[DMCForum] Re: Carbureting DeLoreans

["Louie" <louie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'll chime in since I've driven Bill's car, owned 2 DeLoreans and 
have driven a bunch of others. The big difference I can tell with 
Bill's car is it makes a lot more power in the lower rpms. Like he 
said in an earlier post we were rallying through Charlotte traffic 
the other day and he kept up with me easily, and without going over 
5k RPMS while I was redlining mine. He'd easily lose me on take 
offs, but I might be able to beat him once my car picked up steam 
and got moving. That's probably only because he hasn't got his 
jetting just right on his carb yet. When the secondary kicks in it 
absolutely drowns his car with fuel. 

I think if he can find a way to fix that his car would be a little 
rocket ship. Look into Bill's folder in the photos section of either 
the DMCNews or DMCForum yahoo websites (#5939). You'll see how much 
simpler and lower Bill's intake manifold is. The stock DeLo intake 
routes incoming air all over creation. Bill's basically has a little 
chamber below the carb with 6 spider legs going straight to the 
heads. I know intake manifolds are designed to tweak hp and torque 
for different applications and so Bill's manifold also might be why 
his car seems to make more low end torque than a stock DeLorean PRV 
does.

The best thing by far with his engine though is access and ease of 
maintanence. It takes him two minutes to get his intake manifold 
off. Bill did it at a gas station in Pigeon Forge. He took off the 
manifold then had it back on before his car was filled up LOL! And 
none of this BS with DeLo idle problems either... hmm... *starts 
considering carburetion* LOL! -Louie

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Bob Brandys <BobB@xxxx> wrote:
Was there any noticeable difference in performance?
BOB

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