how good is a ka24de motor

[joes89240]

i just recently bought a 1989 nissan 3dr hatch. and its been slightly moded,
it has drift coil overs. short throw shift. camber kits up front. welded rear end. borla exhaust. and the guy i got it from said he put a ka24de in it. i dk much about nissans and i wanna know how good are they. are they decent to build up. are they dependible.

[pj]

the first negative you'll hear is "its a s*** truck motor"
but ignore that, it doesnt rev as high as others, but its torquey...can be built as well as any other motor, its reliable as n/a...it can be turbo'ed there are kits for it now and boost oriented internals available.
good motor, keep oil in it and dont slam into and past redline all the time, take care of it even slightly and itll prove a good reliable plant.

[simmode1]

^^^Exactly. Ain't nothing wrong with a well maintained KA. It's got lots of performance potential. Just don't be expecting it to behave like a Honda motor, cuz it ain't.

[simmode1]

KA is crap... SR please..............

STFU &

Matt Powers' Professional Formula D drift car... powered by a turbo'd KA24DE.


KA's are fine, OP. SR's are fine, but don't buy into the hype.

[allenms240]

Im assuming it is an 89 or 90. It came stock with a KA24E, That's single cam. The DE is dual cam and he swapped it over. I, or any of my friends, haven't had ANY problems with a KA, SRs on the other hand always causing troubles, but turbo'd adds complications. KAs are notorious for having injectors go out though
just don't go to redline, it's useless with the KA, the power decreases after 1k from the redline IIRC.

[simmode1]

Oh god. Someone plz lock this thread. We all know its going nowhere.

[OutToWinPAHC]

You missed the stickies, please check and read them. Then search for answers.

[scotty-2-forty]

i just recently bought a 1989 nissan 3dr hatch. and its been slightly moded,
it has drift coil overs. short throw shift. camber kits up front. welded rear end. borla exhaust. and the guy i got it from said he put a ka24de in it. i dk much about nissans and i wanna know how good are they. are they decent to build up. are they dependible.

It's a sh\tty-a~~ truck motor!

[scotty-2-forty]

KA is crap... SR please..............

Bring yer SR and I'll write a paragraph or two about this while I wait for you at the finish line. ...... Quickly deleted that, didn't he.

[badbob2121]

Bring yer SR and I'll write a paragraph or two about this while I wait for you at the finish line

i agree the KA motors are good motors and have plenty potential, but this comment is stupid... and should give the mods even more of a reason to lock this thread...

we know were this is goin

[scotty-2-forty]

Bring yer SR and I'll write a paragraph or two about this while I wait for you at the finish line

i agree the KA motors are good motors and have plenty potential, but this comment is stupid... and should give the mods even more of a reason to lock this thread...

we know were this is goin

Very good badbob2121, it was meant to be stupid ... just like this thread. Agreed.

[White Comet]

KA is crap... SR please..............

Bring yer SR and I'll write a paragraph or two about this while I wait for you at the finish line. ...... Quickly deleted that, didn't he.

probably got deleted by a mod

[scotty-2-forty]

KA is crap... SR please..............

probably got deleted by a mod

I don't know, but it was definitely one of those comments that adds no value ... kinda like this THREAD! "How good is a Ka24de motor" ... ... It's the GOODEST, I say.