Turbo VR6 DeLorean

[SEO Motorsports]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Ed and I was an owner a few years ago before I sold my car. I am going to start posting again to document the VR6 engine swap I will be doing to Jeremiah's 81 automatic; I had to keep my promise that I would do something special for his car one day. Now that I do not travel as much for work I have been working on peoples cars. You may ask why a VR6, the answer is it's a very compact and strong 6 cylinder engine that loves boost. It's similar in strength to the 2JZ supra engine I put in my car a few years back. It also sounds like no other!! We're only shooting for 250hp at the wheels so it'll have no problems with that.

The engine we picked is out of a 2001 VW Passat with about 65K miles on it. I'm pulling the head off and cleaning it up and pulling a head gasket to lower the compression a little and put some head studs in just for the added protection. I'm in the middle of developing an adapter plate for the DeLorean that should work for the auto or manual transmission, the trick will be setting up the clutch and flywheel for a manual car.

Here are a few shots of the engine as I was pulling it apart:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0748_zpsf2008836.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0748_zpsf2008836.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0750_zpsa7aae85a.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0750_zpsa7aae85a.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0749_zps29bc0f48.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0749_zps29bc0f48.jpg.html)


This is the first test plate I had cut just to see how things will need to come together.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/bfa648b5-3e36-416e-a969-2d815ca664d9_zps13a4f634.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/bfa648b5-3e36-416e-a969-2d815ca664d9_zps13a4f634.jpg.html)

Here is a shot of my 2005 350z VR6 swap I'm also doing. I'm shooting for about 700hp at the wheels with this one.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0652_zps0bfc5f76.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0652_zps0bfc5f76.jpg.html)

Full thread is here:
http://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/570751-turbo-vr6-in-350z.html

[Chris Burns]

Welcome back Ed!!:D

So are you switching Jeremiah's car to a manual (I hope!).

[SEO Motorsports]

No, we're keeping it Automatic and adding a large oil cooler to keep it happy. We may look into having the transmission upgraded later on down the road and turn up the boost and see what she does.

[Nicholas R]

Very cool project! I'm excreted to follow this one! It's sweet that you're going to work with the automatic. It should be nice just having to make a custom flex plate instead of doing a custom clutch/flywheel setup like on the 2jz car. I notice the starter is on the wrong side. It's a pain having to chop up the bell housing to get the starter in there. Course I know you're no stranger to extensive bellhousing modifications, haha. I remember spending quite a bit of time under the 2jz car taking measurements just as a reference. Did you do that welding?

By the way, do you remember the company that you got the custom CV boots from? Is it the same company that made the larger diameter double splined shafts? Also are you still down here in Florida? I'm in Orlando now permanently. I don't know if you remember but I came and checked out the 2JZ car for Cliff back in 2011 before you sold it. I'd love to come check out the build sometime if you're free! Anyway, it's cool to see you back on the forum!

[Josh]

Awesome! I was considering this swap as well. Cool to see it actually get done!

[Freaky Beetle]

I have been hoping someone would do this swap for years now. Best of luck! Can't wait to see the progress.

[opethmike]

I'm excreted to follow this one!

Sounds sticky.

[djdogbone]

Sounds great. Darn fast I'm sure.

http://cf.cdn.vid.ly/k5k0u9/mp4.mp4

[DeLorean03]

I was wondering when Eddie was going to come make the announcement. I have been chomping at the bit wanting to tell, but since he's doing all the work, I wanted him to have the honor of sounding the alarm.

I plan on sending my car to him around October - before the ice and snow makes its way to Dayton. It was funny how this all came about. He called me about 1 month ago while 2 other owners and myself were at a car show, and we mentioned doing this for real. At the time, we were going to simply EFI the car and place a turbo on it. After a couple days, Eddie and I got to talking, and I put it to him his way: "It would be a waste of your time and talent to simply throw a turbo on a 30 yr old engine that may not even be able to handle it." He and I quickly started talking about other options, and here we are with the VR6 swap kicking into gear.

Some have asked me why the VR6 - simply put - I have owned my car 10 years this Nov 11th, and I have put it off as long as possible - to be frank - I hate the K-Jet system. You just look at it wrong and "BOOM" it goes. I'm tired of continually diagnosing crap on a 32 year old engine. I'm done with it. It ends this year. The other main thing - more power. I'm tired of not being able to "pick up and go" when I want. I'm tired of people saying things like "Can that thing even get to 88 mph?" While I don't want to be a dragster at red lights, I do want some "oomf!" at a moment's notice.

Eddie's work is simply second to none - his attention to detail and methodical work is pristine. There is no one else I would trust with this level of work (in terms of a VR6 swap), and I know the finished product will be worth waiting for. Some may ask why I didn't do this myself. Well, sometimes you just have to recognize your limits and capabilities. And while I know I am capable of many great things, this is something that my skillsets aren't ready for yet. Simple as that.

So the big question everyone has: when will it be done. Eddie and I don't want to narrow it down too much - as unforseen setbacks inevitably occur with projects like this. Best way to say it: you make it to DCS 2014, this car should be there.

We will absolutely keep everyone up to date with this project as time goes along. Enjoy the show!

[SEO Motorsports]

Very cool project! I'm excreted to follow this one! It's sweet that you're going to work with the automatic. It should be nice just having to make a custom flex plate instead of doing a custom clutch/flywheel setup like on the 2jz car. I notice the starter is on the wrong side. It's a pain having to chop up the bell housing to get the starter in there. Course I know you're no stranger to extensive bellhousing modifications, haha. I remember spending quite a bit of time under the 2jz car taking measurements just as a reference. Did you do that welding?

By the way, do you remember the company that you got the custom CV boots from? Is it the same company that made the larger diameter double splined shafts? Also are you still down here in Florida? I'm in Orlando now permanently. I don't know if you remember but I came and checked out the 2JZ car for Cliff back in 2011 before you sold it. I'd love to come check out the build sometime if you're free! Anyway, it's cool to see you back on the forum!

The way this starter will be set I hopefully won't need to cut up the bell housing. I got the axles from "The driveshaft shop", talk to Frank and he'll remember the car. Sure I remember you, PM me and I'll give you my contact info. I still live in the same house to you can come on over anytime.

[Kenny_Z]

Very cool. It'll be interesting to see how it all comes together.

[Tomcio]

An idea of putting a VR6 into the DeLorean has crossed my mind a while ago but I was put off by the weight of the engine. Do you the difference in weight between PRV and VR6?
I never found any real numbers but I know that the block is cast iron and must be heavy. I had a chance to help a friend load one of those engines on a pickup truck and it felt a lot heavier that the PRV. I wonder how the weight difference will affect the handling.

[SEO Motorsports]

It's hard to compare from numbers you get on line but from what I just looked up they are about the same weight. wiki says the PRV is about 330lbs I found someone who weighed a complete 12v VR6 long block at 300lbs, so add the alternator intake... we should be within 50lbs in the end.

[Tomcio]

[...] we should be within 50lbs in the end.

That doesn't sound like a problem then. It did feel like it was a lot heavier but that might be because it's easier to grab the PRV with 90 degree heads.
Good luck!

[SEO Motorsports]

So I was able to get some more work done now that some parts came in. I was able to do a refresh on the head and upgraded the valve stem seals. I have the new timing chains and rails in with all new OE parts. I'm waiting on the head gasket so that we can make a custom spacer to get the ~9.2:1 compression I want for this build. The adapter test plate came out very close, I just have to move some of the bolt holes so that they are dead on. I'm also in the middle of having the a new flange machined so that I can make a turbo intake setup that will bolt to the stock lower intake manifold.

Here are a few pics of the progress:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0814_zpscad97c2d.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0814_zpscad97c2d.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0815_zpsc417d51d.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0815_zpsc417d51d.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0816_zps8842c48d.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0816_zps8842c48d.jpg.html)

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[DeLorean03]

*happy sigh* (: We'll talk on the phone more about how happy this makes me on Sunday.

[NightFlyer]

Very COOL thread/project!

[SEO Motorsports]

If all goes well here soon, this project and a few other DeLoreans will be finished at the new shop I'm opening here in Melbourne FL.

[Nicholas R]

Very cool! I'll definitely come check out the place sometime. Any chance you've got R-12 capabilities? I may be wanting to adjust some things soon.

[SEO Motorsports]

I can get access to R12 but I find r134a worked great in my car when I had it hooked up.

