[DML] Re: Chevy Engine swap

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rich & group,

Maybe in some instances, you half to go many steps beyond tweaking, 
and into complete rebuilding, I used the term tweaking as a hit and 
miss scenario as you diagnos the systems that need to be replaced & 
tuned for optimal performance. AKA the parts that fail, contaminate 
after setting unused for years.

I'm all for better modifications to the Delorean, but when people 
start basically ripping it apart to make it something it isn't. 
Basically a chevrolet engine, porsche tranny, then specialized 
plumbing & electricals to make it work, plus all the custom 
fabrications needed to make it all work, then it isn't really a 
Delorean anymore.

Makes for a fun maintenance & upkeep for anyone who inherits or buys 
a vehicle like this.

Rich, the scale of vehicles you just mentioned, best scenario to 
worst, sounds about right for modded cars. I'm not just for 
Deloreans that have been stripped of the systems that make them a 
Delorean. 

You are a great example of someone who has been through a real 
effort, and has still kept his car the way it should be. Excellent 
job keeping it the way it should be, and maintaining it. And you 
still can ask for help on the DML with your car.

Just imagine if your car had a chevy vortec engine, a custom 
transmission, it's own fuel delivery & plumbing setup, how useful 
would the DML have been then? That is my main beef when people 
mainly cutomize or butcher just for a minimal speed gain. It is a 
touring car, and for people that realize that, then this is the car 
for them, for some it isn't.

I love the DMCH stage II & III engine upgrades, as they basically 
are an evolution of the car in it's current form, not some weird one 
off home job.

I'm not one who preaches NO mods, or fixes, I think updates & fixes 
are great, and keep the cars roadworthy. I'm most likely going to 
upgrade both cars to the newer style Radiator fans. Electrical 
repairs & fixes are great. Maybe I gave the wrong impression when I 
made the first post, the main point was for people not to destroy 
the car just for a faster 0-60 time, or a faster street drag.

My thoughts were always for people to buy another car to do just 
that before they destroy the current one just to do that.

Oh, and thanks for the tip on the accumulator, I'm much more 
comfortable doing it now.



Later,

Joe OBrien








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