Turbo @ k8 Engine

[Mx3 Molo]

Hi guys,

I´m coming from germany and new in your board. Sorry for my bad english^^ school is a long time ago

Well i am searching for an Mx-3 with Turbo to get some informations for me. Did any one got a turbo k8?

Please answer me Thanks.

Here some pics from my car.

[Nd4SpdSe]

Well i am searching for an Mx-3 with Turbo to get some informations for me. Did any one got a turbo k8?

Please answer me Thanks.

Only a few people have, not worth it. Easier to swap in a 2.5L KL-DE or KL-ZE motor. If people do turbo, most turbo the KL-DE but there's quite a few Turbo KL-ZE's too.

[Mx3 Molo]

Thanks for answer.

I has got a KL-DE last year in my MX. But the engine is destroyed after it lost oil. But now i want to try some new things for me.

[msd-supermx3]

you can get alot of things for an MX-3. I've looked around and thought that a klze with low bost (5-6 PSI) is actually really good. but make sure if thats the way your going to go, make sure you do everything right and get it tuned before you push it.

in my opinion its better to get a KL-DE and boost that, because you can get a greater boost in it. and its really not that hard to do everything up. Just read up on the forums arond and ou will find a bunch of FAQ's and ppl doing the things you wannna fo...

btw it is not worth spending your time on doing a turbo K8. Just was't really made for it..

[se7en]

what do you mean man, my turbo k8 works great.

no problems, and I am at over 30,000kms on my setup at 7psi.

If you don't want the hassle of changing out the engine, just put the probe kit on it, and get megasquirt.

I will go DE later sometime, but for now, this works just fine, and is faster the a ZE.

[Mx3 Molo]

What kind of Probe kit you buy for your k8? Did you buy the jeroentje.nl Turbo Header?

30000 kms on the k8 is not but. I want try that. I know that i have to chance everything inside the engine. The clutch, pistons etc but i want to try it on the stock k8.

I want to make a turbokit for my mx-3 and when all the work is done with the intercooler, turbo manifolder, then i change the engine.

What i want to say is that the k8 is only to "check" the place for the Turbo etc to take it in.

It´s hard to write (to try write) english after a long time

I hope you understand me

@se7en: what kind of turbo you got?

[Custommx3]

Moved to FORCED INDUCTION

[se7en]

check out the FAQ I wrote in this section.

I bought the probe turbo kit off ebay.com

I have a t3/t4 hybrid turbo.

[K8Boosted]

Haha I ran a 13.8 on a K8 with ebay parts total cost on turbo setup 1100
It was just a practice round for a biult setup

If you want to search through my posts my k8 setup is listed a few times

Haha when my KL 400hp setup was done I pushed 23 psi into the k8 no joke with injectors and a walbro

It had quite the kill list and took an bolt ons evo on the highway Good Laughs

Wish i would of ran it on the strip when the boost was on regulated who knows what it could of ran

[projectzemx3]

your english is very good. ive always thought a k8 turbo would be kinda cool. if you are really serious about turboing a k series motor then do what you want

[kenken]

have anyone tested the maximum boost that stock k8 injectors can take?

[K8Boosted]

Its tough to say but not too much with my k8 i ran 220 with a walbro and thats was plenty even above 10 psi...

I would just run 220cc I bet people on the board would give you them for next to nothing

[kenken]

so which engine are the 220s from?

[se7en]

220cc injectors come from the klde engine which is in the probe GT