[NightFlyer]

While a turbocharged VR6 DeLorean does sound pretty SWEET, seeing this thread got me thinking - I wonder if you could adapt the parallel supercharger/turbocharger combo of the VW 1.4L TSI engine onto the VR6, as a twincharged DeLorean would be something really SPECTACULAR :biggrin:

Of course, even better would be a dual twincharged system - 2 superchargers, 2 turbochargers

http://rumors.automobilemag.com/power-enterprise-outdoes-volkswagens-twincharger-engine-365.html#axzz2dCEawjVd

http://strumors.automobilemag.com/files/2008/12/12188244.jpeg

[DeLorean03]

Eddie and I have been talking about his upcoming shop for a good bit. While I do not want to take away from his thunder or spotlight, I do want to say this: this is NOT a "DeLorean only" shop he is looking at opening up. This is going to be a "performance/upgrade" shop of other marques which so happens to include the DeLorean.

I'll let him finish off the details - as this is his baby - I just wanted to make sure that was understood. Eddie, if I was wrong about anything above, please feel free to correct any misinformation.

I am just going to get behind a podium for a second. Some here remember Eddie from the x < year 2011 days when we were at DMCTalk.com. In 2005, he came to this forum with some ground-breaking ideas, and at first, the community rejected him. Then he produced some incredible results with multiple engine swaps on the same DeLorean (his own). Finally, he made the 2JZ DeLorean happen, and his name went everywhere on the net - Toyota Supra forums, Magazine forums, DIY engine swap forums, Youtube, etc.

I truly mean this without being an arrogant ass about it: if you can afford it and don't mind waiting, get Eddie on your car for EFI/performance upgrades. We have had one or two forum members fortunate enough to have had their cars majorly overhauled (read: engine swap) by him, and he is worth it. The 2JZ DeLorean is an absolutely pristine example of his work. I have known him for 10 years, and he is a man of integrity - both of his shop work and moral character.

Let's face it - if we want a fast DeLorean, the PRV really needs to go. It is the aircraft carrier boat anchor of the sports car world. When taken care of, it is incredibly reliable and dependable, but it is just too dang slow.

My bottom line regarding my car: we are nearly tripling the HP at the wheels. The automatic can handle what we give it, but you know how things end when one starts "getting too greedy." I won't deny, I pushed Eddie for 300 HP at the wheels, and he assured and convinced me: "250 HP in this car = more than you'll know what to do with."

While I may not be able to "break the chains" with everything to do with DeLoreans, I can tell you three things:

1. My DeLorean will be fast and capable of being made faster down the road with the upcoming VR6 Turbo setup.
2. I'll never be paying $150 for a thermotime switch.
3. KJet + Idle horrors = poof.

Oh, and I will be selling my entire PRV engine soon. It will come with everything: my entire KJet setup, alternator, water pump, starter - everything that bolts onto that PRV will pretty much be coming with it. I'll start a thread for it in the For Sale: Parts Section soon.

[NightFlyer]

Let's face it - if we want a fast DeLorean, the PRV really needs to go. It is the aircraft carrier boat anchor of the sports car world. When taken care of, it is incredibly reliable and dependable, but it is just too dang slow.

Venturi pushed over 400+ bhp out of the Douvrin PRV, as is John Lane with his rally car. Thus, it's possible to build a monster out of the PRV - like anything else, it just takes time, dedication, and resources.

[DeLorean03]

Venturi pushed over 400+ bhp out of the Douvrin PRV, as is John Lane with his rally car. Thus, it's possible to build a monster out of the PRV - like anything else, it just takes time, dedication, and resources.

Three Points:

1. You go right ahead with that 30 year old engine :P.

2. You're right.

3. Most of us do not possess such capabilities - like me; therefore, we write checks :P.

[NSC_DMC]

Venturi pushed over 400+ bhp out of the Douvrin PRV, as is John Lane with his rally car. Thus, it's possible to build a monster out of the PRV - like anything else, it just takes time, dedication, and resources.

While producing power out of any engine is possible (including the PRV) I don't believe a 400HP PRV would be easy, cheap or street drivable....

[NightFlyer]

While producing power out of any engine is possible (including the PRV) I don't believe a 400HP PRV would be easy, cheap or street drivable....

The Venturi 400GT was street drivable.

[DeLorean03]

For the record, I truly hope I do not come across as haughty, arrogant, or holier than thou with regards to what Eddie is doing to my car.

I know how blessed and fortunate I am to both have the connections and financial means to afford such a project.

I just want my car to be a testament to his work and a preview of what he could do for others who may be potentially interested.

Anyways, just wanted to be clear about that.

[NightFlyer]

For the record, I truly hope I do not come across as haughty, arrogant, or holier than thou with regards to what Eddie is doing to my car.

I know how blessed and fortunate I am to both have the connections and financial means to afford such a project.

I just want my car to be a testament to his work and a preview of what he could do for others who may be potentially interested.

Anyways, just wanted to be clear about that.

You're fine :thumbup:

Looking forward to seeing the finished results of the engine swap at DCS :partyhat:

[Josh]

Three Points:

1. You go right ahead with that 30 year old engine :P.

2. You're right.

3. Most of us do not possess such capabilities - like me; therefore, we write checks :P.

The VR6 is about a 25 year old engine... You were cautious about your post but you seemed very sure about the prv being a poor engine performance wise. There were many derivatives of the prv, you have experienced one of them. For this reason I found your comments ignorant. Also its not like the 12V VR6 is making boatloads of power more than the PRV stock for stock. However the F/I aftermarket is huge for it so turboing and tuning the VR6 is definitely not the road less traveled and there is a lot of potential.

Educate yourself with the European applications of the PRV. Lots of cars making decent numbers from this so called "boat anchor". FYI its an aluminum block so it would make a terrible anchor anyway.


To the OP sorry for muddying your thread with these comments, you are doing great work. Keep it up!

[DeLorean03]

The VR6 is about a 25 year old engine...

Not the one we pulled.

PM sent regarding everything else.

[SEO Motorsports]

This is good to see, the love of cars!!

[Nicholas R]

I can get access to R12 but I find r134a worked great in my car when I had it hooked up.

Sounds good! Last summer, right before DCS, Cliff and I were both trying to get the AC going on my car and the supra car and we really went back and forth on what to use. In the end we each decided to keep to the original R12. Really, if I can get a hold of my own vacuum pump I'm sure I can do it myself; but if not I'll have to have someone else suck the R-12 out. All future plans though.

Anyway, I'm stoked about you getting back into DeLoreans! Looks like a straight shot to Melbourne down 192 for me (bout an hour). Once Disney slips down into low season and my weekends start freeing up, I'll definitely come by. Jeremiah is sending the car in October right? Heck even if you need a hand pulling the engine or transmission, let me know. If I'm free I'll definitely come help! :wrenchin:

[SEO Motorsports]

Come on over anytime. I would just convert to R134. When I had the 3.0L PRV it was so cold in the summer I had to run it on low all the time; it was COLD.

[DeLorean03]

I am 100% good with Nick helping you, Eddie. After his incredible work with the LS1 conversion and his attention to detail along with his respect for other people's property, I am totally fine with him helping you.

Thanks Nick :D! You're still all right in my book!

[SEO Motorsports]

Ok, no pics but here is what will be going on the next couple of weeks. I should have the final designs for the intake manifold flange and the head gasket spacer this week and then they go off to the machine shop to be made. The new flex plate is being made out of a VR6 and 350z unit and just so happens to fit nice and snug on the DeLorean torque converter. The second adapter test plate came out VERY close and I only had to adjust a few holes to make it perfect. Once the holes all line up the plate will be ready to be CNC machined out of a 1" thick aluminum block. I made sure I will be able to use this design for a manual car in the future..?

Mods, please let me know if I am out of line here...

"SEO Motorsports" will be open for business in Melbourne FL by October to receive Jeremiah's DeLorean along with a few others coming for some basic maintenance and service and one EFI upgrade. I will be performing work by appointment only as I like to give each customer the attention they deserve. What I plan to specialize in is providing real performance solutions worth the money you paid. The main focus will be on EFI upgrades to the stock PRV, turbocharging and complete motor swaps; of course I can take care of those other pesky things you want done while we're at it. Just pick a number between 200 and 400 Wheel Horse Power and that's what you'll get on the dyno, no estimates or gimmicks here. I also like to deal with Firm Fixed Pricing so you know what you're going to pay with no surprises. If you would like to purchase parts from your favorite vendor and have them drop shipped to the shop to have them installed, I am 110% ok with that. PM me if you are interested in pricing or to book an appointment in advance.

[SEO Motorsports]

Ok, I've made some progress the past week so I'll share some pics. I got the new head spacer designed and machined out of stainless and I have to say it came out very nice. I was able to get the head installed with cams and upper covers. The next step is to get the turbo oil return welded onto the new oil pan that came in and then I will have the engine mostly finished.

Moving back to the transmission adapter, the latest test plate was spot on. Having a DeLorean available to be here I was able to take closer measurements and the engine will fit just fine. I did notice I will have to make changes to my adapter plate to get around the lower cross member but that is a simple fix. now that the engine is back together I can turn my attention to finishing the adapter and flex plate before Jeremiah's car shows up to the shop.

