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Re: is this a real klze?

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not to "dis" any of you purchasers, but maybe before you buy one, ask for the exact code on the heads and maybe even a pic. Let this be a lesson for future buyers...

If I was to guess, these idiots that sell import engines probably think that if its a 2.5 in a mazda from japan then its automatically a KLZE.
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I got my KLZE from Foreign Engines in Lynnwood WA, it's been in for a year and done over 25,000km - no problems no oil usage - all it's done is to wear out the synchros on my transmission due to the extra power!

I made sure I saw all the codes first - just follow curtklze's advice - it works - take a flashlight with you or ask for a photo of inside the front valve cover - if there is any hint of crap build up inside you don't want the engine as it will have been abused & neglected.

It's easy to get a KLZE if you do your homework first - get the photos of what you are buying or even better go see it - the best advice is be patient and get the right engine, there is no rush if you end up buying a pos!!!
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that is definitely a KL-DE Ford Probe Engine.

How can I tell?

1: ford valve covers. NO overseas Ford had a KLZE of any kind....so there is no way this could be a JDM motor

2: short neck manifold only came on the KL-DE's

3: the rounded ports on the head are also implications that it is a KL-DE. KLZE's have square ports
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man i feel **** now... i called he keeps insisting its a klze he says i can return it and hell take 50% of for restocking he wont send me the right engine i said i would report him to the rcmp for fraud and he hung up..

so **** osaka.. (http://www.osakajdmmotors.com) there bastards...
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keep on them
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Tell them you will report them to the Better Business Bureau. That usually makes people like this change their tune and gets things done. That is like the ultimate threat.

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Alright, I'm going to say 2 magical words for all of you to use. Attorney General. Get a letter telling your problem, and how they're in the fault, then send it out to the AG of your state, their state(if outside of yours), and the company themselves. I can garuntee something will get done (believe me, I know :roll: ) .
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the wont listen swearing and hanging up on me.
I have reported them to rcmp and i am going to call there local police.. This is fraud order a klze and get a ford probe engine... mmm lets see 200$ at a scrap yard vs a klze 1200$ mmm then they want nearly 50% for taking back what they ****ed up thats wrong. thats fraud . i am so mad right now. i dont even want to think about it.. I spent nearly 5k in performance parts to go with this engine and now i get something that is not that much more powerful than my stock engine plus it looks like someone had a very good time with it... looking inside its grunged to ****...

all i gotta say now is anyone that wants a klze in the ontario,canada area stick with A-Spec... money deinatly talks there but they know everything about engines and mazdas so your not going to have to play any games...

Thanks all for you comments and help.
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Does anyone know what happened with the other guy they did this to?
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sounds like fraud to me:)
they cant even deliver what they promise or say they are delivering.
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I haven't heard of anyone who's gotten a good engine from Osaka yet. I know Talon 66 got a real ZE, but it was a straight neck when they told him it was a curved. He's also got all sorts of crap goign on with it right now. These guys really suck. :freak: Who can say...
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i wouldnt mind ordering from them if i got a KL-ZE and not a DE cause i have a millenia intake
93 MX-3 GS (collecting parts for Eunos Presso conversion), 94 626 Transmission (4.10 gears), KL31 camed KL-ZE, Millenia intake, Millenia TB, SSAutochrome V2 headers, Magnaflow cat, 2 1/4 in pipe, Top Speed Pro 1 muffler, 9lb Fidanza Flywheel, ACT clutch, Corksport SS clutch line, Corksport SS brake lines, Unorthadox UDP, 255 lph fuel pump, HEI mod, ghetto-charger intake, KL36 ECU, SRD transverse crossmember bushings, SRD shifter extention bushing, SRD crossmember, Corksport bronzoil shifter bushings, Brembo Crossdrilled and Slotted rotors, 15 inch Konig Heliums, ZX-2 S/R struts, Eibach lowering springs, OEM front strut bar, Ebay rear strut bar, BFGoodrich G-Force T/A KDWs

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Re: is this a real klze?

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ya papa roach get it from a-spec www.a-spec.ca there in the toronto area. They know what they are talking about they quoted me 1250$ for the klze ... i went with osaka cause it was cheaper now i am paying for it big time :( ...
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more travesty i took off the valve covers and it looks like this.. it makes me think what crank looks like...

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wow that is horribly dirty.
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