Modifications???

[Oliver]

Pricing out the modifications to make a naturally asperated K8 racer. I could definatly use some suggestions.<p>-Bore to 1.9 or 2.0L???????How far can you go?
-Port and Polish
-Shave the heads - 12:1 compression???
-Custom made Forged Pistons(Where i don't know)
-High Compression head gaskets(Or would the stock ones be good enough?)
-Shot pean the connecting rods
-Knife edge the crank
-Regrind the cams
-Redo the exhaust 2.25"????
-Custom Ram air Intake
-Racing Pulleys
-Malbro Fuel Pump
-Fuel pressure regulator, is it needed????
-Bigger fuel injectors(how much hp can the stock injectors handle)
-60 or 65mm TB??
-ACT clutch
-Heat resistant Intake spacers
-Ignition system???very open to suggestions<p>If I'm missing anything please throw out some ideas, and correct me on any mistakes. Would anyone have a ballpark estimate on the HP that this engine would have. If i make this thing bulletproof and come up a little short on power, its nothing a little NOS won't cure. But yes, thanks in advance for any suggestions or ideas.

[Hy300]

The second you increase the displacement over 1844cc it won't be a K8 anymore. It is possible to have the bore and stroke changed, re-sleeve the block of course, and have a 2.5L. It isn't worth it though when so many 2.5L blocks are available already. Mazda made a 2.0L V6 known as the KF. I believe they only overbored the K8 to create the greater displacement engine.

[Zoso124]

195hp, for about $5-6k.

[Hy300]

Sounds like a good deal to me

[curtklze]

you can bore the cylinders to 3.0L then add a custom crank to make it 4.0L, custom forged 14.1 pistons will allow it to run on 91 octane gas.<p>you should see around 376.9 H.P. at the engine and it should only cost about $1,300.00 CDN<p>

[andy]

no one will have an answer to that one because its never been done. Thats a nice dream list but for a fraction of the cost just drop a kl-de or a kl-ze in and your there. All those mods might get you to the hp #s of a kl-de, 160. way to many variables to tell.
Andy P. 93 GS

[pDhMiBsh]

Hey curtklze could you give me some more info on on boring that out to a 3.0L like what compression of pistions, size what kind of crank, and a number to call to get some info

[Zoso124]

He was being sarcastic, plus I think he meant $13,000 CND, not $1,300.

[Bri94GS]

good luck...it'd be cheaper and more effective to drop in the kl-03 or ze motor.

[Oliver]

Ok, so the K8 is unknown as far as its potential is concerned. Thats fine, i'll just have to find out myself some day. So i'll ask a couple other questions.
-How big are the stock injectors?
-Whats the stock hp of the k series 2.0?
Well i guess i just had the question about the injectors, thought i had more. Thanks for the info that was given though guys, because if its not going to be fast, its not worth building up. But if it is, IT IS.

[Zoso124]

But its NOT. 170 cc

[Hy300]

Actually, the potential of the K8 is known. It's still less than a KLDE with only minimal mods, and much more costly.