help tune my Delorean
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I'm sorry I haven't driven or tuned the car. But in my opinion I believe this car was put in just like some of the other novel prize cars. The thing was no sports car back in it's day. It was more of a status symbol. It was extremely heavy, and poor performance and handling.geoz1As anyone tuned the delorean , mt tires always seem to wear out to fast,
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Kazunori must not have heard how this car was (cokehead executive dog) so he made it work how it looks, which is, admittedly, pretty rad; in other words "Run DMC" 
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Seriously, this car was tuned on sport mediums with all modifications including wing and frame stiffner and it's pretty sweet, if a little gutless.
brakes 5/5
springs 6.8/6.8
height 101/131
bound 5/5
rebound 6/6
camber 2.6/1.7
stabilizer 4/4
auto 13
asm/o 0
asm/u 0
tcs 2
downforce 30/30
lsd 10/40/20
enjoy
.Seriously, this car was tuned on sport mediums with all modifications including wing and frame stiffner and it's pretty sweet, if a little gutless.
brakes 5/5
springs 6.8/6.8
height 101/131
bound 5/5
rebound 6/6
camber 2.6/1.7
stabilizer 4/4
auto 13
asm/o 0
asm/u 0
tcs 2
downforce 30/30
lsd 10/40/20
enjoy
Back in its day, it was not considered a heavy car with it`s alluminum body. This Canadian company had not the resources to expand there product line. Unfortunately finding auto dealerships sell them was another story. thus the end of the Delorean. Too bad because it was quite advanced for "back in the day".
It was a stainless steel body with an anemic 2.5 litre 4 squirrel motor.
Really nice to look at from outside but inside was plastic and cheap looking.
Also could not get enough power to get out its own way
sometimes there might be a "little" gift from Mr. Delorean himself hidden in the door panels *wink wink*
Really nice to look at from outside but inside was plastic and cheap looking.
Also could not get enough power to get out its own way
sometimes there might be a "little" gift from Mr. Delorean himself hidden in the door panels *wink wink*
read the John Delorean story
Was a known coke addict
Quoting from www.ultimatecarpage.com : "Designed to be a long lasting car, the DeLorean's body was executed in stainless steel, which on most cars was left unpainted"
Was a known coke addict
Quoting from www.ultimatecarpage.com : "Designed to be a long lasting car, the DeLorean's body was executed in stainless steel, which on most cars was left unpainted"
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I beleive it always had a Renault V6 of 2.8 litres.Munichkid
No, it was stainless steel. That was it's calling card and why it was so unique.lowizle
From Autozine.org "Many tiny car makers died after created just one car, but few of these losers could be as famous as DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) of the early 80s. Perhaps this is because its founder, John Z. DeLorean, had already made name as the vice-president of General Motors before founding his own company."
The car, simply called "DeLorean", is a rear-engined sports car with many unique features. First of all, you'll see the gullwing doors, then the body panels are all stainless steel, bolted to the glass-fibre underbody which was produced by Lotus. (who else had more experience of building glass-fibre body ?) The body panels were unpainted, showing their original beautiful stainless steel color. Power came from PRV 2.8-litres all-alloy V6, with a modest output (but qualified for US Federal emission regulations) of 130hp at 5,500 rpm. Transmission could be chosen between a 5-speed manual (possibly came from Renault) or a 3-speed automatic. Coping with the heavy steel body, performance was just OK. But it was the styling, build quality and reliability rather than driver appeal to impress. It was not a real sports car."
DeLorean was built in a plant in Belfast of Northern Ireland, subsidised by the British government in order to create more jobs. Most of the cars were exported to the US market but obviously the high production cost resulted in limited sales and debt. Between 1981 and 83, only 8,583 cars were made, then John DeLorean was arrested and charged against drug distribution (eventually discharged), consequently the company collapsed."
It would not have been so famous if it were not featured in the Hollywood film "Back to the future" as the time machine. Oh yes, the unique Giorgetto Giugiaro's design worthed it."
yes, the body was stainless, the nose and tail piece were plastic, they were the only pieces from the factory painted on the car. the motor was split 3-ways puegot, Renault, and Volvo. also mr. delorean never actually touched any drugs, so you wouldnt find any hidden in the cars. he was caught in a sting operation, and he won his case by explaining he didnt know drugs were gonna be there. and all deloreans had a 5-speed manual with the option of a 3 speed automatic, the auto had to be ordered. also they actually arent gutless, there power-weight ratio is not too bad, and the deloreans with the 5-speed manual could easily reach 125. which in turn would absolutely bury the stock 85mph speedo. they had a very wide gear ratio, which in the game is mimicked and why it seems so gutless. and the gull wing doors werent only for looks, he put them in so in the event of a rollover, the doors wouldnt open, and if you look at the front or back of a delorean it has a really wide wheel base and quickly slopes up twords the mid line of the car. this is all so that if the car did roll it would roll all the way over back onto the wheels and stop. most of the angles of the car came from the fact that the dream of the delorean was a super safe sports car. also if you look at the frame/subframe assembly of a delorean for the time it had a great design to keep drivers safe from being t-boned. the gas tank is also strung down the middle of the car so no matter where the car gets hit, its not in threat of being detonated.
sorry for the double post, but the interior was actually leather, the center console and dash was the only plastic on the inside. and considering everything else that came out in the mid 80's it was actually almost top of the line. its not to bad. and there is no gifts in the door panels... never actually had any drugs.
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