> > When I purchased my DMC (an '83) back last september from the > original > owner, he had made (or should I say had Don at DMC) make some > modifications to the car. One thing that he had installed was a > single > BAE Turbo charger, I have not had my car on a dyno yet but Don said > he > thought it was putting out around 200hp. I have driven the stock > cars > both auto and standard, and the turbo adds a SIGNIFICANT boost in > power. Don told me that these turbos are very reliable and he has > rarely had to repair them. Don went on to say that he is currently > working on developing a method of increasing the amount of fuel > comming > in to the cylinder, which would allow one to increase the PSI boost > from the turbo. He told me that if he could increase my boost > (which > is a modest 6psi) to around 14 psi he would DOUBLE the horsepower > output from my engine. Don was talking about possibly designing a > type > of kit at sometime in the future after he did this to his own car. > > I am quite happy with performance of my DMC, it is not in the same > league as Corvettes, or mustangs, but it is 'peppy' with 0-60 times > probably in the high 7 second range (and i am only guessing). > C vin 16367 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com