[DML] Engine Options.

[Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't mind EFI...

At this point I want to cost compare my options
again..  I did this 4 years ago when I first decided
to do the conversion..  And I am at a point now where
I can conclude the last 4 years of effort has been
nothing more than an expensive learning experience.

Pretty much back to square one now..  I have 06068
sitting without an engine.  On the side, I have a DMC
engine with a Island TT kit and a perfectly good DMC
transmission.  I also have a 3.5L Chrysler engine in
the garage, as well as a 3.0 Taurus SHO engine.  If I
had to select an engine today, it would be neither of
them.

I see my options as follows:

1.  The custom bell housing for the DMC trans proved
to been too expensive to complete properly.  Maybe if
I had access to a reasonable machine shop I can re-use
some of the design work and make a new bell housing. 
The unknowns here are still finding a ECU to run the
engine, a item that is very expensive.

2.  Do a engine conversion (with any number of
possible engines) using a Porsche transmission and a
already built (and tested) kit from Kennedy. (Duke has
installed this trans in his DMC, so it is also a known
success....  Duke, can you contact me directly??) With
the recent decision by Chrysler to discontinue the
3.5L V6 engine I selected, I may opt for another
engine.  There are some new ones out in the past 4
years that have me curious, and some came mounted to a
STD trans making the ECU problem easier to deal with.

3.  Rebuild my PRV such that I can get some real
performance out of it.  With numbers like 250HP for
forced induction, I am *NOT* impressed.  PRV parts are
expensive, and forced induction adds a whole new set
of problems to the mix that I would rather not deal
with.  However, I am open to this option if the price
is attractive.

Any information you (or anyone) can provide would be
great.

--- Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Marc, are you happy to go EFI, or are you sticking
> to K-Jet? If the 
> former, I can help, but I'm still researching this
> stuff for my own 
> engine and am not 100% confident about my facts. I'm
> trying to track 
> down some A610 parts that I can measure up, although
> I have been burying 
> myself in my Renault manuals lately and have made
> some interesting headway.
> 
> Martin
>

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