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This is a VERY cool build man. I've owned way more MX6's than I care to admit so I'm pretty familiar with Mazda piston engines. I've always found the KL to be a very lacking engine in terms of performance considering it is a 2.5L V6 but I know how much fun they can be (in an MX6 which is heavier!). I can imagine this thing is an absolute blast to drive. NOW IT NEEDS A TURBO. :D
the first long trip will most likely be a V meet. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by JITB
appreciate it dude! dont be ashamed of them. they can be real sleepers that most dont know about. so far its pretty fun to drive. i dont drive it hard, yet. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SKarpenz
ive got some fine tuning to do obviously on ignition timing or tps. if i did my math right im getting 14mpg. fuck.
Then get your 14mpg to ImportAliance Sun. and all will be ok. :)
I have a lifted 1983 K10 that gets around 14mpg bro! Fix yo shit.
Hell my Miata got under 10mpg. lol
i better see u tomorrow,fool
one day it will be up there.
i finally got around to swapping out my leaking rear valve cover. i took the other one off the mx6. and while i had the manifold and stuff off i did a little painting. so here is the bay as of today. :)
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/SDC10927.jpg
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/SDC10928.jpg
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Looking good man, I love this build. If I find a deal on a shitty old 323 I'll be contacting you, haha.
Have you weighed the car by any chance with the KL in it? IIRC those 323's only weigh a shade over a ton in factory trim.
BTW everyone I have shown this car to online is AMAZED at how much room is under the hood with the V6 in it.
before the swap it weighed 2250 with a half a tank and a system. im hoping the aluminum KL will cancel out the old iron block b6 and it will still weigh roughly the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by SKarpenz
DAMN! u flipped the script lol sorry...but that shit is fire under the hood man
I wouldn't mind seeing this sometime.... I'm interested in how well it's running.
it needs some work before i drive it out of town. i stay in the warner robins/macon area for now. both front wheel bearings are shot(junkyard hubs), and some other little misc. things need to be fixed.
it is running good though. about 400 miles on it so far.
So when's the video clip coming?
very nice man I would love to see this in person.
sup blackshine you don't go to the meet any more?
its still slow. . . . . . .
Just when i thought the swap was going well, Kaboom.
Spun a rod bearing just cruising along out of nowhere. It was not even knocking the day before. FML...
Damn bro. Wtf.
damn that sucks dude
Idk man. I've never seen anything like it. You could not hear any kind of knocking until yesterday. I thought it was a bad valve because it was so faint. so I was driving home to park it last night and it happened.
I'll post some pictures later.
well a friend of mine has a spare k8 with a blown headgasket... im sure he will give to you for free, or spare change! if u need something to put in it!
Which bearing did you spin?
Thanks Joe. I might hit him up on that offer. I wanted to build a Klde/ze hybrid anyway but not this soon. Thats the plan right now.
EDIT: didn't see it has a blown HG. I have one of those in my driveway in the mx6 lol. I want a zero mile rebuild.
Blackshine it was cylinder number 6. Looking up at the bottom end it was the far left rod.
Yeah, a weak oil pump will do that. I probably might wanna consider changing mine out sometime. I don't feel like spending $160 for a new one, though :no:
That might explain the lifter tick...my head might have not been getting enough oil. I thought it was just common with Mazda heads because my old b6 did it too.
I knew I should have finished hooking up my oil pressure gauge. Had one in the car ready to go but just had not ran the nylon line yet.
damn bit. you need to lay off the gas, and stop tryna race err one. . . lol/
jk.
Whatever I babied it all the time except for the other night on Houston lake. Lol
what? aww man. so it's official,i have to travel to see the car instead of waiting for u to make it to the v.
Nah it will be back on the road asap. It's not like I have to do the swap over again. Just get some new internals. She will be back and better than before. :goodjob:
current state. ready to pull. again. lol
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/SDC10935.jpg
man, no posts since last one. that hurts IA. lol
well anyway the swap should be here in the morning so i pulled the DE today and painted my bay. i got some overspray on the weather stripping but ill take it off and fix it later. plain and simple, clean. :)
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/SDC10940.jpg
nicccceeeeee loks good dude!
cant wait to se that KLZE in dat bit!
thanks...white bays taking over warner robins! lol.
Good deal man, if its any consolation my VH spun a bearing too last week. Yours is coming together faster than mine though, haha.
lol sucks bro. im trying to get my car back on the road asap. heres a picture of the ZE, it only looks the same as a DE.. :ninja:
about to go drop it in as we speak!
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...1/SDC10942.jpg
YES DO EET. AND HURRAY....I must see.
pure beauty
mmmhmm. wheres thank you boss for talking you into this?
I'm jealous that yours came with a compressor and alternator!!!!! What else did it come with?