LS1 DeLorean Project, Cincinnati OH
10-03-2011, 04:03 PM
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LS1 DeLorean Project, Cincinnati OH Hi all, my name is Nick and I'm a senior at the University of Cincinnati in Engineering. Been a gearhead my whole life. I've helped restore several cars, worked on countless cars, and spent the last 5 years restoring a DeLorean. I love the car but as long as I've owned it, I've wished it had more power. In 08, after replacing the exhaust, it was dynoed at 99.8hp, what a shame. (car is currently an automatic; part of the project is converting to a manual)
A few weeks ago, my school approved my proposal to design a kit to allow an LS1 to be installed in a DeLorean as my senior design project.
Yesterday I picked up an LS1 out of a 98 Camaro SS.
Just wanted to say hey as I'll likely be asking a lot of questions about getting this thing going.
A few weeks ago, my school approved my proposal to design a kit to allow an LS1 to be installed in a DeLorean as my senior design project.
Yesterday I picked up an LS1 out of a 98 Camaro SS.
Just wanted to say hey as I'll likely be asking a lot of questions about getting this thing going.
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About damned time someone make those cars run the way they look. Right on! Just put her on a serious diet!
Ill put my vote in as ultimate sleeper for anyone who knows how slow these cars are stock, lol.
Ill put my vote in as ultimate sleeper for anyone who knows how slow these cars are stock, lol.
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Here are some pics of the car now:
I will say that after all the engine work I've done it does bum me out a little that I'll be replacing it. Then again I'm replacing it with an engine with exactly double the displacement and over 3 times the power so I wont be sad for long...
I will say that after all the engine work I've done it does bum me out a little that I'll be replacing it. Then again I'm replacing it with an engine with exactly double the displacement and over 3 times the power so I wont be sad for long...
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My stepdad and I drove a delorean thinking about trading our former 88 Fiero GT in on it. Well, after driving the delorean, I could never own one with the stock power. Holy hell those things have absolutely NO *****. I think our lawn mower is faster. Lol. Glad to see one getting some power!
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sweet! i've always thought a Delorean would be a great LS swap car. It should get to 88mph pretty damn quick now 
as for how slow they are. they raced one on the car show and it lost to a minivan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZutfVb8tvIE
as for how slow they are. they raced one on the car show and it lost to a minivan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZutfVb8tvIE
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