If anyone is interested i spotted these being sold on ebay, rear tyres Pirelli P600 235/60 15 V rated.


Being second hand you obviously need to visually check them over for suitability.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... Track=true

* Unique Offer *
Free fitting & balancing exclusively at the "buy it now" price available on our premises based 2 miles from junction 28 off the M1, Midlands

I have no connection with this auction or the seller.

Are the outer headlights in the UK different from the stock ones?

I have Sylvania 1A1 inners and Cibie outers. My outers have 2 bulbs in them.
One of these has a cracked lens. So I have bought 2 outers from Houston, but notice that these are Sylvania 2A1, but only 1 bulb in them (sealed beam).

Thanks in advance,

Arran

I've recently had problems starting the car from cold, it turns over fine almost fires up but then doesn't quiet go. Continues to turn for a while without firing, then evenutally will splutter into life after using the throttle a bit, runs rough until blip the throttle and it will pick up and run great.

If I then turn it off it will start again straight away without any problems.

All HT leads, dizzy cap and rotor arms replaced and new dizzy.

Any ideas?

Cheers
James

Does anyone have a spare set of auto tranny solenoid valves in good working order?
Old, or new, it doesnt matter. So-long as they're in good shape and work ok?

Thanks

Pictures of my current ones for Rich to see


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When i first got my car that fateful day 2 years ago , i noticed the fuse for the fuel pump had been replaced by one of those external ones, and it had got rather hot. Last night when i went out i could smell a burning smell and it was coming from the same fuse. I replaced it and it seems to be ok again. Is this a common problem or do i own the only self igniting De :?
cheers all Tony TT

IT WAS UNDER MY SEAT IN THE CAR DOH!!!!!

DAVE MATHEWS
HIS COMAPNY IS POLACAP
MOBILE NO 07810200680
62 CASTLE ROAD
WALSALL WOOD
ALDRIDGE

Evening all. Its probably been discussed before but I thought if I bring it up on the new forum it'll be a permenant reocrd.

I'm going to get my hands dirty soon and do some work on the car including an oil change. What do other people recommend I use oil wise? And how much does a Delorean take?

Hi All

I've been debating about posting this to the DeLorean forum because I guess there're a few out there who've "heard it all before" but here goes...

Through the time and experimentation that went in on the twin turbo DeLorean, I got to learn a particular aftermarket ECU that is known in the Renault Alpine community over here. It's particular ability to read a stock Renault 66/3 flywheel makes it the obvious choice to run a Renault EFI engine (like the TT DeLorean). Not long after getting the DeLorean running, I was approached by an Alpine owner who's had a tough time getting someone to set up his engine. It's probably the most well known Alpine GTA in the country, and here's why...

Three years ago, the owner decided to pension off the original 2458cc turbo engine and invest in a brand new 3 litre lump direct from Renault. To this end, he bought a Hartge tuned Renault Safrane BiTurbo crate engine. What arrived was the short block, and with the addition of an A610 intake manifold, all his original GTA stuff bolted right up. He also invested nearly £1000 in a custom made T38 Turbo - T3 turbine, T4 compressor. The intercooler was jacketed and water piped to a pre-rad at the front. And then got stuck wien it came to the ECU. That's when I got the call.

Last week with a very basic map based on the TT DeLorean. we were able to take the car out on the road for the first time. The GTA has the same weight, the same clutch and the same ratios until 4th (4th and 5th are fractionally taller) as the DeLorean. Wow! I came back from the first run thinking "If we can get any DeLorean to go like that, it'll blow your socks off!". A few days later we got to the rolling road for a proper mapping session. It was running only 8psi of boost and generating 160hp at the wheels. Easy to forget how utterly torquey these 3 litre engines are!!!

After a few hours of work, a blown turbo pipe and serious trouble getting the car to stop spinning its wheels (275/45-17 racing slicks no less), we were running off the top of the scale at 240hp at the wheels at 5000rpm at 15psi of boost. The rest had to be done on the road and some 20% was gained in the 5000-6000 rpm. The Renault boys reckon on 60hp loss in the transmission, so we were already over the 300 barrier on the rollers. 20% on top of that??? AND only at a bar of boost?

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What can I say? Out on the road, I was in my element.... I've driven Marc's Nissan engined DeLorean and I'm sorry to say mate that it wouldn't have a prayer against this GTA. The owner also has an R32 Skyline modified for 400hp, and even he said the GTA felt faster. The PRV was tuned for torque and the way it pulls through the gears is more than enough to implant a surgical smile on your face.

I've got two of these engines on the shelf just waiting for the money to be put into installing one in a DeLorean. Nearly there!

Martin

Hi all, has any one got a set of front discs or know where i can get a pair, mine are warped to death. i did post on the other forum but cant find suppliers
cheers Tony TT

does anyone know if the Volvo 260 prv has the same cam shafts as the delorean?? I have managed to aquire a set of volvo 260 cylinder heads and what i would like to do is refurb them and get the camshafts modified to performance cams, if someone could advise me because if I can I would like to keep the original delorean heads intact so i can just put these refurbished ones ( when i get round to doing them) straight on. many thanks, jason.