OOH, better watch what you say, Rick. I'm getting antsy. Almost feel like I could be a contender. My 0-60 is around 4.8, and a test I ran with a GTECH put the acceleration at .85g. We may have a showdown at pigeon forge after all; pitting 2.0 liters of rice against 10.2 liters might prove to be a good show. I think we should sell tickets. Jim On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:47:11 -0000 "twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hi John. > > Thanks for the compliments. Being considered cracked by your > girlfriend is a compliment indeed. > > I made the car because it had to be restored from the frame up, and > I > like to make strange things. > > The car's top speed is limited to 108mph as it sits right now. At > that speed, the rear engine will self-destruct. > Acceleration however, will be pretty good for a street car, topping > out at .7g - .8g. all the way up to 30mph, which it should reach in > less than 2 seconds. It should hit 60mph in about 4.7 seconds. The > car is geared very low, but is also very heavy, about 1900 kg with > the driver. > > Rick. > > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Dore" <dmcjohn@xxxx> wrote: > > Fantastic work Rich, your car looks superb. > > I was describing to my girlfriend with the use of a sunstar model > at > > home what you have done to your car, and she said "Why would he do > > > that?!" I said "so he has a 10.2 liter DeLorean"... > > She said "why would he want that?" > > > > I tried my best to put into words why a man would want a 10.2 > liter > > DeLorean, but maybe you could say it better?! I think she thinks > > you're cracked, which I hope you take as a great compliment. > > > > How fast do you expect this to be? > > > > Well done, > > John, Ireland. > > > > > > > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "twinenginedmc12" > > <twinenginedmc12@xxxx> wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > > > The twin engine Delorean site's been updated. (09/26/03) There > are > > > some new sections, fuel, cooling, electrical. Also the photo > > section > > > has some pictures of the car as it's currently running. If > you've > > > seen the site before, you might want to skip to those sections. > > > The > > > previous ones have changed only a little. > > > > > > Here's a link. I'm not savvy enough to make it clickable. > > > > > > http://www.gendreaumicro.com/tenpointtwo/11472index.htm > > > > > > Rick. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Autos. Everything you need to know about buying or selling a car. FREE Quotes, 360° Tours, Research, Blue Book, Compare Vehicles, Buy Used http://us.click.yahoo.com/kEZsdA/bwnGAA/YiGOAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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