[DML] Re: RV: Need Tech Info.

[Marc A Levy <malevy@xxxx>]

There is a lot of information in the archives on Turbos.

The "official" turbo delorean was built by Legend Industries. The car
never made it to production, but there are a few prototype cars still
around. They are usually expensive.

There are a number of turbo kits for add on to the PRV6. I have the
Island twin turbo kit, which is a twin turbo setup.

Most of the turbo kit's are limited to 6lbs to avoid ring damage to the
engine. The spec's of the Island drop the 0-60 time from 10 seconds to
7 seconds.

Most of the delorean service centers have their favorite turbo kit to
install. Most of the kits I have seen are single turbo. I have never
rode in one, but I am told that the performance of twin VS single is
about the same. The single turbo is obviously cheaper.

I recently spoke to Don at Delorean Motor Center, and it sounds like he
is currently working on modern improvements to his turbo setup.

I have heard of no major brake improvements to the DMC. One of the list
members sells braided brake lines, and others have tried drilled
rotors. I am not an advocate of drilled rotors, but I do have the set
of the brake lines. It was a minor improvement I would recommend to
anyone who has 18 year old rubber lines.


> Daniel Delmastro Luriaud wrote:
> 
> Hi All!
> 
> I'm interested to buy my D. soon (5 speed) and I need to know few
> technical aspects of the car, and these are: Exist any "oficial" or
> "legal" version of the Turbo DMC 12?, May be some "Twin Turbo"
> version?, If the answer is NO, could somebody tell me if is possible
> to make this adaptation to the original PRV engine, and may be give me
> an idea of how much this operation could cost?, and, what turbo brand
> could be better?. May be I will need better brake system, it is
> possible to fit an ABS to the D.?. Thanks a lot in advance and receive
> a warm greeting!
> 
> Daniel
> dandelluri@xxxx

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