rebuild of a ka24e

[Cnile51]

KA's are not cheap to build. There is a reason why not many attempt to build them.

It's the same reason why MOST people don't bother doing any work to a sohc honda motor. Doesnt make any sense when you look at the entire spectrum of
options.

If you want to be different then cool, but there's a smarter way to be different than taking the harder route.

Ka's have very little aftermarket support. There's a reason why AMS even discountinued their KA turbo manifolds.

Are there companies out there that you can dig through and find that make products?- yes absolutley.

Most of the forum "techs" don't know half the **** they are talking about, half of them don't work on their own cars, most of them justify the KA because they can't really afford much else.

What YOU need to do -NissanSweety- is log on and make an account with nico club and zilvia.

Search : KA vs. SR

and see the differences.

For the price of "building" your KA, you can probably:

Buy a stock turbo SR, have it installed and call it a day.

I have seen many KA gurus try and go this route, almost all but a few fail or are still working on their setups.

As for the shop bickering, I don't mean to sound like a **** but you guys should just stop hijacking this chicks thread and follow the rules.

-Nas

[StreetStarsPride]

i found these somewhat helpful on zilvia.

http://zilvia.net/f/engine-tech/62607-sr20det-faq.html

http://zilvia.net/f/engine-tech/62609-ka24det-faq.html

http://zilvia.net/f/engine-tech/91288-na-ka-faq.html

[nissansweety91]

yeah you guys have some very good points. and actually i always thought it be dumb to turbo a sohc but from the info i found i was just suprised to see the numbers, as for a KA reaching 200 i heard its actually kinda simple. but its almost like somethings get over rated... example small blocks can produce just as much hp an torque as a big block whos to say a KA cant produce the same as a highly liked sr.. basically from what i found the sr is popular because its cheap an parts are cheap. If there was something else just as cheap and as good that motor would be popular as well..

and its alright about the shop *****ing, it happens but *****ing about a shop because someone swears by them isnt a bad thing, they just overally show there compassion for the place... and why not since people overally show compassion for there cars or cars ingeneral on the forum.


mmmm hot pockets =)

[Menace]

Originally Posted by nissansweety91

yeah you guys have some very good points. and actually i always thought it be dumb to turbo a sohc but from the info i found i was just suprised to see the numbers, as for a KA reaching 200 i heard its actually kinda simple. but its almost like somethings get over rated... example small blocks can produce just as much hp an torque as a big block whos to say a KA cant produce the same as a highly liked sr.. basically from what i found the sr is popular because its cheap an parts are cheap. If there was something else just as cheap and as good that motor would be popular as well..

and its alright about the shop *****ing, it happens but *****ing about a shop because someone swears by them isnt a bad thing, they just overally show there compassion for the place... and why not since people overally show compassion for there cars or cars ingeneral on the forum.

Youre stating the obvious here. Nobody is saying its physically impossible to build a KA that can produce numbers similar to an SR, theyre just saying its dumb and a waste of money. Of course the SR is popular due to price and parts being so readily available, so if there was another motor exactly like it, why wouldnt that one be popular as well? Thats just common sense.

I wasnt *****ing about or bashing Pride, please quote my post and show me the part where I badmouthed Pride AT ALL. *waits*, You cant. All I asked was why Mete -promoted- them so hard. Simple question that was asked and answered, end of story.

[HighwayStarX]

Originally Posted by Cnile51

KA's are not cheap to build. There is a reason why not many attempt to build them.

It's the same reason why MOST people don't bother doing any work to a sohc honda motor. Doesnt make any sense when you look at the entire spectrum of
options.

If you want to be different then cool, but there's a smarter way to be different than taking the harder route.

Ka's have very little aftermarket support. There's a reason why AMS even discountinued their KA turbo manifolds.

Are there companies out there that you can dig through and find that make products?- yes absolutley.

Most of the forum "techs" don't know half the **** they are talking about, half of them don't work on their own cars, most of them justify the KA because they can't really afford much else.

What YOU need to do -NissanSweety- is log on and make an account with nico club and zilvia.

Search : KA vs. SR

and see the differences.

