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Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 01:38
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Hey, i remember this being covered some time ago, but i cannot find the thread anywhere, someone mind pointing me in the right direction
Cheers
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Campbelltown
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Coffs Harbour
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 01:42
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oi macca. do u still have my old rolla ? hows she goin ?
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 01:46
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hey
yeah i still got it, although there must of been alot of bushmen work on it over the years, just had/found so many little problems
The bloody thing caught fire on me on last friday night, now that was scary coming over the anzac bridge no where to pull over, flames coming out the front. I have to thank you for the fire extenigusher you included, pity it was empty 
Still rollin
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 01:50
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Wasnt the one i was thinking of, the one iam thinking of refers to the actual building of the ultimate K engine, not one that i can only dream about !!!
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Coffs Harbour
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 01:54
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haha ok ill let my mate no, remember i only owned it for 3 weeks before u bought it, had no idea bout fire extenigusher ! he must used it and emptied it and didnt even tell me 
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Sydney
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 02:07
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thanks mate, much appreciated.
Had my heart set on an ra65 though it got sold before i could see it, so now iam thinking find a really clean ke70 or ke30 2door, and just put in a worked k engine, should be enough power to make me smile when i push that pedal down
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 02:09
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Don't use a ke70 for a worked k motor they are too heavy. i'd be using an earlier car as they are lighter so it means the car will be a fair chunk quicker on ye little motor.
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Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 02:12
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hmmm, just not sure i like leafs over springs very much having had a few different K rollas, can you upgrade the leafs to springs without to much hassel ?
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sydney
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Sydney
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 03:35
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| pushrod_POWA wrote on Wed, 23 November 2005 13:56 |
you might want to check out this site it has heaps of info about getting more power from 3k/4k engines
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My god, its a bible, thanks many many times
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Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 08:10
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itll be more cost effective in the end to drop a bigport 4age in with a lightweight flywheel if ur using a KE70 and itll outperform the 3k in standard form.
dave_ke30 took me for a drive in his car and he has a very worked 4k (bigport head ect) and twin carbies and megz's stock 4ag kills it.
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sydney, the shire
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June 2004
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 20:19
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i agree with dom, putting money into a k engine wont get you anywhere much faster.. and the money spent on the engine could have been more wisely spent buying a 4ag(z)e.
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Wed, 23 November 2005 20:59
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I had a twinky ke55 coupe and it was fun
I dont want to have the hassel of engine swaping, engineering, etc, etc
If i can just build this engine over the holidays and put it in, will be a nice upgrade for about 1500 or so $$$, and i can always move the engine to another krolla easily, so i see that as the main reasons to do it
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Thu, 24 November 2005 06:13
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| dave_ke30 wrote on Thu, 24 November 2005 07:19 |
i agree with dom, putting money into a k engine wont get you anywhere much faster.. and the money spent on the engine could have been more wisely spent buying a 4ag(z)e.
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i disagree. you can make a very quick little 4K for not much money. my KE15 went very well against many 4AG powered cars. it's all about doing the right things, not just spending money for the heck of it.
of course a GZE will be better, but then you MUST upgrade brakes, gearbox, diff, get engineering as well as fitting the engine itself... this is NOT a cheap process.
so you could spend $500 for a bit of fun learning to do stufff yourself.. or you could spend $3-4K... of course the GZE is faster, but it's a different modding direction....
and which is easier to get insurance for 
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sydney, the shire
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Re: Ultimate K Engine
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Thu, 24 November 2005 06:28
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hmm you make a good point.. ive learnt a fair bit from k engines and they are reliable and tough.. the 5k i had for a while had a blown head gasket and never missed a beat!
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