so I bumped the jets up slightly. Even with the larger
> >>> jets (4% larger than I had been running), fuel economy jumped to
24.5
> >>> MPG. And that was 2750-3000 RPM. Had I run closer to 2000 RPM, I
> >>> might
> >>> well have approached 30 MPG.
> >>>
> >>> In other words, something in the neighborhood of a 30 MPG DeLorean
> >>> may
> >>> indeed be possible. Performance will suffer accordingly, but if fuel
> >>> economy is your primary goal it could be done. I like to accelerate
> >>> and drive fast myself, so 24.5 is good enough for me.
> >>>
> >>> (Note to Rich Acuti: That little silver blur in the left lane
will be
> >>> me).
> >>>
> >>> Bill Robertson
> >>> #5939
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
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