In article >,
"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote:

> >> > --
> >> > Alan Baker
> >> > Vancouver, British Columbia
> >> > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
> >
> > And the beauty of it...
> >
> > ...is that there are LOTS of them!
> >
> > The engine was used in the Mazda 626, MX-6, and more importantly, the
> > Ford Probe GT.
> >
> > There's an entire 1995 Ford Probe GT on Craigslist right now... ...for
> > $500!!
> >
> > --
> > Alan Baker
> > Vancouver, British Columbia
> > <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
>
>
>
> It's a very interesting project and if that guy who did it would assist, not
> nearly as difficult as it was for him, I'm sure. I'd like to know how much
> that carburetor set up cost him. Seems like he did a few things very exotic
> that could have been done much simpler. Just hard to say how much those
> things benefitted the end result. What did he say, 180hp at the wheels?
>
> Any idea what the stock motor / fuel system yields horsepower wise (at the
> wheels)?

My understanding is that the stock KL-DE is about 160, but it can be
fairly easily upgraded to KL-ZE spec and that yields about 200hp.

On a purely horsepower-per-hour-of-effort basis, I don't think I can
really justify the project, but if I can do it for the fun of the
project and do it as a build-up that takes place mostly outside of the
existing car and can be dropped in when much of the work has already
been done, then I like it for the uniqueness of it and for the engine
note you'd get.

Anyone and his brother can throw money and time at a Miata and do a V8
conversion and I can't say that it interests me very much to do what
anyone and his brother can do.

:-)

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
<http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>