ka are reliable engines

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Mon May 30, 2005 7:13 pm

ok me and my girlfriend wen to vegas on the long weekend, i was not planning to take my car cus i thought it wouldn't make it there cuz of alll the miles it has plus being turboed and also that is was too hot over at vegas , my car has A/C and i wanted to go all the way with A/C but was scared that it was goin to overheat.

so my girlfriend was like ," yea your car will make it " s,o i went of whats she said and risked it , it is 250 miles to get there so its like 3 to 4 hours of driving, so on the way ,it was like 100 to like maybe 110deg and my car wasn't overheating and i had my A/C on, there were a few cars that i raced , one was a old school 5.0 mustang (like a 87 to 89 maybe) , a 240sx(92 rps13) with a sr and S6 audi which was hella nice and fast too , so i made it to vegas ,and i was happy that my car made it with no problems or boost leaks . and on the way back home had no problems and the temp was like 105 to 115 deg and had A/C on feels good with A/C and being turboed still pulls good

my car had 214k miles on it like 1 year ago now it has 260 miles and still running strong i think KA24 are really strong engines
Modified by 214kka-et240sx at 10:28 PM 5/30/2005

Post by **4felix20** » Mon May 30, 2005 7:25 pm

214kka-et240sx wrote:me and my girlfriend wen to vegas on the long weekend, i was not planning to take my car cus i thought it wouldn't make it there cuz of alll the miles it has plus being turboed and also that is was too hot over at vegas and i my car has A/C and i wanted to go all the way with A/C,,

so my girlfriend was like yea your car will make it (you'd listen to your girl's reassurance about YOUR car..? lol) so i went of whats she siad and risked it , it is 250 miles to get there so its like 3 to 40 hours of driving, so on the way it was like 100 to like maybe 110deg and my car wasn't overheating and i had my A/C on, there were a few cars that i raced , one was a old school 5.0 mustang , a 240sx with a sr and S6 audi which was halla nice and fast too , so i made it to vegas ,and i was happy that my car made it with no problems. and on the way back home had no problems and the temp was like 105 to 115 deg and had A/C on feels good with A/C and being turboed still pulls good

my car had 214k miles on it like 1 year ago now it has 260 miles and still running strong i think KA24 are really strong engines

dammit, i feel like i just read a elementary school kid's journal. holy run-on sentence man.

do your beautiful car a favor and change the oil after that long dusty road trip. did you pick up any stimulants while you were there?

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Mon May 30, 2005 7:31 pm

y

4felix20 wrote:
dammit, i feel like i just read a elementary school kid's journal. holy run-on sentence man.

do your beautiful car a favor and change the oil after that long dusty road trip. did you pick up any stimulants while you were there?

does it has to be perfect, i will fix it so ppl can read it better ok

yea i will change the oil

Post by **4felix20** » Mon May 30, 2005 7:36 pm

not perfect, just legible.

Post by **shockload** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:03 pm

u have a jdm front end and still have the ka? thats unique why didnt you just build the effin engine instead?

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:05 pm

i have another ka that i am building will be done soon

Post by **Neejay** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:21 pm

Im confused....what exactly are you running? ka24e-t? or ka24de-t?

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:24 pm

ka -et

Post by **Fenvy** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:26 pm

214kka-et240sx wrote:me and my girlfriend wen to vegas on the long weekend, i was not planning to take my car cus i thought it wouldn't make it there cuz of alll the miles it has plus being turboed and also that is was too hot over at vegas and i my car has A/C and i wanted to go all the way with A/C,,

so my girlfriend was like yea your car will make it (you'd listen to your girl's reassurance about YOUR car..? lol) so i went of whats she siad and risked it , it is 250 miles to get there so its like 3 to 40 hours of driving, so on the way it was like 100 to like maybe 110deg and my car wasn't overheating and i had my A/C on, there were a few cars that i raced , one was a old school 5.0 mustang , a 240sx with a sr and S6 audi which was halla nice and fast too , so i made it to vegas ,and i was happy that my car made it with no problems. and on the way back home had no problems and the temp was like 105 to 115 deg and had A/C on feels good with A/C and being turboed still pulls good

my car had 214k miles on it like 1 year ago now it has 260 miles and still running strong i think KA24 are really strong engines

Huh?

