Ryan wrote:I love how there is a guy in that thread who is is all like "So, my buddy has this crank this HAS to be why he beats me in races" he says it like 5 times and almost everyone just ignors him... lmao. Tool. Maybe he just sucks at driving.
Well I'm sure to keep a work log. As for right now I'm waiting for it not to be -40 out. I basically got my car from a auction for $1000. It was in really bad shape. I was still working at Mazda at the time and got new gears put in the tranny, whole new cooling system, ripped out the interior and have sprayed in what could best be described as truck bed liner. Its sound proofed and insulated very nicely. Cleaned the heck out of the car top to bottom and inside and out, engine included. I really can't wait for this too start. Now just hope by wallet holds up.
there's a guy on probetalk with a mx3 and has a klg4 motor in it and he's on 14lbs on stock bottom end and has just ran a 11.9 in the 1/4 mile. he says he likes it more then the KLDE cause it makes alittle more power then his old DE.probably because it has lower miles maybe
I like my G4, revs better and makes a little more power because of the slight compression bump. A G4 is much better than DE. The only thing you'll have to work around is the pressurized expansion tank. If you keep your stock burp tank you can just cap the extra nipples on the G4 (water neck and tstat housing) and keep driving as normal. I recommend that route instead of converting to a pressurized expansion tank becaase those tanks are known for failing.
92 MX3 Turbo ($100 junkyard KLG4) 11.904 @ 124.3mph, 14psi, DOT approved Hoosier drags, pump gas.
NSCRA 2009 FWD Drag Radial Finalist
HIN/NOPI Supershow Class Winner - Miami 2010 - Street-Sport Compact-Mazda
Links: Pretty Pic, GoFast Pic, Timeslip, Track Video As of July 2011 the MX3 has been retired and sold.
SCHIMMLE wrote:Thanks for the info. I'm starting to like this engine more and more. Why haven't more people done this swap?
They're actually not very easy to find in many places.
BY the way, I only have a Ported/ polished DE with ZE exhaust cams & pistons, and the KLG4 IM (and some Voodoo).
Once I'm settled, I'll keep an eye out for the G4, and go for 250WHP with ITBs.
