--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > Moderator is soon going to tire of my predicament, especially since I > don't even have the car yet (I'm looking, trust me). But many > responses have raised interesting question: technical considerations > aside, is there a "moral" or "spiritual" reason to keep cars as built > (fuel injected PRV). <SNIP> Like I said before, when you keep the engine stock, you'll keep the support for it. Other than perhaps an increase in power, there really is no advantage to swapping the engine. Parts wise, the DeLorean is MUCH cheaper than other automobiles in a good many respects. And obvously, availability is not an issue. Support wise, the DeLorean carries the best of any automobile that I've ever seen. Yeah, there's alot more people that can talk to you about other makes/models of cars. But since the DeLorean community is so much smaller, the information distributed is much more accurate because information distribution (mailnly thru the online presence of the DML) is put thru many more filters by direct experts for accuracy. Is it wrong to do an engine swap in a DeLorean? I don't know, because that is going to be a question that only you can answer. After all, it doesn't matter what the opinions of others are. It is after all going to be your car. What I normally reccomend to others is to first try out the PRV. Drive it, and see what you think of it. Myself, I know that I want more power out of my car, so I'll probably just go the route of a high performance engine from DMC Houston. Now if I were to come across a car that had no engine, then I would probably consider the installation of a different engine. That though would be a different case. The price of a new PRV engine would probably outweigh the cost of a crossover. But that's a different situation for myself than it would be you. I have a DeLorean, and have it to fall back onto in the sense of being able to drive it. So I guess what I'm trying to say is this: Try drving a DeLorean around, and see what it's like, and decide for youself how much you enjoy it. Not owning one, I realize that this does indeed present a bit of a catch-22 situation. But try to show up at a regional meeting to two. Especially one perhaps where DMC Houston might show up with one of their test cars. You may just find that the hi-po, or even the regular engines may just suit your tastes. -Robert vin 6585 "X"