Re: BAE Turbo Charger for the Delorean.

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The quick answer is you don't change any engine internals with this 
kit. The long answer is if you keep the boost low which keeps the 
combustion pressures low you can get get by. On most applications with 
increased pressures (turbos and blowers) the compression ratio is 
reduced so you have less danger of predetonation which will destroy 
the pistons and rings. The camshaft is also usually replaced to change 
the valve timming to further optimize the increased breathing that the 
blower can achieve. On the Delorean it is not recomended to go above 6 
lbs boost and if you can live with less it is safer. I also wouldn't 
recomend sticking a turbo on an automatic, it won't take kindly to the 
increased loads imposed on it and you will have to do something to 
handle the vacuum modulater which needs a vacuum signal, not 6 lbs of 
boost!
The Island kit is a single turbo and most people with it notice 
"turbo lag". The Legend set-up which has 2 turbos supposedly has a lot 
less lag.
Another point if you are interested in adding the turbo to your car. 
There will be some machine work to install it like drilling and 
tapping so if you where to remove it the car would not look origional 
anymore and if you kill the turbo they are expensive to have rebuilt. 
The venders get around $1000 to install a turbo kit (just labor) so 
use that as a measure of the amount of work that that is required.
Mark Levy is our resident expert now on the Island and Legend turbos 
and he can better compare them for you and explain all of the things 
to consider if you are interested in installing a turbo.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, <dmc4687@xxxx> wrote:
> So, with a kit like this on the PRV you don't have to replace any 
internals
> with harder pieces? Forged pistons, lifters, etc.?
> A mustang guy at work has been contemplating supercharging his pony 
but hates
> the idea of totally tearing down his engine to do it right and won't 
do it
> wrong. Which brings up another point; have there ever been any 
supercharging
> kits for the PRV? I know they are still exhaust restricted.