Little update on the shop, I'm in the middle of signing the lease to the new building. We are setting everything up to open the doors the beginning of November.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0857_zps27639cf0.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0857_zps27639cf0.jpg.html)

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[Josh]

Looks great. Keep up the good work!

[SEO Motorsports]

Here is the adapter plate where it stands now. A few refinements will be made before it's all done.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/deloreanplate1_zpse6ac4def.png (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/deloreanplate1_zpse6ac4def.png.html)

-Ed

[Josh]

What CAD software are you using, if I may ask? The adapter looks awesome. Do you have a CNC Mill? I am cheap and would make it out of laser cut plate aluminum, haha.

[SEO Motorsports]

This one is done in Solidworks. My normal plates are water jet cut out of thinner plate. Due to how the DeLorean Auto transmission and the VR6 have to come together, it has to be cut out of a thicker piece with cutouts.

[Josh]

This one is done in Solidworks. My normal plates are water jet cut out of thinner plate. Due to how the DeLorean Auto transmission and the VR6 have to come together, it has to be cut out of a thicker piece with cutouts.

Interesting, I am not familiar with the delorean flex plate setup. Solidworks is my program of choice too, however I seem to be using inventor a lot these days. Is there any work being done to the transmission to hold the power of the new engine?

[SEO Motorsports]

Nothing is being done to the transmission other than an upgraded torque converter and holding back the power to 250whp. This VR6 will easily push 400whp.

-Ed

[SEO Motorsports]

I had to share this with you guys. A custom EFI intake manifold I made for a 79 Camaro. The guy wanted something wild sticking up out of the hood....so this is what I came up with.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0874_zpsedfa4459.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0874_zpsedfa4459.jpg.html)

[DeLorean03]

As of about 4pm EST, the DeLorean was picked up by Prestige Auto Carrier and is headed to Eddie. It should be delivered this Friday, Nov 1st.

[refugeefromcalif]

As of about 4pm EST, the DeLorean was picked up by Prestige Auto Carrier and is headed to Eddie. It should be delivered this Friday, Nov 1st.

I'll bet you already miss it.
I can't wait to see the updates on it. :popcorn:

George

[NightFlyer]

I had to share this with you guys. A custom EFI intake manifold I made for a 79 Camaro. The guy wanted something wild sticking up out of the hood....so this is what I came up with.

Looks really NICE, but I don't think it obstructs the driver's view enough - now something like this...

http://www.fotosdecarros.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/24/06/1949-Plymouth-Business-Coupe-_High-_amp_-Mighty-II_-392-Chrysler-FirePower-High-Rise-Intake_2005WW_WD-PROC_DSCN8317.jpg

[SEO Motorsports]

looks really nice, but i don't think it obstructs the driver's view enough - now something like this...

http://www.fotosdecarros.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/24/06/1949-plymouth-business-coupe-_high-_amp_-mighty-ii_-392-chrysler-firepower-high-rise-intake_2005ww_wd-proc_dscn8317.jpg

love it!!!

[dustybarn]

I had to share this with you guys. A custom EFI intake manifold I made for a 79 Camaro. The guy wanted something wild sticking up out of the hood....so this is what I came up with.



I recognize the Weiand tunnel ram, but what throttle bodies are those? That looks really neat!

[SEO Motorsports]

I'm about 90% moved in and am just putting in the final touches to the shop. I have send Jeremiah updates and I'll try and get some up here this week.

-Ed

[SEO Motorsports]

I recognize the Weiand tunnel ram, but what throttle bodies are those? That looks really neat!

I don't really know, they were given to me by the customer. I think they came from a pro-comp EFI system.

[SEO Motorsports]

Ok, here are some updates for everyone. I received the new torque converter from Dave at DMC and it looks great. I need to finish adjusting the flex plate and starter spacing and it should be ready to go in the car. The goal is to have it in the car on its own this month.

The adapter was CNC machined from a solid block of aluminum. The guy who does my work machines parts for turbine engines.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0888_zps2db29e6f.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0888_zps2db29e6f.jpg.html)

Here it is bolted up to the VR6 engine and automatic bell housing. It's going to fit perfect in the car.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_0915_zps07e78d56.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_0915_zps07e78d56.jpg.html)

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[opethmike]

Wow, that looks outstanding. Awesome work!

[DeLorean03]

I finally figured out how to download those photos of my GZone Commando phone. Here's a couple more:

Headgasket cut out of stainless.

22865

Adapter plate mounted.

22864

Here's that block of aluminum Eddie was talking about ;).

22866

Custom 440cc injectors. Will operate fully at half of the DeLorean's original fuel pressure at around 42 psi.

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Flex plate aligned.

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22868

Fuel rail.

22869

Eddie, please feel free to explain all the details for these photos if you'd like!

[LordFly]

Stainless head gasket? Never heard of anyone doing a head gasket out of stainless before. Doesn't seem like the best material for the job. What was the reasoning behind that one?

[SEO Motorsports]

That stainless piece actually goes between the gasket and lowers the compression ratio on the engine. It's about 9:1 now from 10:1.

[Nicholas R]

That stainless piece actually goes between the gasket and lowerss the compression ratio on the engine. It's about 9:1 now from 10:1.

Are you running 2 head gaskets (one on top and one below the spacer)?

Also where is the flexplate from. Looks like the Delorean ring gear was welded on. Is the flexplate from a Volkswagen?

[SEO Motorsports]

Are you running 2 head gaskets (one on top and one below the spacer)?

Also where is the flexplate from. Looks like the Delorean ring gear was welded on. Is the flexplate from a Volkswagen?

It's a MLS gasket you remove the thin middle layer and replace it with the spacer.

The flex plate is an OEM VR6 unit with a 350z ring gear on the outer edge. I have to do final welding and then send it off to be balanced at the machine shop.

[DeLorean03]

So, Eddie got the car on his lift lastnight. He noted some areas of the frame that will be addressed once the engine is installed. Nothing that makes/breaks the project - just areas that need to be focused on so when the engine is fully installed, the frame's integrity is solid.

As far as the rest of the car, Eddie feels solid about the integrity of the car as a whole. The LCAs will get some attention to make sure they're solid and sound for the engine job/suspension work coming, but overall, all is well with the pacing of the project. Last we spoke, the PRV will be getting yanked out soon, and the new engine will be getting dropped in. I'd say look for this kind of stuff to happen by the month's end. Obviously, this is all tentative, but I know Eddie; he doesn't like to sit around very long.

Wrote the last check yesterday to pay this project off. Now I "own it" so to speak :P.

[opethmike]

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[SEO Motorsports]

So today I got the engine ready to pull out tomorrow. Once the engine is out I'll spend some time cleaning the engine bay. I'm hoping to get the VR6 engine in for the first time by next weekend, I'm just waiting on the last pieces from the machine shop to get the flex plate spaced correctly. It'll have to come out to do final welding for the motor mounts but then the engine goes in for good.

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[DeLorean03]

Well, I sure called that :P.

[SEO Motorsports]

I got the engine out today and plan to wash everything down before I continue moving forward. The plan is to fit the engine and then figure out how to modify the frame for the new engine mounts. Once I tack everything in I'll pull the engine out and finish welding things up, then I'll clean everything up and paint it. Afterwards I can move on to doing the final install.

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[DeLorean03]

And that's that :D!

You're a beast, Eddie.

Engine is for sale for those who want it. I'll made a separate thread in the appropriate sub-forum later.

[DeLorean03]

Nevermind - guess I won't. Spoke to someone today who is buying the engine. It is being put in another DeLorean - so now another one will be back on the road :thumbup:!

[NightFlyer]

What kind of turbo will you be using, will you be intercooling at all (if so, air-air or water-air), and how much boost do you plan on running it at?

[SEO Motorsports]

It will be using a Garrett based turbo rated for 350hp and be intercooled (air-air). It should not take more than 6-7lbs to make the 250whp we're shooting for with this VR6 engine.

[Nicholas R]

It will be using a Garrett based turbo rated for 350hp and be intercooled (air-air). It should not take more than 6-7lbs to make the 250whp we're shooting for with this VR6 engine.

Glad to hear you're plumbing an intercooler. Drives me crazy that pretty much none of the PRV forced induction systems (other than the one you built before the 2JZ and the legend system) actually run without intercoolers!

[DeLorean03]

Glad to hear you're plumbing an intercooler. Drives me crazy that pretty much none of the PRV forced induction systems (other than the one you built before the 2JZ and the legend system) actually run with intercoolers!


Fixed :P ?

[Nicholas R]

Yea, oops, I started typing, stopped, then went back and finished. Forgot which side of the argument I was on, haha. Yes it bugs me that none of them use intercoolers. :D

[SEO Motorsports]

Not having an intercooler or some sort of charge air cooler system is just counter productive on a turbo car.

