Atlanta Import 240SX NOOB!

[PSINXS]

u can turbo anything. i said to handle boost. u will put more money in internals to make that motor last than u would an sr. u will need to upgrade any ka as most have high mileage. go ahead and boost it. and run it daily. its gotta to shit out on you. about 3 grand to swap in an sr. 2000 for clip and 1000 for labor. take 3k for a turbo kit for a ka pus what u need to make it hold up. and i kow plenty of ppl with sr's that arent stock. most i see arent.

[CMO]

Now if you add the cost of building the motor then yeah it goes up past a sr20 swap. There are plenty of people that have boosted 100,000 mile ka's and have ran them around 300-350hp for yrs. Now if you start modding the sr20 then your adding cost which makes the price go up on the over all swap. Whan I say stock sr20's I mean stock turbo with a smic. Lets say you add a front mount. If you buy a intercooler kit it's gonna be atleast $600. THen you still have to get a bov. Now for the same $600 you can buy internals for the ka and get 400+hp out of it. Really it boils down to what you like more.

[1439/2000]

Now if you add the cost of building the motor then yeah it goes up past a sr20 swap. There are plenty of people that have boosted 100,000 mile ka's and have ran them around 300-350hp for yrs. Now if you start modding the sr20 then your adding cost which makes the price go up on the over all swap. Whan I say stock sr20's I mean stock turbo with a smic. Lets say you add a front mount. If you buy a intercooler kit it's gonna be atleast $600. THen you still have to get a bov. Now for the same $600 you can buy internals for the ka and get 400+hp out of it. Really it boils down to what you like more.

Huh? And you're not going to intercool the ka? You still have to spend that money on an intercooler bov and internals.

KAs have their strong sides and they also have big weak sides.

[FDslider]

And don't let anyone fool you with that bullshit ass excuse about why a KA is better for bost than an SR....... "the KA has an iron block, so it can handle more boost! Not like an SR, with a weak aluminum block." I have had an SR for 2 and a half years now. Still runs just as great as it did the first day I fired it up. And then I have the KA graveyard. Trust when I tell you that a rod can come through that IRON block (I gots the proof for you!!!).hehehehe

[CMO]

Huh? And you're not going to intercool the ka? You still have to spend that money on an intercooler bov and internals.

KAs have their strong sides and they also have big weak sides.

When I was talking about a turbo kit fot he KA an intercooler was included in the price. You can buy a kit with and intercooler for about the same price as an sr20 swap. What is a big weak side of a ka?

[Kermit]

Welcome, enjoy your stay.

[silviadriftr]

welcome!! As for the sr or ka, everyone knows what I prefer(sr). And I will say from experience, I have seen way more ka's with rods sticking out of a big hole in the block than sr's. And when you consider the possibility of putting down 600whp on a full stock bottom end sr, why not?