klze swap

doshy · Post by **doshy** » September 16th, 2007, 10:48 pm

i can MAYBE get a hold of a free klze engine, but it will be the emarican one, is it worth doing the swap or should i save money and get the japenese one ?

ElectricEnergy · September 16th, 2007, 11:03 pm

If its American, it will be the KL-DE. Anything is worth it if its free, but is it worth your time and effort to actually get it into the car? It all depends on what you want. If it were me I'd probably wait for a ZE.

doshy · Post by **doshy** » September 16th, 2007, 11:10 pm

ElectricEnergy wrote:If its American, it will be the KL-DE. Anything is worth it if its free, but is it worth your time and effort to actually get it into the car? It all depends on what you want. If it were me I'd probably wait for a ZE.

the time dosent realy matter, cuz its gunna be parked for the winter, so it would be done in the winter, but will there be a good performance change ? does anybody know whats the 0 to 60 mph time and the 1/4 time (avrage) on a stock gs and a KL-DE

Juans_93_MX3 · Post by **Juans_93_MX3** » September 16th, 2007, 11:22 pm

0-60 should be slitghtly better then the 0-60 times Probe GTs get.

At the 1/4mile your car should be able to run low to mid 15s. With a KLZE it can be low to high 14s.
Of course, depending on your mods.

K8 (MX3 stock engine) 130hp/115ft torque
KLDE 160/160
KLZE 200/160

Check these threads out

http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701233381

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » September 17th, 2007, 7:16 am

DE's can run mid-14's

doshy · Post by **doshy** » September 17th, 2007, 12:36 pm

Nd4SpdSe wrote:DE's can run mid-14's

good enouth for me

Kirk95gs · Post by **Kirk95gs** » September 17th, 2007, 5:23 pm

If you are getting a free klde try and get a Millenia motor, 170hp/160tq and it will have the curved neck Intake for an easy install.

thants just me though.

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » September 17th, 2007, 5:32 pm

If your getting a free DE, DEFANTLY take it. Why not? As long as it's in better shape that your current K8 that is. How many km's?

Take the free engine, and all the money you'd spend on a KLZE, put it into a turbo setup or some nitrous, or alot of bolt ons. You can take the winter to build it up.

Kirk95gs · Post by **Kirk95gs** » September 17th, 2007, 5:56 pm

Vanished wrote:If your getting a free DE, DEFANTLY take it. Why not? As long as it's in better shape that your current K8 that is. How many km's?

Take the free engine, and all the money you'd spend on a KLZE, put it into a turbo setup or some nitrous, or alot of bolt ons. You can take the winter to build it up.

10-4

I want a free motor.

doshy · Post by **doshy** » September 17th, 2007, 9:41 pm

kk, ill c what i can find, hopefuly ill find a kl-de. if i do, ill let you guys know and maybe give me a few pointers on what i should do to it