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in september i picked up a de from a 93' 626 for 350 bucks canadian, it had 300,000kms on it but was in surprisingly good shape
heres the rebuild so far, had the block cleaned and decked, new main and rod bearings,thrust washers, all standard size, new rings,front &rear seals, and oil pan... reused the rods and pistons....
Last edited by JWMX3 on December 20th, 2009, 1:51 pm, edited 2 times in total.
94' Mx3 GS 0-60 in 7.53s [5 spd conversion / Rebuilt 2.5 KL]
thanks , I'll add alot more pics as i finish it, im waiting for headers and cams to come... i'll be taking the heads in for a clean/valve job next week if all goes well
basically it will be a complete rebuild, port & polish, headers and kl-31 cams.... i might get an msd and the battery is going to the trunk..... thats about it, i already have a brand new clutch from the atx to mtx conv.
94' Mx3 GS 0-60 in 7.53s [5 spd conversion / Rebuilt 2.5 KL]
i dont know about the heads, gotta draw the line somewhere i have been keeping an eye out for a millenia IM, but ive already spent 4 hours port matching my de manifold
94' Mx3 GS 0-60 in 7.53s [5 spd conversion / Rebuilt 2.5 KL]
Port matching should be easy and not really removing a lot of material. I wouldn't think... we're not talking about porting the heads... just port matching.
Throw the gasket on the head and see how much material there is to be removed... I say maybe 1mm. Same goes with the manifolds.
I'm gonna be doing it to my head... I'll grab some pics when I get around to doing it.
JoN - Ex-Automotive Machinist Journeyman/Refrigeration Mechanic Apprentice 1996 Mazda MX-3 RS - Creek Blue Mica
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A millenia manifold has square runners and putting that on 626 heads is the reason y there would be more porting because i'd have to make the oval ports square on the heads
im just using the short neck mani though
ps- about 1/8 came off the manifold
94' Mx3 GS 0-60 in 7.53s [5 spd conversion / Rebuilt 2.5 KL]
heres all the new parts, i think if i do this again i'll go with an 8 valve sohc becaue it would probably cost about 1/4 what this de cost me (including the machine shop bills)
oil pan
main bearings
rod bearings
thrust washers
piston rings
oil pump
front main seal
rear main seal
head gaskets
valve seals
head bolts
thermostat
cam seals
water pump
timing belt
idler pulleys
timing tensioners
IM gaskets
iac gasket
spark plugs
pcv valve
i probably forgot a few things
94' Mx3 GS 0-60 in 7.53s [5 spd conversion / Rebuilt 2.5 KL]