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Yah klze disty in my opinion is better, The thing is it takes some rewiring to get it to hook up. Im guessing people are just to lazy lol. Also distributor caps are hard to find, and can only be purchased from jdm direct from japan and your not garanteed a good product. But positives, they have a 7...

im planning on port matching my K8 manifold.

now a dumb question
i thought kl-01 cams came in KL-DE's
i thought all KLZE's had KL-31 cams

Slammed6 wrote:K8 and DE retainers are the same. So are the valve springs.

are the valves the same size ? (Not That It Matters)

Honestly man from my experience a retainer will break whenever it wants...is it more likely to break at higher RPMs??....YES, but u can fracture one just punching out and then it break while driving normal. Yes you can use the K8 valvetrain on the KLZE....thats how i have mine and i see 7000+ RPMS ...

PATDIESEL wrote:I've not had a problem, nor known anyone personally to have a problem with the ZE retainers. However, you can also use DE retainers which are better than the K8 or ZE.

any idea where i can find DE retainers, without buying a motor

K8 are notorious for having this problem around 45000-60000 miles.
Pull the plug right next to the timing belt cover. See what it looks like. If its covered in oil then you know you have a leak. if its to bad. (Like my K8 was) then you will probably have to replace some stuff.

I know that. But ive heard storys of people dropping valves on KLZE's at the 6000rpm range
thats what concerns me. Im not saying i want to go drive around every day at those high rpms. Im just trying to find out whats possible.

I heard you can put a 626 transaxle(5speed) into a MX-3. I plan on doing a KLZE swap in the future, and i was wondering what all transaxles from 626's are compatiable. The junkyard has a ton of them. Would the transaxle off a mid 80's 626 with a 4banger in it work ? or does it have to be out of a KL...

well im thinkin of swapping my motor. From my understanding KLZE's are notorious for dropping valve's at 7000RPM(Please Correct Me If im Wrong) So my question is. Is he valve train from the K8 inter changeable. Im guessing Vavle size is different. But in the way of springs and retainers. (From what ...

try the HEI mod.
$300 can go towards something else

as far as i know the fuel cutoff is at 7800 RPM
but theres no MPH fuel cutoff

mx-3's dont have a fuel cutoff to my knowing.
My speedo has bee recalibrated for the tires and stuff.
At 7000-7200 RPM i can do 60 in second

Yep.
Cap aint the problem
only the rotor.
When you buy it i would ask them for a rotor to and check it right there.
Might at well replace cap and rotor at the same time

Makes no difference. Just buy the cheaper one. I know this cause i had to buy a disty. And when i did they claimed it was gonna be a problem. When i asked to get a rotor, they said a price. I was like well arent there different sizes ? Well no we only stock one size. I forget if its bigger or smalle...