In reply to Ashyukun:
Packaging for the Tesla components should work:
The batteries are spread out over the entire floor pan.
But good luck paying for it!! 
In reply to Ashyukun:
Packaging for the Tesla components should work:
The batteries are spread out over the entire floor pan.
But good luck paying for it!!
Small battery pack, Honda generator to charge them. Locomotive style divorce the "engine" from the propulsion entirely.
What can the current trans handle?
If it can take some abuse, I vote hooking up a turbo v6. But I'd probably choose a VQ, holy moly those sound good.
If it cannot, and you need a new one, I'd look toward the porsche solution + ls.
If you are unwilling to try to pay for a porsche transaxle, and are willing to do the fab work and run something transvere, saab turbo 4 or dodge/mistu turbo 4 are both insanely cheap + powerful + M/T.
KyAllroad wrote: Small battery pack, Honda generator to charge them. Locomotive style divorce the "engine" from the propulsion entirely.
AKA series hybrid. You could swap in parts from an i3 to do this, but then it would perform like an i3 hauling a bunch of stainless steel panels
In reply to Robbie:
DMC manual cars got the Renault UN1. I don't think any version of this trans was rated by the factory for more than 300lb/ft of torque. Most of them were less. It seems like the aftermarket can help a whole lot here. GT40 replicas and Lotus Esprits both drive improvements to these boxes.
pres589 wrote: In reply to Robbie: DMC manual cars got the Renault UN1. I don't think any version of this trans was rated by the factory for more than 300lb/ft of torque. Most of them were less. It seems like the aftermarket can help a whole lot here. GT40 replicas and Lotus Esprits both drive improvements to these boxes.
The transmission does need some beefing up to handle the increased power. Thankfully I already have the main part needed to do this. I'll be going over it while it's out of the car as well and replacing any parts that need it.
KyAllroad wrote: Small battery pack, Honda generator to charge them. Locomotive style divorce the "engine" from the propulsion entirely.
Well... yes and no. While the diesel generator is divorced from the drive system, locomotives also don't really have batteries so if the engine isn't running, nothing moves.
Also, the HP required to move a car is still fairly substantial and will require a fair bit of battery capacity to power. Likewise, the generator must be capable of recharging the batteries as fast as the drive motor is discharging them.
Basically - you don't get anything for free. A small 2 to 5 HP Honda generator has no hope in hell of keeping up with a 40 HP (or more) electric drive motor over long distances, so the car will still need a substantial battery pack to power the drive motor. The best it would give you is a few extra miles and or the ability to recharge the batteries after you've stopped, depending on how long you're stopped.
Look up John Lane's "Fire-breathing Monster" Volvo Rally car. They used a Volvo 262 and made enough power to require a Ford 9" rear diff and a Jericho Trans to keep it alive. PRV with a turbo.
Not cheap: but, small, light and powerful = the MOTUS crate engine. 100ci V4 built in Alabama. 185hp
Weirdness off the wall and 150lbs. Wet.
Don't know why but I keep thinking a Porsche 6 in it would be a hoot. If all you are looking for is power in the 250/250 range you don't need anything very exotic. I think a boxster motor would get you there. Fitment would be the real issue as I don't know what you space limitations are in the DMC
L67, dump the supercharger, camaro/firebird intake manifold, flipped camaro/firebird headers (if they fit), single turbo
dean1484 wrote: Don't know why but I keep thinking a Porsche 6 in it would be a hoot. If all you are looking for is power in the 250/250 range you don't need anything very exotic. I think a boxster motor would get you there. Fitment would be the real issue as I don't know what you space limitations are in the DMC
As soon as I saw the bare frame and true rear engine layout, I thought "911..." as well, but I somehow doubt the chassis is wide enough.
EJ20t?
LFX?
A Subaru flat 4 in some form would certainly be interesting, and I would expect should not have any problems with fitting height-wise, it would just be a matter of width.
And LFX would certainly be interesting- but also quite expensive I would imagine since it's only found in newer cars... my search for the cars it's found in rarely came up with anything under $15,000 and I'd further ideally need to find one with a manual transmission to pull the flywheel & pressure place from since they don't seem to be available from Rock Auto at all.
old_- If I keep the L67 I'd rather keep the blower than re-engineer it for a turbo. It seems like I'd be re-inventing the wheel unnecessarily there, though obviously (unless I could get ahold of one of the Holden setups) there'd be the challenge of whether the throttle body would fit.
I've got a good bit to think of- and thankfully a fair bit of time, the Elky won't be out of the garage for another week and I'm unlikely to move the DeLorean in immediately either so I can both get the garage cleaned up and organized better as well as probably pulling the Patriot in to do the front hub/control arm swap out of the weather. And then it will likely be quite some time before I get to the point of really working on the engine swap- I'll have plenty of time to measure and figure out if making the SII L67 work will be a real challenge or if there will be enough room.
I'll also be keeping my eye out for cheap Renesis engines- frankly I'm inclined to try and pick up a decent running or very cheap rebuilt-ready one just to have around for future projects since they take up so little space, and it's still my favorite contender if I don't use the L67.
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