20 Nov 2007, 20:48
Chris Hawes Wrote:I have had problems with Ebay not being responsive, so I clicked my final proxy amount sooner than planned which unfortunately gave enough time for a competitor to increase his bids (a few seconds cost me around £1300). His higest bid was £66 less than mine and I am sure he would have gone higher (I wouldn't have).
I know I paid over the odds, but the pistons inside the block are worth £1000 on their own and Renault no longer sell them. Any other damage can be replaced. For me, it was important to have the best production PRV ever built as a basis for my conversion as it is/was an established platform to work from. This model is a 3L 12V low compression engine and PERFECT for supercharging or turbo(s). I would have considered the 24V but they had an inherent weakness in the design and VERY expensive to put right. I also like the story that surrounds this particular engine i.e. it was from a 55k mile concours car that Clarkson smashed up (muppet).
As the ECU will be another £600 plus the many other bits that I'll need plus the time it will take to put together and map etc I'll be surprised if I have the money to start the conversion before Eurotec. At least I have the engine, ready and waiting....
If it was me, I'd sell the pistons and make three grand profit
- and then spend the profit on a Laguna 3.0RTi and a Saffy Bi-Turbo (and still have change) and have some proper, safe, fun, without risking smashing my De up
just my 2pth mate its your car, I really hope it works out ok for you.
Claire Wright - Club Treasurer
Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Apr 2021 Mokka-e Launch Edition - Evie
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Jul 1981 DeLorean - Flopsy #2292
Aug 1989 Cavalier 1.6L - Guinney
Apr 2021 Mokka-e Launch Edition - Evie
#170