macstainless

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[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh for sure. I've seen some great mods (twin turbo, Northstar engine swap, etc) and with a proper engine, the car MOVES. You're so low to the ground and the car has excellent handling, so it's quite ready for more HP.

I've seen two companies offering drop-in EV replacement mods and lemme tell you: it's tempting. My Ioniq 5 does 0-60 in 4 seconds. The Delorean as-is does it in 12-13 seconds. So if I got the DMC to a ~6S 0-60, it would easily handle it and be crazy-fun to drive.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You've never driven in NY traffic I take it. It's not fun in a 5-speed when you're moving along for an hour at 5mph

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago

Thanks. Sta-bil for the fuel tank, battery tender, keep the fuel tank under 1/2 full, garage kept. That's about it.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

Maybe? Plenty of DMCs in NY.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

Yes and no. It's fun to show off but driving is okay. No power steering, dealing with late 70s tech, it's a 5-speed so I HATE driving in traffic, normal classic car maintenance, and a lack of people who can work on it.

But lemme tell you: the moment I pop the doors, people come out the woodwork. Any time I get gas I have to pad the stop by 10-min for the inevitable person who'll come up and ask me about it.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Yeah it looks fast. That's about it. I would consider swapping it to an EV in the future to get some real performance on it.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It does... just spelled different. 😉

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 months ago

Thanks! I wouldn't know, because the speedo only goes up to 85!

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Not even close to dead! He also hits the con scene a lot. Definitely watch his documentary from last year if you get a chance. It’s fantastic.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

Froot Juice Drank.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Appreciate the graphic! I'm definitely going to need to look into an upscaler sometime in the near future.

[–] macstainless@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

With this cable it’s getting the signal as vga, so it’s “pc” settings. No lag or anything. And I meant choppy like lines and such. Should’ve said “crispness”. The game plays flawlessly on the tv with no output issues.

Sorry for the confusion.

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