Re: [DML] Engine swap Chevy 350 :)

["Robert Lingo" <rlingo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'd be interested in something like that.  At first I wanted to make my car 
concourse quality.  However, it'd be nice to put some balls in the engine 
compartment.

Lingo #2034
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From: "rodney rael" <rodrael1@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [DML] Engine swap Chevy 350 :)


> the adapter plate is necessary to "adapt" the different engine to the UH1
> transmission.
> Since it is a "one time" job it has to get specially machined, it is not 
> an
> "off the shelf" item.
> I would suggest rather than a 350 chevy to do what I plan on doing is to
> put a mazda three rotor which is light weight aluminum, equivalent of 9
> cylinders it can be pushed to yield somewhere on the order of 500 bhp + I 
> am
> planning on contacting a machine shop to make one, but if any interest out
> there, I would like to have him make at least 10 of them. Remember this 
> same
> adapter would adapt the Mazda two rotor twin turbo (also aluminum - and 
> also
> a relatively small engine, so that it fits the delorean engine 
> compartment).
> ANYONE OUT THERE INTERESTED IN GOING IN WITH ME ON THESE ADAPTERS? WE CAN
> FIND THE TWIN TURBO MAZDA ALL THE TIME ON EBAY FOR ABOUT $1500.00, THE 
> THREE
> ROTOR IS GENERALLY $2500.
> THANKS.
>
> On 9/30/05, realrealgone <realrealgone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> anyone know what it would take to put a 350 chevy in a auto Delorean?
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>> i read somewhere you have to buy a 1500$ adaptor plate? whats up with
>> that?
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