Can I swap thottle bodies?

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XTCshri2222
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I have my 96 Altima beater with it's KA24DE thottle body, can i swap that onto my CA and swap my CA one back in it's place? I know the KA can mount in place of the CA but will it work reversed...


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CaEric
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Good question ..but what intercooler kit do u have on you car ?

XTCshri2222
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CaEric wrote:Good question ..but what intercooler kit do u have on you car ?
it's something the orignial shop who did my swap custom made. piping is SR i believe.

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I had both of those throttle bodies side by side and one wasnt any bigger than the other...

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I don't think that KA24DE tb's can be swapped w/o modification. I have a KA24E one on my CA. All I had to do was flip it upside down, cut off the coolant ports, and port the flange on the intake manifold. Plus, I got the KA24E tb for $20 shipped.

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rico05 wrote:I don't think that KA24DE tb's can be swapped w/o modification. I have a KA24E one on my CA. All I had to do was flip it upside down, cut off the coolant ports, and port the flange on the intake manifold. Plus, I got the KA24E tb for $20 shipped.
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