Re: [DML] Performance mods

["Donald Ekhoff" <ekhoff@xxxx>]

Martin, You make an excellent point. This engine has tremendous potential
and sucessive variants have certainly proved this to be true. If there was
someone providing a service sourcing and supporting European based engine
upgrades, I would be first in line. My perspective is that I already have
the odd-fire DMV motor and see substancial gains without breaking the bank
or my drive train. I don't think 130 HP is enough. I suppose the question
is, how much more can I get for how much spent? Has anyone else attempted a
ported, polished (induction as well as exhaust), turbocharged (single or
twin), intercooled, water injected DMC/PRV yet?

Don E.
#6543


----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Gutkowski" <webmaster@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [DML] Performance mods


> Pete Berveiler wrote:
>
> >I believe the 350-400 HP range is attainable with
> >turbocharging or supercharging, but not with the DMCH
> >mods. It will require serious high-dollar performance
> >mods (custom intake manifolds, exhaust capable of
> >moving that much air, new concave pistons, larger air
> >inlet system, full distributorless EMS and new more
> >powerful ignition system, High-flow EFI system, and
> >different catalytic converters to be street legal)
> >that you can drop nitrous on as well to go above
> >400HP.
> >
> >
> It's really funny how people keep on writing things like this - not to
> have a dig at what Peter's written - he's on the money. What it comes
> down to is the odd-fire crank in the DeLorean engine is simply not
> suitable for turbocharging, and that is only at the top of a very long
> list of problems with turbocharging this engine.
>
> Why else would the Renault 25 Turbo have such a massively re-engineered
> engine? The Renault Alpine A610 produces in excess of 400hp reliably
> from a 2.5l PRV-6 that mates to the exact same gearbox as the DeLorean.
> The engine is an enhanced and intercooled version of that in the R25
> Turbo, which can be found in scrapyards all over europe.
>
> Why do people keep trying to reinvent the wheel with an enhanced
> original DMC PRV when so many are available just begging to be dropped
> in, have an exhaust made to fit, and bingo-splingo, a 400hp capable PRV
> in the back of your D?
>
> The DMCH engine is about as good as you'll get without spending serious
> money on rebuilding and reengineering a stock engine.
>
> Oh, and the 3.0l PRV used in cars like the Renault Espace and Citroen
> Xantia up until only a few short years ago can be tuned (at some
> expense) to 300-350hp. It will bolt right in.
>
> Martin
> #1458
> #4426
>
>
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