[DMCForum] Re: Rarest of all PRV's
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[DMCForum] Re: Rarest of all PRV's
- From: "twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:22:19 -0000
Neato. I bet they rotate fast.
Are camshafts expensive?
Rick.
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> While the 3 litre turbo as found in the A610 is the rarest of all
> production PRV's, they can be built from donor parts from other,
much
> more common engines plus a couple of new parts from Renault. There
is
> however a very rare version as found (in the UK) only in the
Peugeot 605
> and Citroen XM and even then, only as an expensive option. These
engines
> are like hen's teeth and while the bottom end is exactly the same
as the
> Renault 3 litre engines (higher compression ratio), the heads are a
> completely different matter, and the intake manifold is not exactly
> similar either!
>
> I picked my new toy up today. Here're some pics of my "new" 3 litre
24v
> PRV. I took some snaps to illustrate the major differences.
>
> http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1943.JPG
> http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1944.JPG
> http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1945.JPG
> http://www.delorean.co.uk/DSCN1946.JPG
>
> Martin
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