I wanna go KA-T. Tired of searching. Who has something that works under $1000.

[chi0082]

I've been reading up on going KA-T for awhile now. Been searching and searching and now I'm overloaded with tons of info that just confuses me more than helps me. My goals are to go about 300 HP as a daily driver at safe boost while not breaking the bank. Plus, I'm looking to source my parts seperately rather then buy a kit. Yes, my engine is in good shape. Yes, I've read the turbo for dummies write-up. And yes I've read that too.

So, what I want to know is YOUR setup that you have or wish you should have had that works or would have worked. Remember my budget is under $1000. I don't care if you sourced everything from ebay. Just tell me from whom you bought your parts from as you list them and for how much. I know it can be done for under $1000 reliably. I want simplicity, ease of installation, and low cost. Thanks!

[S13FX]

Uhm homey for under 1000 you can have all three.

Look it up some where on here there is a saying. That describes how you can't have all three.

Reliable under 1k No way, Ease of installation, Unless you buy a complete kit or have done a turbo project before then prepare for some head aches. Low cost, well they do sell full kits on ebay, but then you can throw reliability out the window.

So think about it, and don't do something you will regret.

[KATwo40]

Mods, please lock.

[superDorifto]

When YOU are "tired of searching", WE are "tired of helping"

CHEAP. FAST. RELIABLE. you only get to pick two....

[boznuttz]

When YOU are "tired of searching", WE are "tired of helping"

CHEAP. FAST. RELIABLE. you only get to pick two....

Signature worthy, lol.

[S13FX]

The following are accounts of actual exchangesbetween airline pilots and control towers around theworld.

Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock,6 miles!"Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digitalwatches!"

"TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45Degrees.""Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise canwe make up here?"

From an unknown aircraft waiting in a verylong takeoff queue: "I'm f...ing bored!"Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircrafttransmitting, identify yourself immediately!"Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f...ing bored,not f...ing stupid!"

O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329heavy, your traffic is aFokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."United 239: "Approach, I've always wanted to saythis... I've got the little Fokker in sight."

A student became lost during a solocross-country flight. While attempting to locatethe aircraft on radar, ATC asked,"What was your last known position?"Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had anexceedingly long roll out after touching down.San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, make a hardright turn at the end of the runway, if you areable.If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit offHighway 101, make a right at the lights and returnto theairport."

There's a story about the military pilot callingfor a priority landing because his single-engine jetfighterwas running "a bit peaked."Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that hewas number two, behind a B-52 that had one engineshut down."Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "Thedreaded seven-engine approach."

Taxiing down the tarmac, a DC-10 abruptly stopped,turned around And returned to the gate. After anhour-long wait, it finally took off. A concernedpassenger asked the flight attendant, "What,exactly, was the problem?""The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard inthe engine," explained the flight attendant. "Ittook us awhile to find a new pilot."

A Pan Am 727 flight waiting for startclearance in Munich overheard the following:Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our startclearance time?"Ground (in English): "If you want an answer youmust speak in English."

Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying aGerman airplane, in Germany. Why must I speakEnglish?"Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautifulBritish accent):"Because you lost the bloody war."

Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff,contact Departure on frequency 124.7"Eastern 702 "Tower, Eastern 702 switchingtoDeparture. By the way,after we lifted off we sawsome kind of dead animal on the far end of therunway."Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoffbehind Eastern 702,contact Departure on frequency124.7. Did youcopy that report fromEastern 702?"Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared fortakeoff, roger; and yes, we copied Eastern... we'vealready notified our caterers."

One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told bythe tower to hold short of the active runway while aDC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turnedaround, and taxied back past the Cherokee. Somequick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on theradio and said, "What a cute little plane. Did youmake it all by yourself?"

The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult goby, came back with a real zinger: "I made it out ofDC-8 parts.Another landing like yours and I'll haveenough parts for another one."

The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airportare renowned as a short-tempered lot. They not onlyexpect one to know one's gate parking location, buthow to get there without any assistance from them.So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747)listened to the following exchange betweenFrankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747,call sign Speedbird 206.Speedbird 206: "Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear ofactive runway."Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate AlphaOne-Seven." The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiwayand slowed to a stop.Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you aregoing?"Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking upour gate location now."Ground (with quite arrogant impatience):"Speedbird 206, have youNot been to Frankfurt before?"Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but itwas dark, and I didn't land."