[Michael]

One of my favorite little things about 80's cars was the "turbocharged" or "Intercooled blah blah" badges on the sides or deck lids. I had no idea what they meant, but it sure looked cool.

Today it's "Eco-boost" or "flex-fuel"...doesn't have quite the same ring.

[NightFlyer]

One of my favorite little things about 80's cars was the "turbocharged" or "Intercooled blah blah" badges on the sides or deck lids. I had no idea what they meant, but it sure looked cool.

Today it's "Eco-boost" or "flex-fuel"...doesn't have quite the same ring.

The 'loudest' most pronounced declaration of turbocharging by the manufacturer/factory that I can personally remember is the Renault Fuego Turbo:


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[SEO Motorsports]

I got the engine in the car for the first time today and it went it like a glove. I'm going to try and make the motor mounts next so it sit in the car by itself, pull it back out and then paint the whole frame in the back.

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[Josh]

BEAUTIFUL! Great work! Looks like there will be lots of room in that engine bay.

[Nicholas R]

Looks like a good fit! Still surprises me how long that block is. Crank pulley is still up close an personal with the back of the frame.

[SEO Motorsports]

Not really, it's the same length as the PRV. It's one inch closer because of the adapter but there is still a lot of room between the engine and rear part of the frame. Now the 2JZ was another story!!

[SEO Motorsports]

Here's a better shot of the space between the engine and frame.

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[jamesrguk]

Really nice to see a modern European engine being used for a swap, I always find talk of old school V8's etc a little dull, probably because I'm in the UK where v8's aren't quite so commonplace.

Anyway I think this is really going to look the part, and offer nice performance and the 'turn-key' reliability that many crave.

James

[Beachdrifter]

Wow, this is really exciting to see. Nice job Eddie! Great what you are doing documenting this. Looking forward to seeing the next episode!


-Randy

[DeLorean03]

His next update will prolly be later this week. I won't ruin it, but it'll be another step forward :).

[SEO Motorsports]

sorry, I have been making progress on the D but I have been fighting this 79 Camaro and all the crap the guys who worked on it before me broke. I have the new motor mounts welded in and now all I have to do is paint the frame. Next will be to install the engine for the last time.

-Ed

[SEO Motorsports]

I finally got around to finishing up the frame today and it's ready for the engine to go in. The mounts you see below were designed and cut to fit the DeLorean frame. I made one extra set if anyone is interested. You just cut off the old tow hook and weld this one in. I should get the final piece for the Adapter plate this week and I'll try and bolt the engine in for the last time next weekend.

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[Josh]

great work ed, love the progress. The overhanging mounts do concern me though as it is a lot of weight to put in that vertical section of the frame. However it is tied in to the bottom as well. I just imagine the vertical section pulling outwards, but thats just me.

[SEO Motorsports]

It's welded to the support inside the cross member too. I try to make sure it's tied to all the layers of metal in the frame. I had a 250lbs buddy hanging off one and no issue.

[Patrick C]

Looking great so far!!!

[Coletrain]

Nice work so far! Can't wait to see it all together :headbang:

[DeLorean03]

The spacers for the starter were installed this week. The starter teeth line up now with the flexplate perfectly.

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[SEO Motorsports]

I finally got the engine installed for good. Transaxle and engine mated up perfectly and so did the torque converter and flex plate. The picture is misleading and the engine sits about 1/2" above the frame.

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[Josh]

Looks great!

[Patrick C]

Wow!!!

[Chris Burns]

Very cool!

I wonder how much room will be left after the turbo is installed?

[SEO Motorsports]

There is going to be a lot of room to access everything for maintenance and repair. I did a quick test fit of the turbo manifold and I have plenty of room to work with. I try to make it a point to make future repairs and maintenance a high priority because most of my cars are built to drive.

[DWDuck]

There is going to be a lot of room to access everything for maintenance and repair. I did a quick test fit of the turbo manifold and I have plenty of room to work with. I try to make it a point to make future repairs and maintenance a high priority because most of my cars are built to drive.

I used to be a crew chief on a plane that was designed with it's eventual shooting-down in mind. Hence, you had to practically disassemble it to get anything done in the engine bay. We had one teenie WAF who was worth her weight in gold, because she could shimmy up in there and change small parts, thus saving the rest of us about fourteen hours of work.

I am very impressed with the forethought being shown here. No wonder Eddie is revered here. :worship:

- okay, going back to reading and learning...

[SEO Motorsports]

I used to be a crew chief on a plane that was designed with it's eventual shooting-down in mind. Hence, you had to practically disassemble it to get anything done in the engine bay. We had one teenie WAF who was worth her weight in gold, because she could shimmy up in there and change small parts, thus saving the rest of us about fourteen hours of work.

I am very impressed with the forethought being shown here. No wonder Eddie is revered here. :worship:

- okay, going back to reading and learning...


Thank you for the kind words! I truely enjoy each build I do and enjoy sharing with others.

[SEO Motorsports]

I've made some more progress on Jeremiah's car. I got the turbo and manifold mounted and 50% of the oil return line. I need to swap the 45deg fitting for a 90 to give me more room for the exhaust. Tonight I pulled the transmission dip stick out and bead blasted it and painted it so it would look better next to the engine. I also have the remote oil filter hardware in so I can locate that in an easy to access location.

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[NightFlyer]

Going from a split bank 90 degree to a single head 15 degree certainly does open up a lot of engine bay space to have fun with :biggrin:

[ALEXAKOS]

With all that space, don't you want to add another one have them work side by side?:angry_whip:

This will look interesting when done. Nice clean job so far.

[louielouie2000]

With all that space, don't you want to add another one have them work side by side?:angry_whip:

This will look interesting when done. Nice clean job so far.

Don't forget this is just the block installed... the intake manifold will hang off the passenger side of the engine, and there will be turbo charge tubing added as well. Not to mention the exhaust routing, cat/muffler, fuel injection, ignition, alternator, and A/C compressor haven't been fitted yet, either. That engine compartment will end up being a bit more cozy than it looks now.

[ALEXAKOS]

I know. Was just messing with ya:) will look nice!


Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse typos etc

[DeLorean03]

Fear not, Eddie will continue to impress and make many go "ooooooooo......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" very soon :).

[SEO Motorsports]

It'll still have far more room than the PRV or any other V6. The engine was designed for a fwd application so the alternator and AC compressor hug the engine very close. The intake is going to be close to the engine too. I am also going to run the charge piping hidden in the pontoon and rear bumper like I did on the 2JZ car. It'll fill up some but not even close to what the PRV did.

[SEO Motorsports]

Yesterday I got the passengers side coolant lines completed, I just have to do the final connection over the transmission for the drivers side line. this picture below represents all of the coolant lines in the engine bay. You can also see the oil cooler and new pushloc brank hoses, good stuff!

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[vwdmc16]

Stock intake manifold or something...spicy?

[SEO Motorsports]

Manifold will be of my design. it uses the lower half of the AFP VR6 intake and I designed a plenum that bolts to it.

[SEO Motorsports]

I got some more parts in and was able to finish a few more things. I installed the new remote oil filter housing that placed the filter in a very user friendly location and out of the way. I also received the new thermostat housing, thermostat and water pump pipe and got those installed.

Here's a pic of the oil filter location.

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[DeLorean03]

Now I understand what we were talking about earlier today. That is fricking sweet, Eddie!!!

[NightFlyer]

I wish all engineers/designers paid as much attention to ease of serviceability/maintenance - that is SWEET!!!

[ALEXAKOS]

SEXY!
Hey is that frame freshly pained with epoxy?

[SEO Motorsports]

Thanks, you can probably change the oil with nothing more than a low oil drain pan and a wrench.

As for painting the frame, I use good old oil base Rustoleum paint. I clean everything and just brush a nice thick coat and let it dry for a day or so and it's very durable. I like I can touch it up at any time with a brush.

[SEO Motorsports]

I started making the intake manifold last night. It fits nicely and should allow lots of room to work around the engine. I still need to round the corners with my tig welder and put the throttle body flange on it.

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[SEO Motorsports]

Good news, I received the last things I needed to finish the intake manifold yesterday so I'm going to try to finish that soon. Unfortunately the pipes I needed to finish the cooling pipe for the drivers side where left out of my order. They are on the way now after a phone call. After I get the manifold and cooling system done I'm going to get the ECU wired in to see if we can wake this beast up. I'm hoping to have the engine running possibly driving no later than the end of February.

[DeLorean03]

I'm hoping to have the engine running possibly driving no later than the end of February.

Beautiful man. I know we're all eager to see it fire up. You're doing awesome, bud!

[SEO Motorsports]

I just can't wait!

