Re: DeLorean Engine Options.

["captain_hydrogen" <captainhydrogen@xxxx>]

If the VR6 designed such that it can only be transversly placed in 
the engine bay, then Jim is correct in saying that serious 
modifications would be required to install the VR6 into a DeLorean. 
If you would like to consider another engine with similar 
specifications and manufactured by the same automotive group of 
Audi/Porsche/VW, then I suggest the engine from the Audi A4 3.0. 
This engine is longitudinally placed in the engine bay and with the 
correct adaptor should mate quite well to the Renault R30 
transmission. The engine specs (www.audiusa.com) are:

Aluminum 3.0 liter V6 with variable intake manifold, DOHC with 5 
valves per cylinder, continuous camshaft adjustment and hydraulic 
lifters
Displacement: 3.0 liters (182 cu. in.)
Bore: 3.25 in. 
Stroke: 3.65 in. 
Compression ratio: 10.1:1 
Horsepower (SAE net): 220 @ 6300 rpm
Torque: 221 lb/ft @ 3200 rpm

In a previous post I mentioned Unicap Transmission Adaptors
(http://www.pnc.com.au/~bill/Transmission.html). According to their 
web site they make transmission adaptors for "RENO:VOLVO: ALLOY V6, 
P.R.V" engine (and other engines) as well as various Porsche and VW 
transmissions. If they are familiar with the PRV6 engine and Porsche 
transmissions, then it is probably a safe assumption that they can 
make an adaptor that will mate the Audi 3.0 engine with the Renault 
R30 transmission.

Thank you,
Ben Ferguson
Member of the Board of Directors - American Hydrogen Association 
(www.clean-air.org)
Member - Arizona DeLorean Club (www.az-d.org)
captainhydrogen@xxxx

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> 
wrote:
> The VR6 has a transaxle. The cylinders are lines up 
latitudinally. It
> would not fit in the D without moving the frame or putting the 
engine in
> the interior of the car, where the parcel shelf used to be. 
> 
> Some of the VR6s run hot, which would not be a good match for the
> Delorean cooling system.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Tue, 13 May 2003 21:15:06 EDT Delorean17@xxxx writes:
> > Hi List,
> > Does anyone know if a VW VR6 Engine would fit in the DMC