Re: Alpine w/Turbo

["erikgeerdink" <erikgeerdink@xxxx>]

Did they make many of these engines, or where they ONLY for the 
limited car? 

Erik
4512




> Walter,
> 
> It IS the Exacte engine,that is in the Delorean,except for the 1988 
> modifications(what the "1988" Delorean engine would 
have "been"(turbo 
> and all) had it still been in production,the the dead giveaway is 
the 
> picture showing the oil pan,notice it does not have the usual T 
> shaped oil pan associated with the Volvo 2.8 engine,and I am 100% 
> sure the same goes with the tranny,basically a DIRECT plug and play 
> bolt in.
> 
> Claude
> 000570
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> > On the subject of engine swaps / upgrades, here is an interesting 
> Alpine
> > that is being auctioned on eBay as item # 1806232910
> > 
> > 
> > The relevance as applied to the DML is that they describe the 
> engine as
> > being like the DeLorean and it is turbocharged. Isn't this the 
> same kind of
> > engine that someone in the Northwest put in their DeLorean? It 
> isn't too
> > far from where I am, so I'm tempted to go take a look at it and 
> maybe
> > photograph the engine.
> > 
> > Rear engine, rear wheel drive
> > Fiberglass body
> > Turbocharged SOHC V6
> > 2,458 cc (PRV engine, same as Delorean just with more HP)
> > Power SAE net 180 bhp @ 5,900 rpm (more with the performance 
> exhaust)
> > Torque SAE net 200 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm
> > 0-60mph in 6.7 sec.
> > Standing 1- mile in 15.4 sec.
> > Top speed 147 mph
> > EPA city driving 19 mpg
> > 
> > Walt Tampa, FL
> 
> It IS the Excate engine the
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> > On the subject of engine swaps / upgrades, here is an interesting 
> Alpine
> > that is being auctioned on eBay as item # 1806232910
> > 
> > 
> > The relevance as applied to the DML is that they describe the 
> engine as
> > being like the DeLorean and it is turbocharged. Isn't this the 
> same kind of
> > engine that someone in the Northwest put in their DeLorean? It 
> isn't too
> > far from where I am, so I'm tempted to go take a look at it and 
> maybe
> > photograph the engine.
> > 
> > Rear engine, rear wheel drive
> > Fiberglass body
> > Turbocharged SOHC V6
> > 2,458 cc (PRV engine, same as Delorean just with more HP)
> > Power SAE net 180 bhp @ 5,900 rpm (more with the performance 
> exhaust)
> > Torque SAE net 200 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm
> > 0-60mph in 6.7 sec.
> > Standing 1- mile in 15.4 sec.
> > Top speed 147 mph
> > EPA city driving 19 mpg
> > 
> > Walt Tampa, FL