Engine Upgrades
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Engine Upgrades
OK, im not an engine guy, YET. I have a 1.8 V6, thinking of getting the holy KLZE. A few of the guys I know drive Nissan Pulsars, GTIRs and scoobys running low 12s on the 1/4 mile.
Any advice on how to bring my car into these 12s, can our MXs do it? With out using a sh*t load of NOS.
Any advice on how to bring my car into these 12s, can our MXs do it? With out using a sh*t load of NOS.
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i would assume that they dont run 12's with just bone stock swapped engine do they? most of them probably have turbo, forged internals, I say swap in KLDE and turbo it, add some N2O, custom ECU, you might hit high 12's
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Re: Engine Upgrades
get rid of the GS and build a RS with a BPT or swap in a KL-DE and wait on the turbo headers
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you c ould beat a 12sec in your GS...1/8mi:freak:
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Re: Engine Upgrades
Did I miss something? What turbo headers?Originally posted by papa roached:
get rid of the GS and build a RS with a BPT or swap in a KL-DE and wait on the turbo headers
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What size is the KLDE? Why is this better than the KLZE? Yes I am thick on engines.
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Talk to arron the hic
he was very close to breaking into 12s
and i know dave had a 11second mx3 that was turboed... i think the time slip was posted around here somewhere.
he was very close to breaking into 12s
and i know dave had a 11second mx3 that was turboed... i think the time slip was posted around here somewhere.
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Re: Engine Upgrades
it's not better...it's jsut more boost friendly because of it's 9.2:1 CROriginally posted by MikeUK:
What size is the KLDE? Why is this better than the KLZE? Yes I am thick on engines.
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Re: Engine Upgrades
All you need is a turbo KLDE. Boost it to like 12-14psi and you wont need to get any nitrous or whatever that mitmaks is talking about. MX-3s are very capable of hitting 12s no matter if you have the V6 or I4, people with Probes and MX-6s do it all the time and their cars weigh more than ours.
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Re: Engine Upgrades
The best choice would be a US millenia engine. It has the low compression pistons but uses the better flowing intake manifold and heads of the KLZE.Originally posted by babyblueMX3:
it's not better...it's jsut more boost friendly because of it's 9.2:1 CROriginally posted by MikeUK:
What size is the KLDE? Why is this better than the KLZE? Yes I am thick on engines.
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You ppl are great...yet you make it difficult to choose a set-up! lol
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Re: Engine Upgrades
Just FYI, the Pulsar GTIr and Scooby (subaru) are both turbo cars from the factory.Originally posted by mitmaks:
i would assume that they dont run 12's with just bone stock swapped engine do they? most of them probably have turbo, forged internals, I say swap in KLDE and turbo it, add some N2O, custom ECU, you might hit high 12's
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