Jim, If you describe the DeLorean as "SLOOOOOOWWWWW", your DeLorean has a problem. I agree that the acceleration won't take your breath away, but it is definitely quick. If you know how though run the gears and keep those rev's up as high as possible you should be able to wipe out 80% to 90% of the cars next to you. The main ingredient to PRV performance is THE DRIVER and ACCELERATION ENRICHMENT! Malfunctioning or non-functioning acceleration enrichment circuits will drop 3 to 5 seconds of the 0 to 60 time and will seriously effect all acceleration times. "We're here to help you" DMC Joe / De Lorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> Web Site: <www.deloreanservices.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Strickland To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 6:42 PM Subject: [DML] Comparison "It's not that bad! It's not that bad!" There seems to be a looming bitterness between the people wanting PERFORMANCE vs the people wanting a fine lookin cruiser. Everyone out there saying "it's not that bad!!!" about the acceleration/power is in denial! The Delorean is SLOOOOOOWWWWW. it was always SLOOOOWWWWWW. Some people, however, like it that way... The same people that keep KIA and GEO in business, who don't care that it takes 60 seconds to get to 60 MPH; and have a notebook in their cars marking down gas prices, mileage, and gallons added- "Ooh, we got 32.6 MPG on this tank, honey!!!".. The rest of us who like sailing the back end out flying around corners on wet pavement ("Manner of turning", or so the police say...), pullin wheelies off the line and snickering blowing away those weeble-looking enonoboxes think the power is horrible! There are so many people hiding their cars in their garages keeping them in controlled pristine environments. For this reason, there is NO WAY that my moderate-shaped Delorean will ever be worth any sort of collector status... SO! I intend to supermodify, hacksaw, file, rip, tear, bend, spindle, and mutilate my car into whatever comes into my little brain, and people on the street are still going to look at it drive by, and won't have to go to a museum to ever see a delorean. I'm going to make it fun for ME to drive, not you "mature owners" who drive 25 in a 50 MPH zone whom I yell at. DSV- Safety vehicle? It was SAFE becuase you can't go fast enough to get into trouble! hahaha Jim Lic: PLATE 1537 Super-wide black stripe- from the rocker to the T-panel! Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxx [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]