Jeremiah - super well documented and congrats! It sure is nice having a car that goes as fast as it looks, isn't it? Curious - did you add the beefed up input shaft on the manual tranny?
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Jeremiah - super well documented and congrats! It sure is nice having a car that goes as fast as it looks, isn't it? Curious - did you add the beefed up input shaft on the manual tranny?
VR6 engine (367 rwhp/377 ftlb); Type T4 turbo; A/R=0.70/0.68; Air-to-air intercooler, Megasquirt MS3 Pro, Manual tranny w/ HD output shaft; Remote mounted oil filter.
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Hey look, a fellow VR6 DeLorean ; )!!! You are not kidding...I love knowing I can just gently (or firmly) push the accelerator pedal and "bye bye" to most on the street. It really is an awesome feeling!
I have not upgraded the input shaft. I have upgraded the input shaft coupler as Nicholas Roedl has performed on his LS1 converted DeLorean as well as you have I am sure. The input shaft is a whole nother level of "preventative maintenance", and a very costly investment. I know Nick upgraded to a single shaft unit, which is absolutely amazing that he designed the upgrade himself; however, the individual responsible for actually fabricating the unit into fruition has since retired.
I do know they are also available from Martin G. at DeLorean UK. Again, the price of admission is steep at $3800+ for the part alone, and given that I am leaning towards keeping the car in its current configuration, I plan to hold off on this upgrade - for now. With my transmission now a manual, the power is no longer lost from traveling through the auto, and I would guesstimate the power has increased to roughly 240 WHP - given that the power does not have to run through a flexplate, seals, clutches, pressure-changes, other burdens of an auto trans - it is now dependent through internal mechanical means of the manual. That being said, if 240 WHP is about what I have, man, it feels way faster than ever.
Again, I am just guessing. I need to get it dyno'd as right now it's mostly a SWAG (scientific wild....you fill in the blanks).
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Actual snippet of a conversation from Sept 2013:
Me: Eddie, I can't wait to get the car back when you're done with it.
Eddie: Yeah, you'll be able to give the car gas, and it won't be - like - embarrassing....
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My engine twists my frame.
1981 DeLorean, Carb LS4 swap completed
1999 Corvette, cam/headers/intake manifold, 400 rwhp
2005 Elise, stock
2016 Chevy Cruze