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[Pacman123]

Hi Alex, A couple of quick questions if you dont mind. I just ordered some tokico illumina struts and received the following part numbers: TOBB3081, 3082 and 2 x 3083s I thought this was the correct part number, however the manual it comes with says theyre for a honda civic :s. Are they correct?

And also, I am about to order an Mfactory LSD and they asked me if i required a 26 or 28 spline, from my readings it is a 26 spline. Could you possibly confirm? before I order the wrong one haha.

PS I have a 1995 Ford Telstar TX5 v6 (Mazda 626 GE v6)
Thanks heaps

[ZE runner]

I was just doing some research on this today and found that meth/water injection increases octane up to 116! It seems to be safer. From what this tunner was saying he has seen more problems(det/engine failure) with boosted stock internal engines on 93pump @ only 8-10psi. Compared to meth @ 15-18psi! Apparently 93octane isnt always 93 octane.
http://www.alcoholinjectionsystems.c...icle_info.html
The kits arent that expensive either
http://www.alcohol-injection.com/wat...0/speed-3-144/

Do you know of any Con's of using meth? I was thinking about E85 but I heard that stuff gunks up your fuel sys. and need to run nylon or ss fuel lines.

[mx-3_4evr]

I'm dropping a KLG4 or KLDE in my Escort wagon and I want to run E85. I have millenia 305cc injectors and stock KL01 ECU and KL02 MAF. Would this be rich enough for E85? Has anyone ran E85 here with a stock ECU?

[ZE runner]

I'm dropping a KLG4 or KLDE in my Escort wagon and I want to run E85. I have millenia 305cc injectors and stock KL01 ECU and KL02 MAF. Would this be rich enough for E85? Has anyone ran E85 here with a stock ECU?

I realy wouldnt recommend that. Just use the stock inj. and 93 pump gas. Youll get better fuel milage/ hp and you wont have to swap your fuel lines.
FYI Millenia S injectors are 280cc and you can run 8psi max if your going to boost. You might want to do some research on E85 before you do that. Or just type E85 in the search bar. Or look @ what I just wrote about it. I was thinkin about it myself until I read the cons about it.^^^^

[dueces]

Where ever you heard all that, you got it all wrong... It takes 20-30% more E85 to run the same AFR, but that doesn't mean you will net less power. You gain power by keeping the intake temps down, and the 105 octane. That 105 octane is what most say their summer blend E85 creates.

There is NO POINT in running E85 if you have no way to tune the car. Yes dropping in 20-30% larger injectors will give you the right amount of fuel, but without the ability to increase the timing, you will not just magically gain power.

You guys need to understand more about E85 before just spouting off what you take away from what so and so said.... I ran E85 on my probe for over three years, and the current owner still runs it. My Evo ran E85 for 2.5 years when I owned it. NO, there is no residue or clogged lines. It did leave a little black color on my rails where the orings were, but the orings were fine.

I have personal experience with E85, so I would consider my knowledge valid on the subject. Also, My MS didn't even control spark, because that went out on my MS, for the second time..... So that means with E85, I was pushing up to 14psi on stock timing. That is where A LOT of power is made....

John

end of rant........

EDIT: My gas mileage in town was 15-16mpgs, but given the fact I was paying 65% what premium was(sometimes less) it was like getting 24mpgs on premium, or Dollar for Dollar. Hard to argue with that considering that is almost all city driving.....

[ZE runner]

Thanks for the correct info on E85. Sorry for any inacurate info (I removed it)

My E85 knowledge

Johns E85 knowledge

[KnezicDex]

Good day. I am about to change the whole exhaust system on my 1992 PGT. I've heard that you can't replace headers on this model. Is this true?

Btw. Im planing on doing it with 2.4inch aluminium pipes. Is the diameter (2.4inch) okey?
Note. There are none major upgrades on the car. Il just install some K&N Filters, ECU remap and this exhaust system. How much can this ecu remap give me extra hp? I'm planning on 180hp with these 3 mods.

Thank you very much for your answer!

[mx-3_4evr]

yes that is correct about E85, I don't know why people are so scared of E85. I am no noob, I'm a moderator on Clubprotege.com and have lots of experience with tuning cars etc... And I think I can make E85 work. Timing is adjustable on the KLDEs right? Just bump the timing on the distributor?

[mac1]

Good day. I am about to change the whole exhaust system on my 1992 PGT. I've heard that you can't replace headers on this model. Is this true?

Btw. Im planing on doing it with 2.4inch aluminium pipes. Is the diameter (2.4inch) okey?
Note. There are none major upgrades on the car. Il just install some K&N Filters, ECU remap and this exhaust system. How much can this ecu remap give me extra hp? I'm planning on 180hp with these 3 mods.

Thank you very much for your answer!

What motor are we talking about, auto or stick? Alluminum exhaust pipes? 2.4"? HP gain should be found via a dyno, way too many variables to consider.

[KnezicDex]

What motor are we talking about, auto or stick? Alluminum exhaust pipes? 2.4"? HP gain should be found via a dyno, way too many variables to consider.

2.2L Turbo Intercooled Manual(stick for you americans ) 5 speed. 50000miles. 2.4inch diameter of the pipeing.

[ZE runner]

yes that is correct about E85, I don't know why people are so scared of E85. I am no noob, I'm a moderator on Clubprotege.com and have lots of experience with tuning cars etc... And I think I can make E85 work. Timing is adjustable on the KLDEs right? Just bump the timing on the distributor?

If you try to adjust the ignition timing without jumpering the grnd and the TEN (test engine) it wont change a degree. Jumper them and when your happy shut the car off and take the jumper off. Im not sure if you need to reset the ECU. ive never needed to adjust my timming.

[93silverGT]

So i am looking at some ebay headers, and my brother said last time he did headers on a probe it was hard because of the EGR line on it. I thought i read somewhere that there is a delete for the EGR? I'm not sure but it would make things easier to install if there was a delete for the EGR, so question is is there? does it hurt my vehicle? How do you if you can?

Thanks!

[mx-3_4evr]

If you try to adjust the ignition timing without jumpering the grnd and the TEN (test engine) it wont change a degree. Jumper them and when your happy shut the car off and take the jumper off. Im not sure if you need to reset the ECU. ive never needed to adjust my timming.

So it's possible right? I think this is a go for me. Will a probinator chip bump the fuel map, and timing map? Also, will it delete the EGR system?

[KnezicDex]

So can i put custom, bigger headers on a manual PGT 1992 2.2turbo?

[ZE runner]

So it's possible right? I think this is a go for me. Will a probinator chip bump the fuel map, and timing map? Also, will it delete the EGR system?

Sure, if you really wanted to. My question is why? Do you just want to have a butt ugly sleeper? probes, madza 626's and mx6s are all so cheap to get right now. Why not just get one and just do a motor swap? I got my 6 for $500.
Also IMO might want to do a ZE swap if your going through the hassle and plan on staying NA. 200hp ZE vs 160DE
As far as probinator chip goes, Alex or someone else prolly could give you more precise info.
I know what an xtremethings ECU does http://www.xtremethings.com/Products.htm you can read for yourself. Its designed more for the ZE motor. If you really want to mess w/ timming get an MSII or MSIII