JE 50 VAF and K8 ECU? for KLZE

bluebullet · Post by **bluebullet** » September 16th, 2005, 4:19 pm

just wondering if n e one who knows if it will work good or if its bad? im still waiting to get a KL31 or KL36 ecu but in the mean time will this set-up work?

bmwm3guy · Post by **bmwm3guy** » September 16th, 2005, 4:49 pm

yes it will work but only if you keep the K8 Intake manifold.

searching is a lost art it seems since this is probably been explored a bazillion times in the past.

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » September 16th, 2005, 5:11 pm

bmwm3guy wrote:yes it will work but only if you keep the K8 Intake manifold.

searching is a lost art it seems since this is probably been explored a bazillion times in the past.

If you know so much about the search and it's been discussed a million times before, then why'd you answer him wrong? Why is there so much confusion on this subject when there are probably three threads in on the first page of the V6 forum with the correct answer, not to mention the V6 FAQ? This question is wearing thin, yet people still don't get it. Do you people need like an Excel spredsheet or something? Or a flow chart or dichotomy key? The acceptable daily ECU/VAF combos is not a hard concept to follow. What the problem is?

bluebullet · Post by **bluebullet** » September 16th, 2005, 5:57 pm

the problem is i have a curved neck KLZE and b4 i was using the k8 ECU and a KL02 VAF and i had a CAI and 2day it was raining and i sucked up sum water, so the vaf no good, however i did replace it 2day and the only one i could get fromthis place was a JE50 VAF, and yes it was running but is this a bad combo? i tryed searching and i kno all of the simple combos u can use but i didnt read n e thing on this! and also i did not find n e thing on the V6 FAQ, or maybe i didnt look hard enuff, im just asking for help.

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » September 16th, 2005, 6:33 pm

its fine, it will run rich but fine, no need to change the intake mani

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » September 16th, 2005, 6:33 pm

Kevin gettins did his ZE swap and used a k8 ecu and a je50 Maf, and i know a few others that have ran this setup and it works

lakersfan1 · Post by **lakersfan1** » September 16th, 2005, 10:16 pm

bluebullet wrote:and also i did not find n e thing on the V6 FAQ, or maybe i didnt look hard enuff, im just asking for help.

You didn't look hard enough. It's hard to read now since the old data ended up wierd when importing it from the old mx-3.com to the current bulletin board program. But in the KL swap part of the V6 FAQ, it says:

"The car running fine, but after a few minutes of highway driving the check engine light went on. What's wrong? I checked the error code: left and right side feedback system. The troubleshooting procedure was telling to check the components that could cause a too lean or too rich mixture. After a bit of thinking it came clear that the 1.8's VAF (Vane Airflow Sensor) calibration was different from the 2.5's. So I had to buy a VAF from a junk yard and that fixed the problem. WARNING! This sensor is very expensive (1300CDN at Mazda). If you intend to do the engine swap, make sure you buy it with the engine; you'll have a much better price"

Will it run? Sure. But it seems silly since they're so cheap to make your car run that much better.