Re: [doc] Performance Engines

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Hi Chris

With a high powered engine, with the DeLorean's weight being quite low an LSD would help the handling. It would also allow you
to do donuts, though this wasn't in my head at all :-) I definitely read somewhere that the Euro cars had a lower ratio and
there were two off-the-shelf options in that gearbox. I guess we just have to ask what RPM the engine's doing at 90mph or
something in a stock US car and a euro 5-speed.

Camshafts - it's not much good firing a bunch of numbers at us - who knows what they were meant for?! That said the steel ones
sound interesting as steel tends to be used in race engines. Darren's looking the numbers up to see what engines they were
each for and why.

Martin

Chris Parnham wrote:

> Martin,
> Do you need a limited slip diff?
> I don't think the Euro cars had a different final drive ratio. I'm sure
> that's all folk law. Indeed they all seem very high geared to me.
> What about these camshafts offered for sale, not interested in a couple?
>
> Chris P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Gutkowski [mailto:webmaster@xxxx]
> Sent: 20 December 2002 00:02
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [doc] Performance Engines
>
> I'm getting seriously enthusiastic about performance mods for Lex's engine.
> Been doing a lot of learnin' (mainly by firing
> endless e-mails back and forth to Darren as we both sit bored at work).
>
> Did you know there's a Limited slip differential that would drop right in
> the D's box, still available, brand new from
> Renault? Did you know raising the final drive ratio like the euro cars is
> piddly easy? Did you know that if getting a complete
> engine rebuild, you can get the capacity up to 3 litres for only an extra
> £120?
>
> Darren's going to write up a list of possibilities for me over crimbie to
> "make public". These will cover three possibilities:
>
> 1) Retaining original "look"
> 2) The best normally aspirated PRV with even-firing crank and electronic
> everything. Will look different but will still bolt
> right in.
> 3) Turbocharged drop-in replacements.
>
> The one no-no is blowing a stock PRV. Sorry Rich and Tony!
>
> Martin
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