[SEO Motorsports]

I was able to get the intake manifold done before I had to leave for my work trip this week. I just have to install the throttle body and get the throttle and transmission cable hooked up. I gave it the brushed look and then clear coated it.

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[ALEXAKOS]

Looks so neat and clean. Almost like a toy:)

[AugustneverEnds]

Very fascinating project!! You have an excellent eye for details sir! :thumbup:

[AirmanPika]

I gave it the brushed look and then clear coated it.

Wouldn't this bake off in 10 seconds or is it some kind of high temp clear coat?

[SEO Motorsports]

I used high temp clear coat you can get at most parts stores.

[AirmanPika]

I used high temp clear coat you can get at most parts stores.

OK good just wanted to be sure.

[Tomcio]

Wouldn't this bake off in 10 seconds or is it some kind of high temp clear coat?

This is an INTAKE manifold. Even any old regular paint would be fine here as this part doesn't get that hot. There's a fair amount of cool air coming in cooling it from the inside. BTW, if the intake got ever hot enough to actually burn the paint off the engine would die. Even with aggressive forced induction the intake temperature has to be low enough to prevent detonation.

Very nice build! I like it a lot! Hats off SIR!

[SEO Motorsports]

Thank you!!

I got more work done on Jeremiah's car. I finished the coolant pipes so that is all done. I had to machine a custom adapter to fit the GM sensor in the VW thermostat housing and it cam out great. I have to make one more for the DeLorean engine temp gauge sender. I put some oil in the engine and cranked it over to prime the system and it turned right over with no issues. I need to finish up the throttle body and intake, heater core hoses to the engine and then I move on to the A/C lines. One all the hardware is on the engine I can begin wiring everything in the engine bay. I figure we are about three or four weeks before this thing starts for the first time if all goes well!!



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[opethmike]

Looks great. Out of curiosity, where will the intercooler go? I'm having a hard time visualizing where it will fit.

[Nicholas R]

Based on Eds previous style, I would guess the intercooler is in the pontoon and in front of the condenser.

[SEO Motorsports]

My plan for this car is an air to air intercooler in the pontoon with a fan controlled by the ECU. It will be activated under certain conditions.

[toyotafreak88]

awesome work, that engine bay looks SO much nicer. You going to sell a kit for this swap perhaps? =)

[SEO Motorsports]

Sorry no kits, all swaps are done in shop. To much of a risk of getting a bad rep from an improper install and tech support just eats up way to much time to be worth it.

[Nicholas R]

Sorry no kits, all swaps are done in shop. To much of a risk of getting a bad rep from an improper install and tech support just eats up way to much time to be worth it.

This is exactly how I feel. Not to mention the liability.

Still looking great! :thumbup:

[DMC5180]

Here's an Elephant in the room question. Any particular reason why the intake is tipped up like that? I understand the simplicity in using the square box aluminum, just not the ODD angle. Just curious.

[SEO Motorsports]

Here's an Elephant in the room question. Any particular reason why the intake is tipped up like that? I understand the simplicity in using the square box aluminum, just not the ODD angle. Just curious.

The angle is dictated by the lower intake manifold. It's made of plastic so you really can't modify it, on the other hand you don't get the bad heat transfer from the head. Because it's a turbo engine, a bigger plenum is desired and the reason for not using the OEM upper intake.

[SEO Motorsports]

I finally got the heater core lines finished up. I had to machine an adapter to go from the VW 1" inlet to the thermostat housing to the 5/8" hose on the car. This week I plan to install the alternator and A/C compressor and start wiring the engine and ECU to the car. I purchased my own AC line crimper so I can make my own lines since I'm doing so many engine swaps and A/C is a must in Florida.

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[DMC5180]

The angle is dictated by the lower intake manifold. It's made of plastic so you really can't modify it, on the other hand you don't get the bad heat transfer from the head. Because it's a turbo engine, a bigger plenum is desired and the reason for not using the OEM upper intake.

I did not realize there was a lower Manifold or that it was plastic. I though you had made your own runner tubes. It all makes sense now.

[SEO Motorsports]

Yes, I reuse the VW lower intake because it works out great as it holds the injectors and fuel rail. I have a plate CNC machined to bolt to the lower intake using the stock VW gaskets. This plate allows me to build whatever plenum I need for various applications.

[SEO Motorsports]

So I buttoned up the underside of Jeremiah's car tonight and got the fuel lines hooked up to the engine. WOW 1/4" fuel injection hose a $4 a foot!!!! I also started wiring up the starter and running the cable to the alternator that will eventually go to the jump start post. I have the alternator at my rebuilder right now making sure it's going to give us any issues any time soon. I swapped location with Sam's car because I had to pull the exhaust off his for gaskets. I plan to start wiring in the ECU to the car and VR6 engine this week. I need to finish up a few more basic things and then I can start this thing up!! Then I will begin with the exhaust, intercooler and charge piping.

[DeLorean03]

We're all watching and waiting my man. You're doing outstanding work, bud :thumbup:!

[SEO Motorsports]

I've been sick the past few days so no work has been done but I have your new springs sitting next to you car. I should pick up you alternator this week and I am ordering the correct fittings to get the AC compressor hooked up. I want to start wiring this thing up soon!!!

[DeLorean03]

WTF D: ....I pay you - you....go get your box of tools and work.

Dude, you're fine ... take care of you and your family first. The car will be done "when it's done."

[SEO Motorsports]

I was able to get your alternator today and it's good to go. I'm ordering the last A/C fittings today and should have them early next week. after that it's just wiring and one bend off the turbo and we can start this thing.

[DeLorean03]

I repeat, take care of you and your family first. Car is done when it's done.

Glad to hear the progress, but you know how I feel about this, dude.

[SEO Motorsports]

I got the MegaSquirt installed on the drivers side. I need to finish up a few connections on the passengers side, wire up the engine and bulkhead and all the wiring will be done.

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[SEO Motorsports]

I forgot to add that I received the parts to finish hooking up the AC and will try to get that buttoned up this week.

[opethmike]

Is that MS3 unit?

[SEO Motorsports]

Yes, MS3 with expansion board. This engine will be running sequential injection along with other I/O to handle the auto transmission and A/C control under high load conditions.

[SEO Motorsports]

I have the engine 95% wired in as of today. I just need to wire the Idle valve, Intake Air Temp sensor and the ignition coil pack. I had to order some of them and they should be here this week.

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[Beachdrifter]

Wow, this is looking real nice, and like how it's progressing. Great pics. This is a one of a kind.

[SEO Motorsports]

I'm still waiting on the ignition coil and harness to show up..............................

[SEO Motorsports]

She's alive!!! After getting the coil installed and a new crankshaft sensor she started up for the first time. I have not had a chance to get the wideband on it or any tuning. I did get the first part of the down pipe from the turbo done, this should be enough to get a reading with the wideband. I found I had an intake leak and think one of the seals fell out while I was installing the plenum. I'll pull it off tomorrow and fix that.

Here is a video of the first startup. You can see it struggle at first and then it catches and clears up. The video does not sound as good as it does standing in front of it.

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[DeLorean03]

So from a running PRV to a running VR6 in about 3 months!!!

That's why I chose you, Eddie. You're the man. Well done my friend.

[ALEXAKOS]

sweet!
Sounds like the engine is screaming "YEEEAHHH...YEEEAHHHH YEAAAHHHH!!!":giggle:

[djdogbone]

And my daily driver is a1998 VW Jetta Glx with a VR6! Nice work

[DeLorean03]

Eddie continuing to tune the VR6:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSiejYQ0ZuE&feature=youtu.be

[StainlessBullet]

Eddie continuing to tune the VR6:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSiejYQ0ZuE&feature=youtu.be

Man, that car has a mean sound! Sounds almost like my friends '02 Lotus Esprit V8. I bet you can't wait to see what the finished product will be like.

[SherryC]

Jeremiah, congratulations! That sounds AWESOME!!! Now I'm gonna be embarrassed to park next to you :-)

[SEO Motorsports]

The sound in the video does not do it justice. You have to be standing in front of it to get the sensation of awesomeness. Everyone who has heard it just smiles and shakes their head in disbelief.

[Michael]

That does sound good!!

So out of curiosity, if someone brought you a running D and said "I want that", what would they expect to pay bottom line?

[NightFlyer]

That is seriously IMPRESSIVE :thumbup:

Eddie is da man! :rock_on:

[SEO Motorsports]

That does sound good!!

So out of curiosity, if someone brought you a running D and said "I want that", what would they expect to pay bottom line?


PM sent.

[krs09]

:bawling: .... .. .. Well, now I hate my car..... Thanks.

[Henrik]

That does sound good!!

So out of curiosity, if someone brought you a running D and said "I want that", what would they expect to pay bottom line?

OK, Eddie, I just PM'd you asking the same question...

Henrik

[DeLorean03]

Eddie is the man my friends. I won't say anymore; he is just - the man.

