Re: Eagle Premier 3 Litre engine

["Shiraz J. Cupala" <shirazc@xxxx>]

Darryl you pulled me out of the woodwork! It's my new DeLorean and 
I'm quite happy with it. I'll have to tell the Feb-Aug 2000 saga some 
other time. The new engine is powerful and smooth. A couple nice 
things is that it's even firing (smooth) and has hydraulic valve lash 
adjusters so it's low maintenance. Plus the temp sensor is in the 
engine block! I mention this as an allusion to what happened to the 
original engine. :( All I can say is that I did not intend to spend 
this much dough this fast but now it's done and I can enjoy for a 
while.

I've been so busy but I'll take some digital picts soon and get them 
up here as soon as I can.

As a little plug for the people who've helped me on this vehicle: 
John Lane (mentioned below) and the whole gang at DMC Houston (they 
had the car too) were nice to work with and worked really hard on the 
job.

Shiraz Cupala
Seattle, WA
#2860


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, Darryl Tinnerstet <darryl@xxxx> wrote:
> At the risk of starting a new thread of endless speculation by 
folks who
> really shouldn't, I'd like to report on a sucessful transplant 
recently done
> in Seattle of an Eagle Premier 3 litre engine into a DeLorean. It 
was done
> by a professional import shop with extensive experience in 
repairing and
> racing the PRV. The DMC crankcase was used in order to provide the 
correct
> motor mounts, along with the oil pan. The 5 speed trans bolted 
right up, as
> did the stock exhaust. There were no modifications to the 
crankshaft. The
> DMC rocker covers did not fit on the Eagle heads, which necessitated
> extensive adaption in order to use the stock A/C, alternator, etc. 
The
> owner also opted to go with an aftermarket Electromotive ignition 
and
> electronic fuel injection setup, although I understand the Eagle 
parts could
> probably have been made to work. The undersized Eagle throttle 
body was
> replaced by the larger Volvo B-280 unit. The car has an estimated 
170 HP
> and considerably improved performance. It was an expensive 
conversion, but
> the owner seems quite pleased with the results. If anyone is 
interested in
> additional information they can contact the person who did the work:
> 
> John Lane
> Pacific Rim Automotive
> PH: 206-632-1175
> 
> I have photos in my camera which I will try to post whenever they 
find their
> way out. Maybe in the meantime someone with a digital camera, or 
the car
> owner, will come forward with some.
> 
> -- 
> Darryl Tinnerstet
> Specialty Automotive
> McCleary, WA