Has anyone on the DML considered or tried any higher horsepower import four or six cylinder engines for a DeLorean engine mod? I would think that a lower purchase price, higher reliability, and readily available performance mods could be expected from Japanese engines. German engines should work very well and be reliable with only slightly more maintenance issues than Japanese engines. I firmly believe that you can improve engine performance while reducing engine weight and improving fuel economy. Some engines to consider would be. Audi/VW 1.8T single turbo inline 4 - 180hp upgradeable to 235hp Audi 2.7T twin turbo V6 - 250hp Audi aluminum 3.0 liter V6 - 220hp VW 2.8 VR6 - 200hp VW 4.0 W8 [eight cylinder] - 270hp BMW 3.2 inline 6 - 333hp Honda 3.0 VTEC V-6 - 240hp Mitsubishi 2.0 single turbo inline 4 - Lancer Evolution 271 Nissan 3.5 VQ V6 - Altima 245hp - Maxima 265hp - 350Z 287hp Subaru 2.0 H-4 single turbo - 227hp upgradeable to 280hp-450+hp Subaru 2.5 H-4 single turbo - 300hp Though the BMW and Subaru engines might have dimensional conflicts, most of these engines would fit quite nicely in the DeLorean engine bay, and work splendidly, especially when mated to the ZF (www.zf.com) S5-39 or S6-53 transmissions, the Getrag (www.getrag.de) 448 or 450 + Allrad transmissions, or the Quaife (www.quaife.co.uk) Porsche 6 Speed 996 Transaxle Gearbox $$$$$. Also see Unicap Transmission Adaptors (http://www.pnc.com.au/~bill/Transmission.html). When you save a lot of money on the engine by getting one that is as common as a Honda or Nissan (just go to a junk yard and look for a new 350Z that has been wrapped around a telephone pole), then you can afford the best transmission and possibly loose enough weight to improve the DeLorean's 35/65 f/r weight distribution. If weight distribution, and fuel economy is not an object, another option is to contact The Engine Factory and get a 465hp 350 Chevy Engine (www.enginefactory.com/465hp.htm) for $20 less than DMC's new "crate" performance engine (be sure to remove the stock transmission and replace it with something a lot stronger). Has anyone "cut" a Chevy 350 in half to make a large displacement (2.867736 liter) V4 that would weigh about 310 lbs., use half the gas of a V8, and could produce 233hp (and possibly 280+hp) without forced induction? Now that we know that the PRV-6 weighs 375lbs. Does anyone know how much the Renault R30 transmission weighs? Ben Ferguson Member of the Board of Directors - American Hydrogen Association (www.clean-air.org) Member - Arizona DeLorean Club (www.az-d.org) captainhydrogen@xxxx