hard driving

[Soma576@xxxx]

Hey all,

last night i was in my girlfriend's driveway waiting for her (of course.. 
heh) and i noticed a strange behavior from my car. it's an '82 VIN11596, 
manual tranny. i was in neutral, idling at about 2000 rpm. i slowly pushed 
down on the gas, revving it up, because my car just got back on the road and 
it's kind of weird for me to hear the car run perfectly again! i just wanted 
to hear it roar!! so i floored it quickly, up to about 6000 rpm, then let 
off and let it back down. i thought i noticed one of my dash lights flicker 
when it was up there so i tried it again. and again. and again. for some 
reason my battery light turns on when i have the engine way up there in 
RPM's. then my girlfriend came out and yelled at me (it was 11pm in a quiet 
neighborhood). for some reason she didn't understand the importance of my 
experiment!! :-) why is this light coming on? i have the newer 130 amp 
alternator with my stereo on quietly and my headlights on. that's it. seems 
kind of odd....

also, i was bored one night on the way home from work around 3 am and i was 
at a light way out in the middle of nowhere. my car was nice and warmed up 
so i got a wild thought in my head - i'm going to try to squak the tires! 
i'd done it before on accident but i thought it would be cool if i could 
learn how to do it whenever i felt like it (childish intentions). no matter 
how stupid it sounds, i just thought i'd try it, what the hell. well i took 
it from dead stop with it in 1st gear, and revved it to around 3000 rpm and 
took my foot off the clutch while depressing the gas a little bit more. all 
that did was make the car jerk like crazy until i behaved a little nicer with 
the pedals. i also tried just stomping the gas and releasing the clutch at 
the same time. either it sort of worked but not enough power, or it made the 
car jerk very violently. after about 3 tries i gave up because i didn't want 
to break anything. can someone explain to me what the jerking is that is 
happening? i don't know much about manual transmissions (the D is the only 
manual i've ever owned) and i'm just curious - i want to know it all!!! 
please pardon my childish stupidity!! 

later,
Andy

Soma576@xxxx
1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596
Fargo, ND 58102


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