Geoff Shepherd wrote:
> Yes, Back-to-the-Future puns and all, I just can't stop thinking about a
> properly-done Electric DeLorean. I was surprised to learn that some five or
> six-thousand DeLoreans are circulating in the US. It is a collectible car,
> but I had no idea there were so many. I don't see them up here in the
> Pacific Northwest all that much. So it seems to me that one way to preserve
> such an interesting footnote in recent automotive history would be to do a
> remarkably factory-like conversion using the best-of-the-best components and
> knowledge from our talented EV community. Too often these collectibles sit
> while the original engine decays.
When I was working at a high performance turbo shop in Denver, we
got a large number of DeLorians in for turbocharging. My cigar-chomping
boss, Fred, said that it's because they are so underpowered, a situation that
he blamed on their weight. The shop guaranteed a 50% increase in power
measured at the wheels, a feat that you could easily exceed with electric
power! You would have the most powerful DeLorian around, and I think that
the styling is superb. What a wonderful project! The tubo shop was called
Action Turbos, and their motto was ....rather be blown than stroked.
> See you at Woodburn THIS WEEKEND!!
You bet!!! Getting psyched!!
...John
