Starting a Carbureted DeLorean

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For the morbidly curious, this is what it's like to start and drive a carbureted DeLorean (credit Farrar Hudkins -- he's the one with a nice video camera):

His choke mechanism needs a shot of PB. A little bit sticky, which is to be expected given the high humidity environment in which he lives -- nothing a quick tap on the accelerator pedal can't overcome.

View from the engine compartment:


Carbureted DeLoreans are of course faster than stock:

(I tried to post this video in the upgraded and improved tail light board thread, but tripped over my http's. You can see my modern upgrade at the end of the clip).

If Farrar brings his camera perhaps we can shoot some more video at DCS (I am displaying indoors so my car will be unavailable Saturday).

Bill Robertson
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[thirdmanj]

Which DeLorean is faster? Come on Bill!! You were the only one racing! LoL you crack me up dude. Besides I had a cracked spark plug.

[DMCMW Dave]

Why is it always morbidly?

[Farrar]

Why is it always morbidly?

Perhaps we are all cats.

[sean]

Perhaps we are all cats.

Well I've said it before, you're one cool cat!

[Farrar]

Well I've said it before, you're one cool cat!

But curiosity killed the cat!

[dvonk]

But curiosity killed the cat!

no worries, you have 8 more lives left.

[Nicholas R]

How exactly could a carbureted car be faster than a fuel injected car? The only difference between the two is the method of fuel delivery; otherwise, the same amount of fuel is going into the car. Bottom line both carbureted and fuel injection cars want a ration of 14.7 units/air to 1 unit/fuel. If either the carbureted or fuel injection car's ration is greater than or less than this mixture it's not going to run as well. You cant just dump more fuel in and expect it to run better. Unless something else is changed, like the cams cylinder bore, exhaust, it's BS. (not to mention the difference in each systems ability to ionize gas)

[Michael]

How exactly could a carbureted car be faster than a fuel injected car? The only difference between the two is the method of fuel delivery; otherwise, the same amount of fuel is going into the car. Bottom line both carbureted and fuel injection cars want a ration of 14.7 units/air to 1 unit/fuel. If either the carbureted or fuel injection car's ration is greater than or less than this mixture it's not going to run as well. You cant just dump more fuel in and expect it to run better. Unless something else is changed, like the cams cylinder bore, exhaust, it's BS. (not to mention the difference in each systems ability to ionize gas)

Like many of Bill's post, it was meant to get a rise out of people and start an argument, not state a truth.

[sean]

like many of bill's post, it was meant to get a rise out of people and start an argument, not state a truth.

qft!