Replies starting to trickle in (thanks folks, you're more helpful than people in the AMC world, if that's a compliment) ... Am not worried about tune-up, am worried about system putting me to walking. Have read horror stories of cars cutting off inexplicably, not restarting under myriad of conditions, etc (I've never had a carbureted vehicle fail (suddenly) from fuel delivery or ignition). Are these tales atypical or is this probable in a 20 year old stock DeLorean. I understand general risk of wandering from original, but in my circumstance might actually be beneficial. I'm a lesser shade tree mechanic in a land of major shade tree mechanics. Is best not to take something too exotic to Billy Bob's Tractor & Combine Repair. Seriously: I'm considering re-engined car for survival, not performance. Do not have resources, knowledge, etc that you find in the metropolitan areas. Someone (myself included) could unwittingly end up making a sick car worse. Why push water uphill -- we know Chevy's & Fords. If it helps, I'd like to keep everything outside the engine compartment original. Bill. --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> wrote: > You'll get a good number of replies about the engine swap with > more info than I could possibly provide. So I'll leave that one > alone. However, don't be intimidated by the K-Jetronic fuel > injection system. Even though you may need certain tools to tune > it, it's really not difficult at all. For the most part, the only place that > you really "tune" it is the mixture screw on top. Other than that, > you just have to replace parts that troubleshooting may > determine defective if there is a problem. > > If you are absolutely bent on a carb setup for the PRV, it is > possible. It won't be cheap, nor easy. It is possible, but I wouldn't > reccomend it. > > I either case, when you keep your car stock, you keep the > knowlege and support for it. When you start to modify things, you > may be on your own... > > -Robert > vin 6585 "X" > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > > Am not DeLorean owner yet -- just shopping & researching. > > > > Have seen cars on Web re-engined with carbureted American > small > > blocks. Is much more up my alley than fuel injected foreign > plant. > <SNIP>