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Hey all,
I'm toying with the idea of a new, more powerful engine for the Laser. At the moment she's just got the stock 1.6L carby fed manual, fun as hell to drive, but..  ME WANT MORE!! I'm thinking either the KLZE 2.5L V6 (TX5 or Mazda MX6(I think?)) or the 1.8L Turbo TX3 engine. As I said, at the moment it's just an idea but if anyone has any opinions, ideas, or better yet... experience with these swaps, fire away.
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if your going to the effort of the KL V6 you may as well go a little bit further and go a duratech v6
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JOSE wrote: if your going to the effort of the KL V6 you may as well go a little bit further and go a duratech v6 I'm looking at the KLZE cos it's a very compact engine and I know they will fit. The Duratec? I'm not sure if that can be done without a lot of extra hassle. But the more ideas the merrier. 
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Esteven8 wrote: JOSE wrote: if your going to the effort of the KL V6 you may as well go a little bit further and go a duratech v6 I'm looking at the KLZE cos it's a very compact engine and I know they will fit. The Duratec? I'm not sure if that can be done without a lot of extra hassle. But the more ideas the merrier. After a little more research on the Duratec idea.... No. While the engines ARE similar in many aspects there would be a fair bit of modding involved to make it work, also the power output on the Duratec 25 v KLZE is basically the same. So on a $$ spent to power gained basis not worthwhile. Nice idea though JOSE. Keep em coming Guys 
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mate had an 87 with a 1.8 in it. tuned with motec to 18psi r35 or r45, cant remember. estimated 217kw at the block. thing weighted nothing & f**k went. still had lag, but the 1.8 got things moving well before the boost came in.
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fiftyone wrote: mate had an 87 with a 1.8 in it. tuned with motec to 18psi r35 or r45, cant remember. estimated 217kw at the block. thing weighted nothing & f**k went. still had lag, but the 1.8 got things moving well before the boost came in. That's what I'm looking for!! Was it a 5 door hatch like mine and had the engine swapped over? Or a TX3 that come with the 1.8 and was worked at a later date? Cause if anyone has had experience with these sort of swaps (From a 1.6 carb to a 1.8EFI Turbo or KLZE) I'd love to hear from you. The V6 appeals to me 'cause it's something a little different, would go like a rocket, sound awesome and would keep people guessing 'just what the hell is in that thing?' But on the other side of the coin the 1.8 Turbo would be a more straightforward conversion and can give just as much go, but it's a fairly common swap. Not necessarily a bad thing though, parts would be easier to get etc... Hmmmm decisions, decisions.............
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think it was just a 1.6efi convert with stock internals on the 1.8.
was a 3 door AWD. Have a look around fordlaser.com they are a lot more specific in to the modifications of the lasers & 323's
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fiftyone wrote: Have a look around fordlaser.com they are a lot more specific in to the modifications of the lasers & 323's Ok will do, thanks mate.
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The gear box's are not that strong if abused...
Imo go the BP engine...
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