{"id":153351,"date":"2026-09-30T16:13:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153351"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:13:56","slug":"benjamin-coyles-honda-powered-delorean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153351","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Coyle’s Honda-Powered DeLorean"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The DMC DeLorean<\/a> was a distinctive vehicle even before a time travel movie made it famous. The car’s stainless steel body, Gull-wing doors, and rear-engine layout were unique. When Benjamin Coyle<\/a> purchased his 1981 DeLorean he wanted performance that matched the looks. The result is a one-of-a-kind car that can easily reach 88 mph.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin swapped the factory 2.8 L PRV V6 for a 2.4 L Honda K24<\/a> inline-four built by 4 Piston Racing<\/a>. The motor received a Garrett 53 mm turbocharger for extra measure and custom stainless steel exhaust. The boosted air is routed through a custom intake manifold with a Bell A2W intercooler core.<\/p>\n

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The combo produces 465 hp (342 kW) and 295 lb-ft (399 Nm) of torque on 91 octane fuel and 16 psi (1.1 bar) of boost. For comparison the DeLorean’s factory V6 produced 130 hp (97 kW) and 153 lb-ft (207 Nm) of torque.<\/p>\n

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Benjamin decided against using the factory transaxle. He swapped it for a Porsche G96 six-speed manual transaxle built by GBOX and a twin-disc clutch. Benjamin used a Kennedy Engineered Products (KEP) adapter to mount the transaxle to the Honda motor. Power reaches the rear wheels through a limited-slip differential and Driveshaft Shop axles rated at 1,000 hp (735 kW).<\/p>\n

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Benjamin had the DeLorean’s backbone chassis repaired and reinforced by Colin Gee<\/a> to handle the upgraded powertrain. Benjamin lowered the car’s ride height with an Air Ride suspension and aftermarket upper and lower control arms. The factory brakes were tossed for a set of Wilwood six-piston calipers with 11-inch rotors on each corner.<\/p>\n

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You can view more photos and follow Benjamin’s progress on the DeLorean at @kswapdelorean<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The DMC DeLorean was a distinctive vehicle even before a time travel movie made it famous. The car’s stainless steel body, Gull-wing doors, and rear-engine layout were unique. When Benjamin Coyle purchased his 1981 DeLorean he wanted performance that matched the looks. The result is a one-of-a-kind car that can easily reach 88 mph. Benjamin… Read More »Benjamin Coyle’s Honda-Powered DeLorean<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":153650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-delorean"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103037,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=103037","url_meta":{"origin":153351,"position":0},"title":"DeLorean with a Supercharged V8 on the Dyno","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Brian \"Mr. Regular\" Reider caught up with Josh Schattenkirk as his DMC DeLorean visited Matt Happel from Sloppy Mechanics for a dyno tune. 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