While taxiing at London's Gatwick Airport, thecrew of a US Air flight departing for Ft. Lauderdalemade a wrong turn and came nose to nose with aUnited 727. An irate female ground controller lashedout at the US Air crew, screaming: "US Air 2771,where the hell are you going?! I told you to turnright onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right onDelta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult foryou to tell thedifference between C and D, but get it right!"Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, shewas now shouting hysterically: "God! Now you'vescrewed everything up! It'll take forever to sortthis out! You stay right there anddon't move till I tell you to! You can expectprogressive taxi instructions in about half an hourand I want you to go exactly where I tell you, whenI tell you, and how I tell you!You got that, US Air 2771?""Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.Naturally, the ground control communicationsfrequency fell terriblysilent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771.Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate groundcontroller in her current state of mind.Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick wasdefinitely running high.Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence andkeyed his microphone, asking: "Wasn't I married toyou once?"

[WDRacing]

Hey Chi,

Welcome to Nico and KAT!!!

The easiest way to answer your question is quite simple. There IS NO WAY to do it. If you are as edebt at searching as you claim to be, then find the parts on EBAY. Thats your best bet, not that its a good choice, but its your only one.

You should be well versed in what is required if you read everything you say you have.

Best of luck, if you succeed, I'll make it an article and add it to the FAQ.

WD

[chi0082]

When YOU are "tired of searching", WE are "tired of helping"

CHEAP. FAST. RELIABLE. you only get to pick two....

LMAO. Not true. But if you think so, then so be it. I think otherwise. If you know where to source your parts, you can get it cheap. Cheap doesn't necessarily kick out reliablility. What most people fail to see and understand is that almost everything out there is made from the same sh*t, and sold under different names. For example, you can pay $1000 for a mani while I can get an identical one for $300 from a less reputable manufacturer who uses the same material and manufacturing process as the "better" branded one. True, there are a lot of crap out there that we have to sift through to find the great deals. That is why I am here asking. To seek info from those of you who have already been there and done it so that you can advise me of where to find those deals. And I know ebay isn't the only place. So don't give me the "don't buy cheap stuff" or "don't get it from ebay" crap. Because that's besides the point. If you find it to be impossible, then I don't need to hear from you. However, if you see that it can be done and have tried it, then help me out. Thanks!

[boznuttz]

If you spend 300 for a manifold....It's going to take a lot more than 700 bucks for a setup that even runs......700 won't cover much at all, lol.

[S13FX]

[nissanfanatic]

LMAO. Not true. But if you think so, then so be it. I think otherwise. If you know where to source your parts, you can get it cheap. Cheap doesn't necessarily kick out reliablility. What most people fail to see and understand is that almost everything out there is made from the same sh*t, and sold under different names. For example, you can pay $1000 for a mani while I can get an identical one for $300 from a less reputable manufacturer who uses the same material and manufacturing process as the "better" branded one. True, there are a lot of crap out there that we have to sift through to find the great deals. That is why I am here asking. To seek info from those of you who have already been there and done it so that you can advise me of where to find those deals. And I know ebay isn't the only place. So don't give me the "don't buy cheap stuff" or "don't get it from ebay" crap. Because that's besides the point. If you find it to be impossible, then I don't need to hear from you. However, if you see that it can be done and have tried it, then help me out. Thanks!

So do it then.

[boznuttz]

PWNED!!!

[S13FX]

[gaehrings13]

Buy my turbo kit i'll sell it too you.... seriously. Email me at [email protected] and i'll tell you what i got for sale maybe we can work something out.

[Florida240sx]

I did my friends ka-t for 1300ish with a brand new safc and fuel pump. Car has been running strong for 8months now. But he's at 210ish rwhp...not 300 of what your asking. Which then you need timing control, o don't forget your stock clutch will be toasted immediately. Don't come in here arguing with us. If you can do a 300hp relaible set-up for under 1k you need to show all ud 300+hp guys who have reliable set-ups where we went wrong in spending 3x as much.My clutch alone cost $400

[Craving4Boost]

chi - I honestly believe your only path to fullfill your goals is using nitrous...

[myRed240]

Well, I did mine for $1000...

