Impossible?

[Iscariot]

I want to have a very reliable car, but also have it somewhat quick. I have a crappy job, and am a full-time engineering student, so I have little money. So, in essence, I am choosing all three; Cheap, Fast, Reliable.

I don't have anywhere near the money for anything RB series, so thats out.

I would have to save for a long while to be able to afford an SR series, so I'd count this one out too.

I don't have the fabrication skills (or a welder for that matter) to do a VQ series, so thats out.

As I said, I want it to be reliable, and since I don't have much experience in tuning fuel maps (just once, on my old 318is turbo), the KA-T is out.

SO this brings me down to two feasible options. Either the CA18DET, or an N/A KA24DE, with bolt-ons. Now for the CA18, I love high RPMs, turbochargers, fuel economy, and the lower torque (don't want to be changing my tires all the time...also this will have to operate in snow occasionally, and torque is a motherf*cker in snow). For the KA24, I love the fact that the motor won't have to be pulled, as well as all the other headaches that come with motor swaps, and thats about it. But thats a big one. Well I suppose I also like the torque (torque and I have a love/hate relationship), because it is your friend when getting a big-body like an S14 to move.

Another factor to consider is that I've never seen a CA18DET in an S14 before, and I don't know how one would drop in.

Does anyone have any opinions?

[KATwo40]

Leave the KA in the car.

Run a $300 75shot on it.

Go fast.

[Iscariot]

lol

like i said, i wanna be reliable

[KATwo40]

It'll be reliable. Nitrous is very safe, so long as used correctly.

[neverlift]

a guy I know had a 60~75 shot on a sentra(00 IIRC) was hella fast reliable and he said like 350ish for the kit minus juice

[fknfst40]

KA motors can hold up the nitrious being sprayed onto the vechile! and for some damn reasons haha sentras can HOLD alot of NOS my friend ran no jets on the line going into the selonids and it never blew up! kinda weird!

[240sick]

your friend is crazy....

yes the ka does well on nitrus, i use 75 shot venom kit great for beginers easy to instal took me and a friend about an hour to install. lol stoplight races have never been better plus the james bond swich in my ***-trey is a panty droper... do it!!!!!

[fknfst40]

yup down here in guam, you'll here some of the craziest stories...even the NOS kit is a solid kit to use, wet system is the way to go much easier and safer to use. good luck thou on your decision