Using K8 IM on KLZE.....

[greenstorm]

Im putting a KLZE in my MX-3 but i was wondering if i can cram an intake pipe so that use the straight neck without hitting the brake resivour or am i screwed and have to use the K8 IM? Plus... whats the horsepower loss difference between the manifolds?

[babyblueMX3]

sorry man ...search...I've been answering the same question for so long now..

and yes the straight can be fitted but you got to mid some things...I think PATDEISEL did it

[Trevor]

This maybe a long shot but would it be possible to port match the k8 im to the intake ports on the ze, using the gaskets from the ze as a template? maybe then u might not loose power? and also the egr might be saved?

[Sam Baker]

find a curved neck?
i duno, i've heard the hp loss is around 5-10hp, which i am losing as we speak cuz i'm still usin the k8 IM. its all good tho.. for a temporary fit it does just fine. STILL PULLS LIKE A ROCKET!!

<small>[ July 19, 2004, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: Sam Baker ]</small>

[babyblueMX3]

I don't beleive a k8 IM can be ported to a klze IM..there's too much of a difference

[Gro Harlem]

K8 manifold basically eliminates any kind of power past 5000RPM's. Below that it feels pretty damn fast.

Get a millenia manifold off http://car-part.com

cheap & readily available.

[greenstorm]

what years were the curve neck on the millenia again?

[babyblueMX3]

if you were to buy a millenia intake manifold buy the post 95,96 or 97 (not sure about the 97 tough)..

just type 96 in the list on car-parts.com and they should match every year that's the same

[Black Magic]

Why don't you adapt the pulley of your throttlebody? Put some rubbers in your enginemounts and lift the rear enginemount by using afew rings? It'll work, we've done it 2 times before. It takes some time, but it's worth the effort.

Bastian

[timpronk]

Yes the k8 manifold can be ported to match the ze. I have it done, and used it for about 1 yr or so. I thought it worked fine, and I didnt switch the injectors either. I just used the 1.8 ecu and 2.5 vaf.

It passed ontario emissions with this setup, also passed with a north american kl ported/polished intake manifold.

Now I run ze ecu, k8 vaf, cut/welded straight neck manifold.

[Mnemonic]

Originally posted by Sam Baker:
the hp loss is around 5-10hp

Hp loss is alot more than that, im using the k8 IM on my kfze and the power loss is dramatic, you can litterally feel the engine wanting to pull more air in but it cant, i recomend either getting you a probe or mx6 IM or getting a millenia IM

[papa roached]

if your serious about getting all the power you can from your KL-ZE you will get the millenia intake mani

[greenstorm]

if i was really serious I'd get this one
http://www.cyborgzero.com/
that looks so awesome but soooo expensive... anyways i already swapped the fuel rails to the K8 so im probably gonna use that one for awhile, until i grab the millenia one. I'm also using the k8 ECU but i dont want to use EGR, so im probably gonna plug it, but will it run with the k8 ECU or will it give me a code or something or what?