Going into this, it was one thing for him to put a 2JZ in his personal car.

It is a whole other thing to put an engine into a "customer's" car where he's on a time-table, and there isn't the luxury of "Well, it's my car so no big deal."

He has delivered on every level up to this point. The bill was easily worth it; I'll never look back in regret over this.

There are going to be some sad drivers soon when they think they're going to blow the doors off of this. I'm considering making my license plate "SRPRISE"...... (:

[opethmike]

Eddie is the man my friends. I won't say anymore; he is just - the man.

Going into this, it was one thing for him to put a 2JZ in his personal car.

It is a whole other thing to put an engine into a "customer's" car where he's on a time-table, and there isn't the luxury of "Well, it's my car so no big deal."

He has delivered on every level up to this point. The bill was easily worth it; I'll never look back in regret over this.

There are going to be some sad drivers soon when they think they're going to blow the doors off of this. I'm considering making my license plate "SRPRISE"...... (:

Syrup rise? Huh?

[SEO Motorsports]

Thank you guy, I always appreciate the comments! It makes the late nights and hard work worth it.

Tonight I got the new Eibach springs from DMCMW and Spax shocks from DPI installed in the rear, fronts will be done tomorrow. I got the high side line on the AC compressor connected and need to figure out a way to go from 5/8" hose to #10 for the low side. I may have to have John Hervey make me a line that I'll crimp the final end at the shop. He sells the newer modern size (#10) for the low side from what I remember when doing my car years ago. I have most of the exhaust components coming and am still working on what intercooler I want, I should have that coming soon too. The plan is to let the springs settle for a few weeks and then we are going to put new tires on and then I will align the car at a friends shop. Next will be working on the brake system when parts shows up.

[Chris Burns]

The sound of that motor reminds me of the 2JZ Delorean. Nice work Eddie!!:race:

I met you in Celebration in 2010 when you had the 2JZ Delorean.

[Delorean Industries]

Thank you guy, I always appreciate the comments! It makes the late nights and hard work worth it.

Tonight I got the new Eibach springs from DMCMW and Spax shocks from DPI installed in the rear, fronts will be done tomorrow. I got the high side line on the AC compressor connected and need to figure out a way to go from 5/8" hose to #10 for the low side. I may have to have John Hervey make me a line that I'll crimp the final end at the shop. He sells the newer modern size (#10) for the low side from what I remember when doing my car years ago. I have most of the exhaust components coming and am still working on what intercooler I want, I should have that coming soon too. The plan is to let the springs settle for a few weeks and then we are going to put new tires on and then I will align the car at a friends shop. Next will be working on the brake system when parts shows up.

We make our own lines here at dpi Eddie. We also run a #10 on the low side. Let me know what you need and we can make it.

[Delorean Industries]

Lines

[SEO Motorsports]

We make our own lines here at dpi Eddie. We also run a #10 on the low side. Let me know what you need and we can make it.

I need the line from the dryer to the compressor size #10 hose. I'll terminate that end here because I have to get the length and fitting position right. I don't think the fitting on this dryer is a #10 so I assume you have something special made. PM or email me a quote please sir.

[SEO Motorsports]

So I was not happy with the last video so I took a few more.

This was the first drive with the new engine. You hear the turbo more than you should because there is no exhaust or charge piping. Please excuse the mess in the shop, I just got done installing the springs in the car and was in the middle of moving things around.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/th_IMG_1091_zpsdb22f23e.jpg (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1091_zpsdb22f23e.mp4)

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1091_zpsdb22f23e.mp4.html


This is another one of the engine running but a little clearer. It's still far from complete.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/th_IMG_1094_zpsbd3c13ba.jpg (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1094_zpsbd3c13ba.mp4)

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1094_zpsbd3c13ba.mp4.html

[SEO Motorsports]

The car looks so much better with the new lowering springs I must say. Before I started plumbing the charge piping and exhaust I wanted to make sure that there were no issues with the cars drivability so I took is for a drive on the main road. I got it up to about 55mph and it was smooth with no sign of drivetrain issues. The main concern with adapters is the alignment between the transmission and the engine's crankshaft, if it's off you will get vibrations and start breaking things. I'm hoping to have it buttoned up in two weeks.

[Michael]

I just realized what that car sounds like! And it's even more awesome with a Blow Off Valve and coming from a DeLorean...WINNING!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxDZQwsGPI

[SEO Motorsports]

The sound of that motor reminds me of the 2JZ Delorean. Nice work Eddie!!:race:

I met you in Celebration in 2010 when you had the 2JZ Delorean.

I'm sorry I missed your post. Thank you for the kind words, you should stop on by one of these weekends and check things out.

-Ed

[Chris Burns]

If you were closer to me I'd be more than happy to take your offer:thumbup2:

[Nicholas R]

The car looks so much better with the new lowering springs I must say. Before I started plumbing the charge piping and exhaust I wanted to make sure that there were no issues with the cars drivability so I took is for a drive on the main road. I got it up to about 55mph and it was smooth with no sign of drivetrain issues. The main concern with adapters is the alignment between the transmission and the engine's crankshaft, if it's off you will get vibrations and start breaking things. I'm hoping to have it buttoned up in two weeks.

Which makes your spiced and welded bell housing for the 2JZ car far more impressive!! I considered that route but figured I could never get it welded close enough. That's why I just relied on autocad and a water jet to machine my adapter plate. Beautiful work!

[SEO Motorsports]

I was able to get the downpipe and wastegate tube welded up. I still have to ceramic coat it and them it's getting header wrapped to keep things cool in the engine bay.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1101_zps3d68491d.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1101_zps3d68491d.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1102_zps1378f0a6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1102_zps1378f0a6.jpg.html)

[DeLorean03]

Beautiful - outstanding work, Eddie!

[Henrik]

Beautiful - outstanding work, Eddie!

I would have a hard time sleeping at night too if my car was undergoing such an incredible transformation, like yours currently is.

[DeLorean03]

I would have a hard time sleeping at night too if my car was undergoing such an incredible transformation, like yours currently is.

It's in the best engine swapping hands in the continental US. I sleep well each night ;). First week of May seems far from now, but before I know it - BOOM - we'll be there!

[SEO Motorsports]

I pulled the exhaust back off and added the bung for the o2 sensor, cleaned and ceramic coated it. Tomorrow I will header wrap it and it should be good to go and I can finish the lower half of the exhaust. I also started fabricating the charge piping and just have to finish running from the turbo to the intercooler and add the Blow Off Valve. I'm trying to have the car on the road by this weekend so I can start road tuning.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1110_zps6527c3e0.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1110_zps6527c3e0.jpg.html)

[vwdmc16]

Bitchin work as always!


Any idea on the weight difference between the VW and PRV with all the accessories included?

[dmcjohn]

No rear impact absorber going to be on this car?



I pulled the exhaust back off and added the bung for the o2 sensor, cleaned and ceramic coated it. Tomorrow I will header wrap it and it should be good to go and I can finish the lower half of the exhaust. I also started fabricating the charge piping and just have to finish running from the turbo to the intercooler and add the Blow Off Valve. I'm trying to have the car on the road by this weekend so I can start road tuning.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1110_zps6527c3e0.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1110_zps6527c3e0.jpg.html)

[thirdmanj]

No rear impact absorber going to be on this car?

Yeah it's there. See that big long pipe?

[DeLorean03]

If this car was wrecked, would you really want to survive? I know I won't ;).

[louielouie2000]

Yeah it's there. See that big long pipe?

All I can think about is the time someone slid into my DeLorean at a stoplight. The road was slick & it was dusk. The person fled the scene (naturally the DeLorean was too damned slow to catch up to them). No real damage to my car... the foam behind the bumper did it's job. But if the same thing happened to Jeremiah's car, it could possibly disable his vehicle. Not a knock against him or Eddie, but this solution makes me a tad uneasy.

[dmcjohn]

I understand when doing custom work on cars there are always compromises, but this is one I wouldn't dream of doing myself.

[dmc]

Please ignore the sissy boys, that is some fine work. I would be proud to own that car.

[thirdmanj]

Please ignore the sissy boys, that is some fine work. I would be proud to own that car.

Wow, what an original user name you have!

[opethmike]

Please ignore the sissy boys, that is some fine work. I would be proud to own that car.

No one has said it isn't fine work, and really, a safety concern makes someone a sissy?

[DeLorean03]

Eddie will step in soon and clarify this.

[natesky]

Hi Ed - Just brilliant packaging, well done! Would you considering selling another VR6/UN1 adapter (either in physical form or a .stl / tool path copy of the model)?

Thanks!

-Nathan
11501

[natesky]

Ah-I only now remembered this application is a automatic, not manual/UN1.

[Rich W]

Eddie will step in soon and clarify this.

