DeeAOne's BF KLDE Swap.

[DeeAOne]

lol.

ive been looking all over for nice N/A setups, and for the money(which i dont have much of), it just all seems a waste. i see people spending bunches of money on a 11:1+ motor only to make ~240whp. that would still get dusted by a 100K+ mile DE on some boost.

the thing is i have a ZE, so if i boosted it could only go up to 7lbs of boost of so, especially since im shaving my heads. i dont know if i want to push my motor right to its breaking point.

[Damkid]

^^once I got my ZE boosted I'll let you know if it can handle more then 7lbs or not, I plan on running much more then that

[FE3-323]

the rods are the only real weakpoint. get some rods & you dont have to worry.
I could do a groupbuy for KL rods just the same as i did for the FE3 guys. but id need 10 serious people

[Damkid]

^^what would they cost roughly?

[Mazda_Powered]

KL fatty rods would be a nice investment for you 2 lol

[DeeAOne]

let me know. i may be interested to get them now and just save them for later.

update: just bought everything i need to put the motor back together, plus a few goodies! about to take the heads and pistons/rods to the machine shop as we speak.

[DeeAOne]

I also found a sticky on PT dealing with milling heads. .035 is the highest you can go before needing a new tensioner, .055 being the max before you have valve issues. I played it safe and went .025.

[Mazda_Powered]

cool! i knew there was a catch with milling the heads, glad you found it.

[DeeAOne]

Another question lol, you guys think I will need adj. Cam gears? Or do you think I can get away without them?

[bomdoutscort]

IF you want the most with going standalone i'd go adj cam gears.

[DeeAOne]

True. I've never even seen a set for sale. Lol

[Mazda_Powered]

won't work the way you want it to man lol, i was just talking about the machine work and thats what they would be for.

1 adjustable cam gear would adjust the cam timing on a complete cylinder head, not just the intake or exhaust cam on that cylinder head....

[Mazda_Powered]

http://www.offroadvw.net/bajawes/V6_baja/KLZE_cars/tt_HR_klze_close.jpg

[The Pile]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mazda-Kl-series-twin-adjustable-cam-pulleys-/250669295043?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a5d0de5c3

takes 4 weeks for them to make them...

[Mazda_Powered]

nice find, here's what they say about the function of the gears

Purpose: - To correct timing after a head skim - regaining perfect timing & power - To correct each banks timing after using different thickness head gaskets - To reduce rotating mass, reducing strain and potentially net power gains (451grams vs. stock approx 535grams) - To dress up your engine bay Remember: One pulley per bank does not time exhaust/intake separately, this is for adjustment of the whole bank's timing. Specifications: - Brand new set of 2 cam pulleys - Adjust timing advance and retard 10 degrees BUT remember this is both intake and exhaust cams - Made with HE30/6082 grade alloy with hardened teeth - High grade adjustment bolts/hardware - Anodized center part with high quality anodizing of one of these color (Blue, Red, Silver, Purple, Gold or Black) - 24 month warranty from CDF Racing