Just to let you know, there is also a setup from the Alpine which is 6 single carbs! I was unaware of the cost for the 3 carbs, so that is new info. I believe it was said in the back issues some time ago that the CIS system used on the DeLorean is capable of feeding a 250hp engine. But with carbs, CIS, or EFI, one thing remains: The exhaust will have to be modified. Don't get me wrong, the stock exhaust creates a nice tone, and is well suited to the car. Or I should say rather for the car designed for economy. But because of it's restrictions, it will have to go. No matter what you do, higher compression, port & polish, high flow intake, increased fuel delievery by means of whatever fuel delivery system, one thing remains: You will have to remove the restrictive exhaust & emissions control system. Case in point. On pages 121 & 124 of the 1977-1995 edition of the DeLorean GOld Portfolio, the artice states that the european version of the DeLorean PRV is able to put out 156hp. This is w/o the emmisions system. As a side note, it also states that fuel economy is shot. Unfortunatly, there is no picture available of the exhaust system on this engine. But if I had to guess, I would imagine the catalytic converter has been removed, along with the LAMBDA probe, ECU, and the frequency valve. On the DOC's webpage about the freeflow exhaust, minus the muffler, this exhaust in completly redesigned. Here the output from he engine is 167hp. In both cases, the amount of fuel fed to the engine is increased. BUT ONLY BECAUSE THE EXAHAUST SYSTEM CAN QUICKLY DISPOSE OF ALL WASTE FROM THE ENGINE! Bottom line: With the stock exhaust system on the DeLorean, the only adantages that I can see with the proposed EFI system would be for fuel economy & cleaner emissions. If you want better performance, start at the tailpipe, and make your way back. Granted if your engine is out tune, an EFI system can make the best of things to give the best performance/economy possible. But even then, the engine isn't running up to par, so it will be technicly running worse than factory specs. -Robert vin 6585 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, wingd2@xxxx wrote: > In a message dated 11/2/01 2:32:54 PM Central Standard Time, > senatorpack@xxxx writes: > > Why not switch the CIS intake manifold, and install the PRV carb manifold > w/ > > triple carbs from the Renault Alpine? > > > > Neat idea and a very good looking setup, but last time I checked on this > manifold and carbs the cost was over $6000. I guess this kinda blows my > dollars per HP average clean out of the water, huh ? > > Marty > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]