Looking for more engine performance in a DeLorean is a common thread. At the risk of getting boo-ed out of the list I would submit that there are few turbo installs that work reliably and deliver. I've seen two that appear to be engineered to function correctly - Marc Levy's Legend turbo and Marty Maier's turbo application. I'm sure there are one or two more out there. Engineering for proper and adequate fuel delivery, spark timing, and boost at different throttle positions is no simple task. If you happen to be successful at producing a lot more controllable horsepower you then are faced with emissions issues, needed brake modification, probable suspension issues and, reliability issues with the then turbo-engine that was not made for a turbo - not to mention the looks of plumbing hanging out the back and under the car. I will be the first to say that the stock D could use some more HP - but a refined tune on a stock D delivers "ok" performance in my book. I'm not implying a tune that just throws some new plugs and a few parts at it; I mean a real technical setup to check spark, fuel mixture, etc. I believe most owners that want more HP do not really go to the trouble to get the max from their stock engines. All that said, I've been searching for a good 4 cylinder turbo that delivers 200+ hp to toy with on an install into a D with a broken engine. Harold McElraft - 3354 (mostly stock engine) --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "coreysmoo" <coreysmoo@xxxx> wrote: > > > hi. i am currently thinking about installing a turbo on my delorean > in the next coming months. i was just wondering if anyone out there > has any advice for me before i get into this little endevor. also, > does anyone living in the chicagoland area have a.) any experience > in this, and or b.) know any shops around that have done this for > deloreans before. also, what am i looking at, cost-wise for this > project. > > on another note, i was kicking arond the idea of a straight pipe > exaust system. anyone out there have any advise? > > corey > #2423 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/