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Mazda MX3 KLZE
http://mazdamx3klze.blogspot.com/
A blog that demonstrates a step-by-step modification of a totally used stock car to a full race body Mazda. The major addition includes a 2.5L KLZE Engine producing 250 HP!
Recent Posts
Lightening up the Mazda MX3
As fuel prices exploded in the last 5 years it has come to my attention that I should find some way to lighten the MX3. A simple law of Physics says that the higher the mass the more force has to be applied to accelerate maintain its speed and decele...
Chipping the KLZE ECU
With the KLZE build getting closer and closer to completion, I wondered how the stock ECU would handle managing the new engine. Like I've said in past posts, the stock ECU can be used in a MX3 KLZE swap with no modifications whatsoever. But, since my...
A Forced Ram Air Intake, a Noteworthy Upgrade
I briefly discussed this upgrade in the post Rebuilding the KLZE Block, My Parts List... where I listed the parts I bought and their price. Some parts of the article have been used again here. In this article I will put more detail into the modificat...
Rebuilding the KLZE Block, My Parts List...
I finally received the KLZE engine and the matching transmission from TigerJapanese. The engine looks in good shape for what I can see. It has no apparent past oil leaks, no burned oil in the valve cases and the engine turned over fine manually. I'm ...
Getting my Hands on a KLZE Engine
I discussed in the two previous posts "FE-ZE or KL-ZE Engines: Which is Better?" and "And the Engine that will go in the Mazda MX3 is..." the reasons for which I chose to buy a KLZE block. Now that I have straightened up this topic, I have to actuall...
And the Engine that will go in the Mazda MX3 Is...
This is a follow up to the post FE-ZE or KL-ZE Engines: Which is Better? In this post I had discussed the characteristics of both engines and the possibility of doing a sucessful swap in a Mazda MX3.For numerous reasons including cost, availiblilty o...