For the price of "building" your KA, you can probably:

Buy a stock turbo SR, have it installed and call it a day.

I have seen many KA gurus try and go this route, almost all but a few fail or are still working on their setups.

As for the shop bickering, I don't mean to sound like a **** but you guys should just stop hijacking this chicks thread and follow the rules.

-Nas

Originally Posted by StreetStarsPride

i found these somewhat helpful on zilvia.

http://zilvia.net/f/engine-tech/62607-sr20det-faq.html

http://zilvia.net/f/engine-tech/62609-ka24det-faq.html

http://zilvia.net/f/engine-tech/91288-na-ka-faq.html

Great information here

[nissansweety91]

Originally Posted by Menace

Youre stating the obvious here. Nobody is saying its physically impossible to build a KA that can produce numbers similar to an SR, theyre just saying its dumb and a waste of money. Of course the SR is popular due to price and parts being so readily available, so if there was another motor exactly like it, why wouldnt that one be popular as well? Thats just common sense.

I wasnt *****ing about or bashing Pride, please quote my post and show me the part where I badmouthed Pride AT ALL. *waits*, You cant. All I asked was why Mete -promoted- them so hard. Simple question that was asked and answered, end of story.

first i didnt say anyone said it wasnt impossible to turbo a sohc ka

second i was mearly getting info on prices for comparison because it sparked an interest in me.

third i didnt say you said anything about bashing pride soooo i dont know what your talking about. i was just stating that i didnt care that u guys jacked my thread thats all lol. i dont care who said what and what questions were asked or answered about his love for pride

so now back on topic..


while i was lookin at motors i cameacross a kashort block and i guess stock there long blocks? i tried reading about it but thye seem like the same thing.. or did i miss understand something?

[nissansweety91]

Originally Posted by Cnile51

KA's are not cheap to build. There is a reason why not many attempt to build them.

It's the same reason why MOST people don't bother doing any work to a sohc honda motor. Doesnt make any sense when you look at the entire spectrum of
options.

If you want to be different then cool, but there's a smarter way to be different than taking the harder route.

Ka's have very little aftermarket support. There's a reason why AMS even discountinued their KA turbo manifolds.

Are there companies out there that you can dig through and find that make products?- yes absolutley.

Most of the forum "techs" don't know half the **** they are talking about, half of them don't work on their own cars, most of them justify the KA because they can't really afford much else.

What YOU need to do -NissanSweety- is log on and make an account with nico club and zilvia.

Search : KA vs. SR

and see the differences.

For the price of "building" your KA, you can probably:

Buy a stock turbo SR, have it installed and call it a day.

I have seen many KA gurus try and go this route, almost all but a few fail or are still working on their setups.

As for the shop bickering, I don't mean to sound like a **** but you guys should just stop hijacking this chicks thread and follow the rules.

-Nas

thanks nas =)

[Liteemup39496]

well in case you didnt know already shortblock = no head, longblock= w/head and sometimes intake manifold.

believe it or not to turbo a kae is fairly easy and have it reliable. i had everything planned out. but decided not to do it since funds are low

[nissansweety91]

yeah.. wasnt really sure if i was goin to turbo it.. kinda not into turboing a sohc

[Dr Weasel MD]

if sr20 parts are so cheap, why am i so broke

[nissansweety91]

Originally Posted by mr_eh

if sr20 parts are so cheap, why am i so broke

because you want to have a very fast 240

[Dr Weasel MD]

well that makes sense

[Jimbolion]

my iphone has need for speed underground. bought me a 240 first, then sold it for an evo, then sold it for a 370z. im a beast at iphone drifting.

**** is awesome.

[nissansweety91]

so yeah priced everything out an it wouldnt be that bad, but the whole $$ to hp thing doesnt even out. just figured it be a faster swap than the sr and less bs..

thank you guys =)


still need to do the meet thing..

[Liteemup39496]

http://www.njtuners.com/showthread.php?t=29707
friday meet walmart by rockaway mall, last week there was 6-7 s13's and an s14

[nissansweety91]

oh ok didnt know lol

[nissansweety91]

so is that like a usually friday thing or like once a month thing