K series connecting rod specs

[Daemione]

New to the board, so I apologize if there's a ready source for this info, but I haven't been able to find it.<P>Does anyone know the lengths of the connecting rods for different K series engines? (K8, KF, & KL)<P>Also, another quick question - what vehicles did the KF engine come in?<P>Thanks.

[David Coleman]

Excellent questions.<P>KF's came in the 323F/Lantis 5 door wagon.<BR>I have data on K8 rods only currently.<P>Length[c/c] 140.65mm (+/- .05mm]<P>This data would be in the TD chapter of the Mazda shop manual for any 93+ 626 or MX-6 for the KL, and the CB chassis 323F/Lantis also for the KF.

[Daemione]

Thanks for the reply . . . .<P>If anyone has any of the aforementioned shop manuals handy, I'd appreciate someone checking those specs for me. I don't believe that info can be found on any of the online manuals.<P>And pretty OT, Dave, but I looked over your write-up on the KL ECU reprogramming. Some fascinating stuff. What you're doing sounds like what Hondata has done for the Honda world.<P>If you're interested, there's a discussion going on over on the VW Vortex forums regarding this type of thing. Here's the link . . . <A HREF="http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=140359" TARGET=_blank>http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?i ... <P>They're attempting to solve fueling issues by adding big injectors & intercepting the MAF signal so the ECU only sends out a small ratio of the fuel it would normally need. But with the higher-rate injectors, the amount of fuel that is required will be supplied. The problems they're running into are finding a (cheap) MAF that can handle with large quantities of airflow, & dealing with timing advance issues.<P>So it would be a FI fuel system solution that is more effective & reliable than a FPR, less expensive than stand-alone management, and a LOT less work than reprogramming the stock ECU to see larger injectors.<P>Ideally, the costs of the setup would only be for injectors, a MAF, & the "black box" that is rigged up to intercept the MAF signal. And they're claiming the parts needed for the "black box" would only be a few dollars.<P>Anyway, I find all this stuff very interesting, so I thought I'd share.

[Esper]

yeah, i am a regular reader at the vortex and my personal favorite, fred's TDI forums. those deisel guys come up with some of the coolest, most original mods i have ever seen. check it out at <A HREF="http://forums.tdiclub.com/cgi-bin/ultim ... =forum&f=4" TARGET=_blank>Fred's Performance TDI forums</A><p>[ November 01, 2001: Message edited by: Esper ]

[David Coleman]

Oh, I wish I were that smart!<BR>The ECU reprogramming page is <A HREF="http://www.brownsword.ca" TARGET=_blank>Andrew Brownsword's</A><P>Check the Forced Induction Forum of <A HREF="http://www.probetalk.com" TARGET=_blank>www.probetalk.com</A> for more of Andrew's musings...

[Daemione]

Rod length for the KL engine is 138 mm, in case anyone was curious.

[David Coleman]

Thanks man!