k8 power

mx3-buzz bomb · Post by **mx3-buzz bomb** » January 29th, 2007, 11:03 pm

has anyone ever actually built a 1.8 like im about to build im talking 300 horsepower with nitrous and all the labor will be done by myself. DTM

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » January 29th, 2007, 11:50 pm

hahaha good luck

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » January 30th, 2007, 3:33 pm

theres a k8 thats around 200 hp but hes turbo tho. Havent seen anything better than that.

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » January 30th, 2007, 4:48 pm

UNLESS you are doing this for the following reasons and under the following circumstances,

1) To be the fastest mx-3 with K8
2) Your getting all the parts for free
3) Your K8 is brand new

Then YOU are an idiot. Plain and simple. Waste of money, waste of time, waste of good parts. Put everything that it takes to make a K8 300hp onto a KLZE and you'll be WAY better off. Honest to god, read around first before you decide 300hp on a K8.

Also why do you want 300 with nitrouse. If your using nitrouse alone, your going to have to competely rebuild the engine, and by the time its solid enough to run a 180HP shot of nitrous hahha, you'd be better of just running a turbo in the first place. If you want nitrouse on TOP of turbo, why not just turn up the boost if you have an engine thats running that high PSI already? Nitrouse is pointless IMO if your already aiming for high hp.

jdMx-3KID · Post by **jdMx-3KID** » January 30th, 2007, 4:57 pm

VANISHED...play nice....
in other words...just take the motor out.... trust me

1992blazeredgs · Post by **1992blazeredgs** » January 30th, 2007, 8:16 pm

All people are trying to say is that, for the same amount of work and probably cheaper (KL parts are easier to find) you get more bang for your buck. Swapping to a 2.5 is no more difficult than putting the k8 back in after rebuilding it. So why not get the extra displacement while doing no more work.

Nate

andy · Post by **andy** » January 31st, 2007, 8:07 am

I must be an idiot. dammit I thought I was smarter than that.

I think I have #1 covered, fastest k8 MX3. I don't feel its a waste of time or money. Everything I have can be transfered over to any k series motors. I do agree that nitrous is not needed. At 12psi your not going to have any traction left anyways in 1st 2nd or 3rd. And if the need does come up for more power, just turn the screw 1 more turn (MBC).
I'm just shy of running A year with this turbo setup and I don't plan on changing engines until this goes boom! and then I might just grab another k8, why not there practically free.

Andy P. 93 GS 1.8T

1992blazeredgs · Post by **1992blazeredgs** » January 31st, 2007, 8:21 am

Andy, i could be wrong but i thought you were running a turbo with stock internals on your k8? If you had to pull the motor and were going to rebuild with aftermarket high performance parts, would you not switch to the kl because of the added power for no more work, and hardly anymore more money??

Nate

andy · Post by **andy** » January 31st, 2007, 8:40 am

Ya, sorry I just reread the first post. My motor is stock not built.
If I had to pull the motor I would Probably try for a cheap KL 2.5 and swap all my turbo components over to it. But if someone were say selling/giving away a K8 I would go with it. I don't know what power I'm at currently, I doubt I'm near 300hp at the wheels.
So if 300hp is all your after then swap a stock 2.5L in there then turbo that or hit it with a 100 shot.
I'm very happy with my K8T

Andy P. 93 GS 1.8T 14.3@105mph w/2.5 60'

1992blazeredgs · Post by **1992blazeredgs** » January 31st, 2007, 10:15 am

I was able to peice together a klde complete motor for 125 bucks off probetalk. So if you are going to rebuild, getting your hands on a kl can be done for cheap, and you are starting off with a better platform than the k8.

Nate

OutlaW · Post by **OutlaW** » February 2nd, 2007, 6:23 am

I have a stock K8 and some time ago, i asked if it was worth to upgrade my engine. The answer was "your crazy... get a 2.5 ... "
I still have the K8, and i plan to get it fixed to almost new stage.
Andy, i really want to keep my K8 ... first because a KL-ZE is hard to get shipped to Portugal and second because i want to keep the stock engine.
I am very interested in your turbo setup, since you wrote that you have stock internals.Please send me a PM with the full story of that engine, in order to get my work on

mx3-buzz bomb · Post by **mx3-buzz bomb** » February 3rd, 2007, 2:34 am

my k8 is bone stock except for 2.5" straight pipe and a dynomax muffler and has over two hundred thousand miles and still runs better than 2.5's with a little over a hundred thousand miles i am very happy with my 1.8 and entirely support the build of all 1.8s i have heard a lot of people saying they should have a 2.5 stock but i think it is more rare with a motor just for it and the 1.8 fits. people wonder how i win races with it i tell them my car has a lot of heart.DTM by the way all you guys that swapped out their 1.8s if you want to sell them email me at maz_mx3@yahoo.com may be we can make a deal [/i][/b]

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » February 3rd, 2007, 9:12 am

andy wrote:I must be an idiot. dammit I thought I was smarter than that.

I think I have #1 covered, fastest k8 MX3. I don't feel its a waste of time or money. Everything I have can be transfered over to any k series motors. I do agree that nitrous is not needed. At 12psi your not going to have any traction left anyways in 1st 2nd or 3rd. And if the need does come up for more power, just turn the screw 1 more turn (MBC).
I'm just shy of running A year with this turbo setup and I don't plan on changing engines until this goes boom! and then I might just grab another k8, why not there practically free.

Andy P. 93 GS 1.8T

Hey man havent seen u on here in ages...how much have u spent on you rk8 so far?

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » February 3rd, 2007, 5:02 pm

mx3-buzz bomb wrote:my k8 is bone stock except for 2.5" straight pipe and a dynomax muffler and has over two hundred thousand miles and still runs better than 2.5's with a little over a hundred thousand miles.

Yah your exaust is too big. And your full of crap saying k8's run better than 2.5's? One doens't run better then the other...if anything whichever has the best maintence record or less KM's would take the win.

but i think it is more rare with a motor just in it. people wonder how i win races with it i tell them my car has a lot of heart

yah. and what cars do you race? And no, it's not more rare to have a stock engine. Don't know were that came from.

1992blazeredgs · Post by **1992blazeredgs** » February 3rd, 2007, 5:37 pm

I agree with Vanished, I have only seen one 2.5 swap first hand in 5 years since i have owned my mx-3.

Nate

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