Keep in mind the latest photos Eddie posted are "progress photos" not finished photos.
As Eddie has previously mentioned, many views are final mockup photos, in progress.

There are plenty of possible options to partially modify the foam out back to allow for
the intake pipe to pass through, while still protect and support the rear fascia, etc. in
the rear of the car. With Eddie's fabrication skills, a custom solution is a given.

With flexible couplers to this intake pipe, I doubt that a minor rear collision would
disable the car (probably just cause this intake pipe to be disconnected).

Excellent progress so far Eddie. Keep up the great work.

[DeLorean03]

Ah-I only now remembered this application is a automatic, not manual/UN1.

PM him about it. I'm pretty sure he'd be willing to take that on.

[dustybarn]

Hmm... Depending on the wall thickness, that aluminum pipe might not be a bad energy absorber in itself, dissipating energy as it's mashed flat just like the foam was intended to do.

[louielouie2000]

Please ignore the sissy boys, that is some fine work. I would be proud to own that car.

If this happened to you in one of your DeLoreans, you'd probably think twice about removing safety components as well:

http://dmcnews.com/mydmc/10115wreck2_louie.jpg


Hmm... Depending on the wall thickness, that aluminum pipe might not be a bad energy absorber in itself, dissipating energy as it's mashed flat just like the foam was intended to do.

It might even be better at impact absorbtion than the foam. But like I mentioned, the car would be disabled vs being able to drive away with little/no damage, though. And with this being such a 1-off custom job, what would normally be a small/non issue is turned into a big problem.

I'm all for engine swaps & performance upgrades, don't get me wrong. I've watched this thread like an excited kid. However, mods should only add to the vehicle's performance, and not take away. Removing impact foam from a bumper is taking away from the vehicle's crash performance... something I personally would not do. The saving grace about this swap is the rear frame crossmember behind the bumper isn't being removed. It's downright frightening when people do that. Just my humble two cents.

[dmcjohn]

I'm all for engine swaps & performance upgrades, don't get me wrong. I've watched this thread like an excited kid. However, mods should only add to the vehicle's performance, and not take away. Removing impact foam from a bumper is taking away from the vehicle's crash performance... something I personally would not do. The saving grace about this swap is the rear frame crossmember behind the bumper isn't being removed. It's downright frightening when people do that. Just my humble two cents.

Exactly.

[dmcjohn]

I had a person hit the back of my DeLorean before - it was in stop and go traffic, and the driver behind me was taking photos or video of my car with her phone while she was driving. She didn't notice me stopping, and ended up driving into my car at about 10mph.

I didn't take any photos, but she completely compressed my rear fascia and her car was almost stuck under mine. After she reversed back out of my car, my fascia returned to normal shape, although the impact actually broke her front bumper (she was driving a Fiat Punto).

I drove home without any damage to my car that day. I'm not questioning Eddie's skills as a fabricator, but I am questioning the wisdom of running the charge pipe in the location shown. If I was spending big bucks on an engine conversion, I wouldn't want the car possibly disabled (along with possible rear quarter panel damage) by a very minor rear end collision due to losing the foam impact absorber. Depending on his plans for the exhaust, there looks to be room in the engine bay to route the charge cooler pipe elsewhere and avoid this issue.

John

[SEO Motorsports]

This car along with the 2JZ car run the charge piping this way to reduce clutter in the engine bay and weight in the rear. If you have ever picked one up you would be surprised how heavy they are. It's a flat bar of aluminum with foam molded on it. It was discussed to run the charge piping in the engine bay but it was decided to run it as shown in the photo. I can run it many ways, so keeping the 5mph crash foam bumper is not a problem. I allow many parts of my engine swaps to be decided by the customer allowing them to add their own personal touch/enhancements. An example being how Samuel wanted the wires cleaned up for his EFI and turbo upgrade, it was done as requested. You have to remember, there is a hunk of German iron in the back too. If it gets past that, you have bigger problems to worry about! IMO, 5mph protection is not what I would call a significant safety concern. That aluminum piping probably provides 1.37mph protection.

[SEO Motorsports]

Hi Ed - Just brilliant packaging, well done! Would you considering selling another VR6/UN1 adapter (either in physical form or a .stl / tool path copy of the model)?

Thanks!

-Nathan
11501


Nathan,

Sorry, the only adapter I offer is for a 350z 6-speed, I do not offer the one for the UN1/363 or 4141 separately.

[SEO Motorsports]

So, I hate all of you for bringing this up, my BMW was rear ended on my way to work this morning!!! Needs a bumper from all that I can tell. Good thing I have USAA, they are the best company to deal with.

[Mark D]

Damn, sorry to hear about you getting rear ended. At least it doesn't sound like it was too serious.

[thirdmanj]

So, I hate all of you for bringing this up, my BMW was rear ended on my way to work this morning!!! Needs a bumper from all that I can tell. Good thing I have USAA, they are the best company to deal with.

:devil: It was a DMCTalk conspiracy.
.....we've got people everywhere.

Seriously though, that's never a good thing. :(

[SEO Motorsports]

It's only a car. Thankfully no one was hurt.

[thirdmanj]

It's only a car.

BLASPHEMER!!! Ban him!!

[DMCMW Dave]

BLASPHEMER!!! Ban him!!

He was talking about the BMW.

[thirdmanj]

He was talking about the BMW.

;) yeah I know. Still, BMW has a certain quality you just don't find in the average Chevy.

[NightFlyer]

So, with the inter-cooler in the pontoon, are you just going to put a cone style air filter on the turbo's intake and draw your intake air from the engine bay? Are you doing any kind of modification with the outside vent or pontoon so that it will create a vacuum like effect of drawing outside air into the pontoon and pushing it through the inter-cooler, for cooler charged air and maximum inter-cooler efficiency? Of course, I'm assuming an air-to-air inter-cooler here, but I could be wrong.

BTW - Looking AWESOME thus far :thumbup:

[SEO Motorsports]

The intercooler is placed in the pontoon so one side will have a fan and the other is facing towards the engine. I am going to open up a hole in the pontoon, lower half with curve, so the air can exit being pushed by the fan or be sucked out when moving. The intercooler will be shrouded to separate the cool air in the pontoon from the hot air we want to exit out. The fan is controlled by the ECU to turn on when the intake air temp reaches a preset threshold. I learned a lot with my 996 turbo and a good air-to-air ducted intercooler works great.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/toptank.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/toptank.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/Bottomtank.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/Bottomtank.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/tanksbent.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/tanksbent.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/fabing003-1.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/fabing003-1.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/fabing002-1.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/fabing002-1.jpg.html)

[SEO Motorsports]

Today I spent the day cleaning out the shop. I normally pull all the cars out and give them a rinse too and my sister and I decided to take some pics for fun. We also took a few videos of Jeremiah's car with the exhaust 80% complete. I know, I need to teach her to rev an engine so you can get an idea of what it sounds like. This is how all SEO exhausts for DeLoreans will look like going forward. I had some Lockheed Martin engineers do a fluid dynamics simulation and they said it would flow more than what I was planning on pushing it too. I got the idea from Porsche when I saw how they do their intake manifolds and the exhausts I saw on their cars at the Rolex 24hr race. Believe it or not, the rounded tee shape flows a lot more than you think, tubing sized correctly and the two outlets have to be free flowing. I went with this design to keep the weight down and get the heat out of the engine bay. For a stock car I will start with a high flow CAT and finish it off with this same design and significantly reduce weight and heat in the engine bay. This probably gives you a lot more room to work with around the exhaust as well.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1129_zps3ec31ce6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1129_zps3ec31ce6.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1128_zps821a4f31.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1128_zps821a4f31.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1130_zps35963b61.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1130_zps35963b61.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1124_zpsfef798e3.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1124_zpsfef798e3.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/th_IMG_1125_zpsd9bfcab2.jpg (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1125_zpsd9bfcab2.mp4)
http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1125_zpsd9bfcab2.mp4.html

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/th_IMG_1126_zps329289ea.jpg (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1126_zps329289ea.mp4)
http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1126_zps329289ea.mp4.html

[NightFlyer]

Very SWEET!

I like that you're going air-to-air with the intercooler - much better than having to mess with water/coolant and a whole extra system, not to mention that doing so will also help keep weight down. Your air-to-air design looks like it will work brilliantly!

Will the turbo draw its intake air from the engine bay, or do you plan on piping for cold air some way?

[SEO Motorsports]

Very SWEET!

I like that you're going air-to-air with the intercooler - much better than having to mess with water/coolant and a whole extra system, not to mention that doing so will also help keep weight down. Your air-to-air design looks like it will work brilliantly!

Will the turbo draw its intake air from the engine bay, or do you plan on piping for cold air some way?

The turbo will be fed air from the pontoon on the cool side of the intercooler.