.........................times 5.64



Now I just hope that I can get 300hp out of it...

ps. It wasn't simple and not exactly easy to install.
Modified by myRed240 at 4:34 PM 1/19/2007

[Dustin240]

Try this

T3 W/internal wastgate 8psiMake or have a friend make the manifold and down pipeWalbro 255FMU 8to1Ebay blow off valve stage 3 friction pad w/stock pressure plate

[Florida240sx]

Try this

T3 W/internal wastgate 8psiMake or have a friend make the manifold and down pipeWalbro 255FMU 8to1Ebay blow off valve stage 3 friction pad w/stock pressure plate

Going to make 300rwhp on 8psi???So what you going to use to control timing???FMU won't work well enough to get that power, you'll be too rich somehwere and not get maximum performance.Mani and downpipe is going to cost you some $$$ even if you just get the flanges and piping.... don't forget piping and couplers for your IC system???? Hmm block...turbo.....oil pan..... Where is your feed and return lines... Ebay

[R6_240sx]

If you do the KA-T the cheap way ur gonna be like this:

haha... the 3 stages of Black95s14

1) yessss!.... i just gotta 240sx... all i need now is an sr20!2) wtf?!? $2500 for an s13 redtop sr20?? 3) fack sr20s...! imma just boost my high mileage ka and hope it holds together

[WDRacing]

*Uses his best Rob Schneider voice*...You can DO IT!!!!

[KATwo40]

SSAC Ebay manifold $150T3/T04E from Blindside Imports $375Ebay FMIC $100Ebay IC pipes $100550cc/min injectors $300

Ok, so we just broke $1000 without touching fuel pump, engine management, exhaust connection (downpipe), clutch (OEM WILL slip at your desired power level), wastegate to control boost, oil lines, vacuum lines...

You could turbo your car for $1000 easily. But that would leave you wanting, severely. You'd have a "too small" turbo, limited injection and limited hp (down around 210-220whp).

[WDRacing]

Jump on AIM d!ck

[Florida240sx]

This thread is too nooby....must talk to someone who isn't talking out their a55.

#1 thing I hate is when someone ask for help and then argues with you

[crzycav86]

SSAC Ebay manifold $150T3/T04E from Blindside Imports $375Ebay FMIC $100Ebay IC pipes $100550cc/min injectors $300

Ok, so we just broke $1000 without touching fuel pump, engine management, exhaust connection (downpipe), clutch (OEM WILL slip at your desired power level), wastegate to control boost, oil lines, vacuum lines...

You could turbo your car for $1000 easily. But that would leave you wanting, severely. You'd have a "too small" turbo, limited injection and limited hp (down around 210-220whp).

if i cared enough to help out this dude... i would have written this.

[mikerbike]

Okay, maybe I'm a little late, but I made my ENTIRE turbo kit for about $700. The intercooler and BOV were the only generic 'ebay' parts I put into it. I'm sure I'm not making 300 HP though. I dyno'd at 5 psi and made 177WHP. I turned it up to 10 psi, but I never went back to the dyno. I'm probably making more like 210WHP now.

[daconkiftador]

When YOU are "tired of searching", WE are "tired of helping"

CHEAP. FAST. RELIABLE. you only get to pick two....

thats awesome

[eazye2000]

When YOU are "tired of searching", WE are "tired of helping"

CHEAP. FAST. RELIABLE. you only get to pick two....

[Dustin240]

Going to make 300rwhp on 8psi???So what you going to use to control timing???FMU won't work well enough to get that power, you'll be too rich somehwere and not get maximum performance.Mani and downpipe is going to cost you some $$$ even if you just get the flanges and piping.... don't forget piping and couplers for your IC system???? Hmm block...turbo.....oil pan..... Where is your feed and return lines... Ebay

8psi can get u realy close to 300crank hp & come on controling timing with only 8psi. No need . The fmu will run rich close to red line, 10:1 for me. 11.5:1af up to 5k.

[hannibal]

Okay, maybe I'm a little late, but I made my ENTIRE turbo kit for about $700. The intercooler and BOV were the only generic 'ebay' parts I put into it. I'm sure I'm not making 300 HP though. I dyno'd at 5 psi and made 177WHP. I turned it up to 10 psi, but I never went back to the dyno. I'm probably making more like 210WHP now.

Well, help the dude out and share some details.turbo? (T25 I'm guessing)fuel/ignition mgmt?intercooled?