Re: okay...what are the actual figures...

[srubano@xxxx]

You can do a lot of things with 500lb/ft...it's all about speed and 
power. Since the beginning of time man has wanted to travel faster 
and faster. :) Make the Delroean faster and not only will it be 
fast...but it will be going fast with style ;).

<SNIP>
> 
> What on EARTH are you going to do with 500lb/ft of torque? With 
that
> you should be able to fly through the air and travel through time. 
At
> least Ian can sell you his used automatic transmission when yours
> explodes...
> 
> 
> Gus Schlachter
> Austin, TX
> 4695
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, petleech@xxxx wrote:
> > I've heard a lot about performance upgrades for the DeLorean each
> > of them promising more go for the show of the DeLorean. So my
> > question is what kind of figures are we getting out of the 
> > variable performance mods, things like torque, 0-60, top speeds,
> > horsepower. I know one of the Volvo owners I spoke to has had
> > 508lb/ft of torque out of the b28F block, is it feasible that the 
> > same can be accomplished with enough effort and money on DeLorean?