What did he say?I speak cat. Meow. What is he saying? Anyone translate?

Post by **cyrus240sx** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:46 pm

Hmmm.. this topic is missing something, oh i know!

Post by **cyrus240sx** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:50 pm

oh and your sig picture.... waaaaaaay to big

Post by **tr0ublemaker909** » Mon May 30, 2005 9:58 pm

thats not a sig pic bro just an attachment if u are referring to the picture of his car

Post by **4felix20** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:05 pm

speaking of signatures, loveless - your sig is like half a damn thread and takes up half a screen. whatever happened to short and simple sigs...?

Post by **Fenvy** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:11 pm

well the font size tags are not working so they're pretty big, I'll change it in a few days when I find something more stupid

Post by **AZhitman** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:54 am

Very durable engine...

We did a compression test on one that we installed this weekend, with over 150K on it.

180 on ALL FOUR cylinders. Double-checked just to make sure, and same result. Very impressive.

Post by **Neejay** » Tue May 31, 2005 11:09 am

AZhitman wrote:Very durable engine...

We did a compression test on one that we installed this weekend, with over 150K on it.

180 on ALL FOUR cylinders. Double-checked just to make sure, and same result. Very impressive.

Ah, ok. I thought I was crazy or I did something wrong, because I got 153 on ALL FOUR cylinders, but I never had a shop do it again.

Post by **574-240sx** » Tue May 31, 2005 1:00 pm

KA are strong motors when maintained. I had a KA24DE with 190K+ with very good compression that I still have. I have 144K when I turboed my KA24DE last year and still good compression. I also have A/C and its great.

Post by **supra brit** » Tue May 31, 2005 1:32 pm

All hail the mighty KA...really, they are great motors if treated right.

Your car looks awesome too...like the color

Post by **PantherRacer** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:05 pm

This thread...is SUPER WIDE!!!!!!Man, that sounds like it was a fun trip, and your girl actually gave you the CORRECT prediction on your car! cool...

Post by **TheOne** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:19 pm

yeah KA's are durable, when i bought my car it had 180k miles on it(93) and it was still running(tho the engine needed replacement cause the previous owner was a......i mean he didn't think about changing the oil every 3k miles i guess).

probably more durable than the honda's or other.

Post by **Nicksemianiw** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:47 pm

Kind of off topic sory, but what type of lip do you have?

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:47 pm

TheOne™ wrote:yeah KA's are durable, when i bought my car it had 180k miles on it(93) and it was still running(tho the engine needed replacement cause the previous owner was a......i mean he didn't think about changing the oil every 3k miles i guess).

probably more durable than the honda's or other.

yes they are , my friend has a 240sx fastback with SR and his car over heats, he has dual 12' flex-a-lite fans , and a 3 core KOYO radiator ,and it ildes bad too. And yea i change my oil every month and change LSD oil every 3 months

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Tue May 31, 2005 4:52 pm

Nicksemianiw wrote:Kind of off topic sory, but what type of lip do you have?

it's home depo made, the wall liner thing, it was like 14 buck for like a long roll ,maybe to make like 3 to 4 lips

Post by **Nicksemianiw** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:59 am

I just bought a AERO bumper, would you mind making me one? i can pay you 30 $ pluss shipping

Post by **trust** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:09 am

4felix20 wrote:dammit, i feel like i just read a elementary school kid's journal. holy run-on sentence man.

do your beautiful car a favor and change the oil after that long dusty road trip. did you pick up any stimulants while you were there?

haha.

you should def. change the oil.

Post by **GhostDriver** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:16 pm

THe reliability of a good NA KA goes without saying. I think the real credit goes to you and piecing together a proper turbo kit for your ka-t. props.

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:08 pm

GhostDriver wrote:THe reliability of a good NA KA goes without saying. I think the real credit goes to you and piecing together a proper turbo kit for your ka-t. props.

thanks man

Post by **Chingon** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:23 pm

I've had it overheat twice, I ran it for 2 weeks w only 3 pistons (*crappy injector), and at 180k miles, I still had 169-174 compression on all 4 last week.

Post by **turboracer** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:25 pm

**** the s13 pic!! this thread is pointless!! make it interesting... how about posting a pic of your girlfriend!!!

Post by **214kka-et240sx** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:27 pm

how about some respect focker

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