Re: 3.0 Eagle motor

[srubano@xxxx]

IMHO, 
I would rather modify my existing Delorean engine and get 200hp+ out 
of it. The 20 Hp gain from the Eagle engine is not worth the hassle. 
It would be more challenging to modify an existing underpowered 
engine than do a simple swap which the Eagle is. Even though it 
requires using the D's lower crank, modifying a few mounting holes on 
heads (to accomidate the AC) and installing an electronic fuel 
injection...it's fairly simple. 

If I was going to go through the trouble of engine swaps and want 
more of a challenge (which I am going to do ;)) I would swap it with 
the Caddy NorthStar engine. Now this is an ENGINE :). I have been 
doing some reasearch on this and allot of car builders/Rod builders 
use this engine. It's light, small and powerfull, 300hp powerful. 
Wire it up right and you can enable the "Limp Home" mode that the 
Caddy's feature. This engine can run without a drop of antifreeze, 
when the computer detects the engine is over heating, it stops firing 
in four cylinders and turns the V8 into a straight 4. 4 cylinders 
continue to fire while four cylinders pump air in and out of the 
engine to cool it down, pretty much turns it into an air cooled 
engine. Just enough for you to get home or a shop.

Like I said, IMHO to go from 130 to 150 with an engine swap then 
going from there to modify the engine you swapped into the D to get 
more HP is a waste of money. May as well put that money towards 
modifying your original D that has "Hidden power". 

After all...what's a true engine swap/conversion without a few bloody 
knuckles?


Steve Rubano

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Bob Brandys <oehcs@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Steve,
> 
> You sound like a true car crafter.