A quote from the engineer I'm on about: "This is actually a very tuneable engine. Big valves are available off the shelf, so are cams, the capacity can be increased to 3 litres with std parts, the compression ratio can be raised to 9.5 with std parts and more with machining. In the Volvo 940 & 960 application the engine had 170 bhp to start with so you could call this a minimum power output just by using the appropriate parts and a decent exhaust system. The potential is for 240 bhp plus though with big valves, properly developed ported head, cam, induction system and exhaust system." Any comments? Martin Martin Gutkowski wrote: > Hi All, > > For the past two weeks, I have meen mailing back and forth to a small > engineering firm who specialise in performance upgrades to engines. To > cut a log explanation short, they work through "modernising" engines > right up to race-tuning them. By "modernising" I mean that as we all > know it's possible to get nearly 200bhp from a 2l _production_ engine - > I'm thinking of the Renault Clio Sport. Engine development here in > Europe has far exceeded what goes on in the states due to our high fuel > costs and enviromental concerns. > > The company in question HAS worked with the PRV-6 in the past, though > mainly work on ford engines. They have a set of heads from a PRV and > confirmed theres "loads of room for improvement". I need to speak to the > chap properly and will do so on Monday, but here's a short list of the > possibilities: > > Replacement cams > re-working of the heads to enlarge the valves > re-working of the intakes > complete re-build of the throttle bodies (something they specialise in) > replacement of the injection/ignition to modern computer controlled > mappable system > lightened flywheel > > They only work with engines, not whole cars, but I have spoken to Dave > and he has an engine which can potentially be used for work. Once work > has been completed on this engine, we can then work the "upgrades" into > any other engine. In other words, the cost of development of this one > engine will be far greater than subsequent mods. > > SO: Is anyone interested in coming in on this project to gain more power > from our beloved DeLoreans? I asked for a ballpark figure on "the whole > shebang", and £2-3000 was quoted. If a bunch of us get together on this, > the cost will be affordable, and at the end of it all, we have a spare > engine which should be worth quite a bit! > > Performance imporvement should get the engine to well in excess of > 200bhp. This may require upgrade of fuel pump and lines in addition to > what goes on in the engine bay. > > >From the start, I've made it clear that anything that will substantially > alter the appearance of the engine will be unacceptable. > > So. Who's interested? > > Martin > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/