[DeLorean03]

Great stuff, Eddie. Just fricking awesome!

[opethmike]

I want to make babies with that car.

[SEO Motorsports]

Thanks. I just opened a Facebook page for the shop too. "SEO Motorsports"

[ALEXAKOS]

Can't wait to see that sound in numbers. Horses that is!!!

[SEO Motorsports]

The intercooler fans for this car and Sam's car should show up tomorrow and I'm hopping to be driving it around this weekend. It should only take a few hours to get it dialed in because it only needs low boost to reach our power goals. I'll probably end up having to detune it in the end. The VR6 just loves boost!:burnout:

[SEO Motorsports]

So I had to make changes to the charge piping to get the rear fascia to fit but it finally fit without issues. I was able to get it almost all back together. I just need to finish up the exhaust and put the rear deck and louvers on and it's basically just tuning it, and that is already close.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1133_zpsa2d4637e.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1133_zpsa2d4637e.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1134_zps3cbc2bcf.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1134_zps3cbc2bcf.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1135_zpsba9d3dbd.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1135_zpsba9d3dbd.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/crazyedfsu/IMG_1137_zps365d4e87.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1137_zps365d4e87.jpg.html)

[Farrar]

It may just be the angle of the first photo tricking my eyes, but is there any danger of the charge pipe rubbing the frame and eroding the epoxy coating there?

[ALEXAKOS]

gotta love that @SS!

[DMCMW Dave]

It may just be the angle of the first photo tricking my eyes, but is there any danger of the charge pipe rubbing the frame and eroding the epoxy coating there?

If it rubs that much I'd be more worried about wearing a hole in the pipe. I'll guess he has it tied down at some point.

[SEO Motorsports]

It's just that picture, there is plenty of clearance there. The pipe was not 100% installed for the picture and was hanging a little from the other side.

[SEO Motorsports]

Dave, I forgot to say that that stainless piece you sent me looks amazing! I can have them manufactured if needed, let me know.

[SEO Motorsports]

I drove the car to work today, 65 miles one way and ran at 75-80 on the highway no problem. Here is a short 1/2 throttle pull video.

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1141_zps9cf7f0d8.mp4.html

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1141_zps9cf7f0d8.mp4.html

-Ed

[opethmike]

Holy crap. If that is 1/2 throttle, full throttle must be monstrous!

[DMCMW Dave]

Holy crap. If that is 1/2 throttle, full throttle must be monstrous!

Remember - this one's an automatic, must behave!

[SEO Motorsports]

Believe it or not, it holds full throttle without issue at all and it's very fun! Being far from home today I didn't want to push it to hard, I wanted to give it a distance test today. The best thing is the car is quiet and does not drone and give you a headache.

[Henrik]

I like the license plate: I read it as "it blows away the Ferrari 328s" but I guess it's coincidental, or?

[Farrar]

It's just that picture, there is plenty of clearance there. The pipe was not 100% installed for the picture and was hanging a little from the other side.

Makes perfect sense. Thanks!

[Henrik]

Believe it or not, it holds full throttle without issue at all and it's very fun! Being far from home today I didn't want to push it to hard, I wanted to give it a distance test today. The best thing is the car is quiet and does not drone and give you a headache.

Well, feel free to put the auto through its paces to see how much it will take :) (I bet Jeremiah will be PM'ing me once he reads this.)

[NightFlyer]

AWESOME! :biggrin:

If my ears don't deceive me, it sounds like the blow off is to atmosphere, correct?

Does the turbo use an integrated wastegate, or are you using an external one?

[SEO Motorsports]

yes, BOV is dumping to open atmosphere and this setup is using an external waste I plumb back into the exhaust to keep it quiet. I dump the waste gate open atmosphere on manual cars because it sounds cool but an auto not so much.

[SEO Motorsports]

Well the OEM Bosch Blow off valve failed on its way home from work on Friday. The diaphragm failed and I could feel it sucking a vacuum from the exit port. I ordered an upgraded aluminum unit to just be done with it. The springs seem to be settling nicely and I plan to raise the rear up just a bit tonight. The wrenches to adjust the rear ride height didn't come with the shock but luckily a neighbor had two and gave them to me, this way I can properly adjust and lock them without beating on them with a hammer. This car is truly a joy to drive......I have to admit it more comfortable to drive around town than a manual car.

[vwdmc16]

Agreed on an auto, I drove a friend's auto around for a day and man it was much more relaxing around town than my manual. My second D will have an autobox.:rock_on:

[SEO Motorsports]

Another video I took today while tuning.

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/crazyedfsu/media/IMG_1149_zpse5f4715d.mp4.html

[ALEXAKOS]

Some sweet power there!!:worship:
You must feel real proud there buddy:)

[DeLorean03]

Eddie has done amazing. The car is getting to "that point" where there's only tires and brakes left to do. We're rounding up the hardware for the brakes now. I have the tires picked out; I just need to get the money in the mail to pay him and get that done.

We are starting to approach the conclusion of this build, and man, has Eddie knocked it out of the park.

[NightFlyer]

I have the tires picked out

What tires are you going with, if you don't mind me asking...

[easy now]

Nice work guys!!

[opethmike]

What tires are you going with, if you don't mind me asking...

Round ones.

[DeLorean03]

What tires are you going with, if you don't mind me asking...

Cooper CS4's, stock factory sizes in the front, 225/60/15 in the rear.


Nice work guys!!

Thanks Louie! I emailed you lastnight - hope you got it. Can't wait to add the brakes to the car soon. Thank you for all your help!!

[NightFlyer]

Cooper CS4's, stock factory sizes in the front, 225/60/15 in the rear.

The Cooper CS4 is a nice tire for a nice price - you'll be very happy with them :smile:

[Beachdrifter]

This engine looks very fitting to the Delorean. As if it came from the factory that way, has great symmetry. Nice job Eddie! If I could afford it, I would get it in a heart beat. Maybe one day ..


--Randy

[SEO Motorsports]

Thank you Randy. I think you need a EFI and turbo upgrade.....

[DeLorean03]

The car is currently in attendance with several other DeLoreans at the Celebration Car Show in Florida this weekend. Eddie snapped me a quick picture of the car with the suspension lowered and all new Cooper CS4 tires:

http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg607/delorean03/IMG954378.jpg (http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/delorean03/media/IMG954378.jpg.html)



Nick made sure he saw the car before me ;).

http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg607/delorean03/Nick_VR6.jpg (http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/delorean03/media/Nick_VR6.jpg.html)

[Alan]

Nice stance (in addition to everything else).

[Domi]

The car is currently in attendance with several other DeLoreans at the Celebration Car Show in Florida this weekend. Eddie snapped me a quick picture of the car with the suspension lowered and all new Cooper CS4 tires:


Front & Rear?
Where did you find them please?
Do they still have white lettering?
Many thanks ;)

[NightFlyer]

Front & Rear?
Where did you find them please?
Do they still have white lettering?
Many thanks ;)

To run a matched set of the Cooper CS4 Touring, you have to drop to a 225/60R15 on the rear. No - they are not available in raised white or outlined white lettering - only a black side wall.

They are made in the USA, and are widely available:

http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Passenger/CS4-Touring-T.aspx

[Domi]

Thanks for the link ;)

[SEO Motorsports]

I have been having issues with inconsistence running of the engine in Jeremiah's car and was able to pinpoint it to an injector problem the night before the celebration car show. I sent the injectors out to be cleaned and flow tested this week, and the results were not good. I was basically told to throw all of them away, they were junk! One was not even firing at idle and two other would barely run during cruising speeds. I was shocked because I had the car idling decent and it pulled like a freight train. Long story short, the injectors on the MK4 VR6 are an uncommon size so we decided to adapt a more common injector. It was recommended to me to use the VW 1.8t injector so I had a friend bring one over to look at and once I saw it I had an even better idea. I still had my Porsche 996TT injectors from when I upgraded them on my car. These are the same body as the 1.8T units but flow more. So I sent the Porsche injectors out to be cleaned and plan to have the car running with them soon so I can finish the tuning and test these new brakes we're about to install.

[SEO Motorsports]

I installed the Porsche injectors yesterday and it's like another car. I have a perfect idle and the engine revs much smoother. tuning should be done here soon and we'll see what this thing puts down on the dyno.

[DeLorean03]

I installed the Porsche injectors yesterday and it's like another car. I have a perfect idle and the engine revs much smoother. tuning should be done here soon and we'll see what this thing puts down on the dyno.

250HP and above at the wheels = happy customer :P.

The attention to detail you've put into this has been astounding. Thank you for constant updates - like every other day - updates.

[SEO Motorsports]

I don't see a problem with this motor make that, this motor is good for 400whp.

[NightFlyer]

I don't know - I think you're going to miss K-Jet and not know what to do with your time when you're not trouble shooting something every other week :nervous: