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Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 7:32 pm
by mazdamx3freak
hgallegos915 wrote:all you need is the jkze ecu. Is it a square runner kf or a round runner? I was using the klde manifold and it was quite good. The k8 manifold was to restrictive compared to the de. stock vaf will do. I wish you luck.. all kf engines that we have swapped ( just 3) we have had bad experiences. Hydrolocks, fires bad engines. Mine amazingly survived all of that.. survived hydrolock and a fire. Power was not that great.
will the kl47 ecu work for a chance and is there and want to make it work on a K8 or De ecu?
Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 9:04 pm
by Mnemonic
you need to use the kf15 ecu and use the je50. if you need a kf15 ecu i have one
Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 10:47 pm
by hgallegos915
kf15 is the only one that will work.
kfzes are fairly low milleage engines. Those pics are nostalgic, still i cant believe i wasted money on that engine. If your car is a daily driver, the kfze engine will do you well, its better than the k8. This is not a high perf engine tho.
Posted: March 2nd, 2007, 11:54 pm
by mazdamx3freak
does anyone know where i can buy the kf15 ecu for a auto tranny from. online?
Posted: March 3rd, 2007, 12:20 am
by solo_ryder
If I am right, it should be compatible with both auto and 5 speed (if they are like KLZE ecu's)
Posted: March 3rd, 2007, 10:13 am
by mazdamx3freak
also was wondering what year/ model auto tranny would work alright with this motor? i was thinking about getting an 93 626 tranny..
Posted: March 3rd, 2007, 1:58 pm
by solo_ryder
IIRC the tranny should all be interchangable here, so a 626 tranny should work, but don't qoute me on this, I see no reason why those trannies will not work because the K series blocks are all the same.
Posted: March 4th, 2007, 10:07 pm
by Mr.mx-3
mazdamx3freak wrote:how wont it run right? meaning? plus i dont think i can get a kf ecu.....
You should be able to buy one from the person you got the motor from hell they should've gave you one with the motor every web store I've been to has offered the ecu with that particullar motor if not you can get one from
https://www.tigerjapanese.com/index.php?cPath=45. Just go to the home page.
Posted: March 4th, 2007, 10:18 pm
by mazdamx3freak
THANX!
Posted: March 4th, 2007, 10:21 pm
by Mr.mx-3
Hey No Prob..
Posted: August 26th, 2007, 2:51 pm
by radekkm
i'm doing turbo for my mx-3 1.8 v6, but before it i swaped the engine for kf-ze (this is what told me the guy who sold the engine).i have no inlet manifolt, the engine have k8 heads ,this is photo of my pistons
http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... onsvo3.jpg
sorry for english
Posted: August 26th, 2007, 6:16 pm
by hgallegos915
I started to swap the engine today in my friends white mx3, we tought it was the timing but it ended up being the coil. Still he wants the kfze in there.
Its a pretty straight forward swap and Im glad i using the kf again.
Posted: August 26th, 2007, 6:27 pm
by hgallegos915
Nice clean pistons.. dam I think I may have a millenia ze on my mx3 because when I shined the light I did see flat pistons but they had like a groove on the side.. bleh.. I hope it is so i can run more boost.
Anywho nice pics!
Posted: August 26th, 2007, 9:28 pm
by Mnemonic
6 month old post resurected because...
Posted: August 27th, 2007, 1:18 am
by radekkm
i need to identify is this KF-ZE
