[DMCForum] Re: American Custom Engineering

["wannadelorean" <mcquinlan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the reply.  I'm looking for a Delorean and have talked to 
the owner of an engine swapped one.  It has a 4.7 v6 Supercharged.  
My only concern is that it is coupled to the stock transmission and 
the splines on the input shaft sheared once and the roll pin holding 
the coupler snapped once.  A custom piece was fabricated to fix the 
issue but I worry that all that has happened is the weakest link of 
the system has now been moved to the inside of the tranny making a 
failure more catastrophic.
.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland 
<ihaveanaccount@xxxx> wrote:
> I talked to a few people pushing 250-300hp with stock 
transmission, and
> have heard a couple accounts of input shaft shearing.  The gear 
ratios
> would have been too tall for a higher-rpm running engine.  I 
contacted
> the DML at the time, no one offered any suggestions for getting 
beefier
> components or changing diff ratio.
> 
> I originally had intended to keep the stock transmission, but said 
to
> myself: "y'know, if I get this whole thing together and rip this
> transmission in half, I'm going to be pissed!".  Chasing after 
upgrades
> and replacements seemed like a pain in the ass, so I bought a
> transmission made to work in the same orientation and was made for 
a car
> that came with 270 HP stock (at 6100rpm Bill).  Supposedly the 
porsche
> transmissions are very beefy for the HP that they come with 
stock.  Plus
> it had an extra gear.  Plus it wasn't a renault (sorry martin).  I 
hope
> we can agree that the germans make better cars than the french.
> 
> I don't know if american custom really did modify the renault, but 
when
> you really come down to it, the renault un1 is a $500 
transmission, and
> the porsche g50 is a $4000+ transmission.  
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 17:01:37 -0000 "wannadelorean" <mcquinlan@xxxx>
> writes:
> > I'm curions on 3Rotor, what was the main motivation for putting 
in 
> > the Porsche transmission?  My limited knowledge on this topic 
seems 
> > to indicate that the stock transmission was usable?  I'm just 
curios 
> > 
> > not questioning your judgement.  I'm trying to educate myself on 
the 
> > 
> > pitfalls of aquiring a car with an engine swap.
> > 
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland 
> > <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Come one Come all!  Rotary conversion!  Even Idles!  All 
sensors
> > > connected!
> > > 
> > > Jim
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 00:45:39 -0400 "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> 
> > writes:
> > > > > I was told that American Custom Engines only built
> > > > ONE...
> > > > 
> > > > Yeah, I heard that too from Richard Cutter himself.  I saw
> > > > the car (and him) at the DCS 2002 in Memphis.  The engine
> > > > didn't idle right because he never figured out several of
> > > > the engine sensors to get the engine management computer
> > > > working properly.
> > > > 
> > > > Hey, I'll do an engine conversion for you like that:
> > > > $20,000.00 which is just what he was charging.
> > > > 
> > > > Walt
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor 
> > > > --------------------~--> 
> > > > Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying 
> > > > or selling a car.  FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research,
> > > > Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used
> > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/HliolB/TM
> > > > 
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---~->
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
________________________________________________________________
> > > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!
> > > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
> > > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor 
> > --------------------~--> 
> > Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying 
> > or selling a car.  FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research,
> > Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used
> > http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/HliolB/TM
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
---~->
> 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> ________________________________________________________________
> The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!
> Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
> Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Yahoo! Groups Sponsor

ADVERTISEMENT

---

Yahoo! Groups Links

• To visit your group on the web, go to:
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/
   
• To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
  DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   
• Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.