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ZE IM gaskets?
Posted: January 30th, 2006, 2:55 pm
by ghandi1492
Replacing my valve cover gaskets on my ZE and need to know which intake manifold gaskets fit properly. Read on probetalk that the 97-98 mazda millenia IM gaskets work, but i wanted to comfirm if they work with the mx-3 style IM on the ZE.
Thanks!
AJ
Posted: January 30th, 2006, 4:17 pm
by 93_mx3_gs
All you need to be concerned with is they are square or round ports.
Posted: January 30th, 2006, 4:37 pm
by Custommx3
If you have square ports, the Millenia KL gaskets will work as they are the same IM.
If they are rounds, get some 93-96 Probe GT ones.
Posted: January 30th, 2006, 5:31 pm
by jschrauwen
Isn't AJ's dilemma is that he's running a K8 IM on a ZE and wants to know which way to go with IM manifold gaskets although he didn't quite word it that way.
Posted: January 30th, 2006, 9:17 pm
by ghandi1492
Well the reason i was asking was that i wanted to order the gaskets before I took the manifold off....and i dont know if they are square or round ports.....when i ordered my ZE from sun's engines, i told them it was going into an mx-3 so they shipped it with the curved neck IM....got the VC gaskets today from mazda as they had them in stock.......planning on replacing them this sat. .maybe i should just order both types and return the ones i dont use...lol
AJ
Posted: January 30th, 2006, 9:26 pm
by lakersfan1
jschrauwen wrote:Isn't AJ's dilemma is that he's running a K8 IM on a ZE and wants to know which way to go with IM manifold gaskets although he didn't quite word it that way.
Either way, he'll want the 95-98 Millenia gaskets. Pick the bigger gaskets for the larger of the two holes. Otherwise, you'll be trying to seal where there's no metal to hold the gasket up.
Posted: January 30th, 2006, 11:12 pm
by ccreech
Either way, he'll want the 95-98 Millenia gaskets. Pick the bigger gaskets for the larger of the two holes. Otherwise, you'll be trying to seal where there's no metal to hold the gasket up.
Word! bigger is better! At least that's what she said.
I bought 95 Millenia gaskets and they worked fine....D-shaped.
They will match up to both better.
Posted: January 31st, 2006, 10:48 am
by ghandi1492
thanks! ill be getting the 95 millenia ones..........
AJ
Posted: January 31st, 2006, 4:40 pm
by jschrauwen
ccreech wrote:Either way, he'll want the 95-98 Millenia gaskets. Pick the bigger gaskets for the larger of the two holes. Otherwise, you'll be trying to seal where there's no metal to hold the gasket up.
Word! bigger is better! At least that's what she said.
I bought 95 Millenia gaskets and they worked fine....D-shaped.
They will match up to both better.
Chris, I noticed you're running a straight neck IM. How did you overcome getting by the brake MC? I also noticed that you only dyno'd 160.4hp, isn't that a bit low for a ZE?
Posted: January 31st, 2006, 4:43 pm
by lakersfan1
jschrauwen wrote:ccreech wrote:Either way, he'll want the 95-98 Millenia gaskets. Pick the bigger gaskets for the larger of the two holes. Otherwise, you'll be trying to seal where there's no metal to hold the gasket up.
Word! bigger is better! At least that's what she said.
I bought 95 Millenia gaskets and they worked fine....D-shaped.
They will match up to both better.
Chris, I noticed you're running a straight neck IM. How did you overcome getting by the brake MC? I also noticed that you only dyno'd 160.4hp, isn't that a bit low for a ZE?
160 is about right. Most bone stock KLDE's only dyno 130WHP. 170 is about the realistic max with all the bolt ons before getting crazy.
Posted: February 5th, 2006, 1:46 pm
by ghandi1492
ccreech wrote:Either way, he'll want the 95-98 Millenia gaskets. Pick the bigger gaskets for the larger of the two holes. Otherwise, you'll be trying to seal where there's no metal to hold the gasket up.
Word! bigger is better! At least that's what she said.
I bought 95 Millenia gaskets and they worked fine....D-shaped.
They will match up to both better.
thanks for the info......the 95 millenia gaskets worked like a champ!!!!!!!