Guest Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hello, My name is Ed and i'm from Florida. I own a 82 DeLorean that i have built a 3.0L PRV V6 for. I was glad to find this site that had more PRV V6 owners. Things i have done to the car.. Custom forged rods from crower and 8.5:1 forged pistons from CP. block going together. Engine and turbo on stand. doing the swap. engine bay almost done. the car with the new wheels. cranking up with Haltech for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-M Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Wellcome, dam nice looking setup u have! V-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Welcome to the forum! Nice engine, how much hp are you shooting for? I recognise the car since I watched Back to the future when I was little , it's a really cool looking car! Is it really made from stainless steel? I just read that on wiki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal505 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 holy shit! that is awesome! my friend's dad has one of those, and the paint is kinda faded. cool to drive, i tried it once. lovin the turbo setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V-M Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 my friend's dad has one of those, and the paint is kinda faded. Paint? Who the hell have been destroyed nice car? V-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Welcome to the forum! Nice engine, how much hp are you shooting for? I recognise the car since I watched Back to the future when I was little , it's a really cool looking car! Is it really made from stainless steel? I just read that on wiki. Thanks! i should be able to make whatever HP numbers John Lane is making. i have been tied up with personal thinks for the past year or so so tuning it was been slow. it ran a 13.34 in the 1/4 mile at 102mph on 5psi. That comes out to about 225WHP calculating the cars weight. This was before i had the nice intercooler setup and free flowing exhaust. yes, the outer skins are made of 304 stainless steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 yeah big props. really nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Great job Ed - looks fantastic! Running in the 13's is crazy on only 5 psi. I've heard John Lane can easily push 500 HP with his set up, he just had a heck of a time keeping drivetrain stuff together as the Engine is quite the beast. How much power is your transaxle rated at? Or is there a "safe" number they can handle? Once you start playing with the boost and upping it into the teens that car is going to be scary fast - so make sure to post videos and pictures! As an aside - I've asked John to price out a "kit" for my V6 as I was thinking of possibly ditching my turbo 4 (I'm keeping the 4 now though) - would you be willing to share what the engine cost you to build? Were the parts readily available? (Still tempted by a turbo V6!) Rabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Great job Ed - looks fantastic! Running in the 13's is crazy on only 5 psi. I've heard John Lane can easily push 500 HP with his set up, he just had a heck of a time keeping drivetrain stuff together as the Engine is quite the beast. How much power is your transaxle rated at? Or is there a "safe" number they can handle? Once you start playing with the boost and upping it into the teens that car is going to be scary fast - so make sure to post videos and pictures! As an aside - I've asked John to price out a "kit" for my V6 as I was thinking of possibly ditching my turbo 4 (I'm keeping the 4 now though) - would you be willing to share what the engine cost you to build? Were the parts readily available? (Still tempted by a turbo V6!) Rabin Thanks, The pistons and rods cost about $2,000 and a few months to have made. I just rebuilt the motor my self. i have probably spent clost to $10,000 getting the engine conversion in the car like it is now. this includes everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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