KA-T vs SR???

[jdms-14]

Hey, I have a 96 s-14 with 117,000 and i wanna go turbo, the thing is that i dont know if i should get the SR or get the t3/t4 for my KA...I dont race too much, im all about drifting.oh! so far i have megan racing headers, HKS cat back, lower springs, brembo rotors all around, and a crappy intake.what is better 4 me?I ask this 'cause i saw a video of a KA24det getting on a SR pretty bad

[Bosrudorfer]

ya need to drop her :p

[hannibal]

There are fast KA's.There are slow KA's.There are fast SR's.There are slow SR's.

Pick a motor and make it fast

[S13FX]

Hey bro your best bet would be to look here for your answer.

zerothread?id=99647

KAT and SR have both been proven to be great engines, and there is just soooo many different setup and so many of these threads on here that it should answer your question. Everything from the lowest cost setup to the uber parts expensive set up .

[420sxse]

1st, you don't need a turbo to drift. Stock is more than enough. 2nd, It's all about preference, but the reasons for preferring a KA (especially in the Americas) are pretty good.Don't order a used engine and drop it straight into your car. That would be stupid, no matter what it is or where it comes from. You need to rebuild first because you don't know what condition the engine is in. I don't care what the seller says or how reputable they are. They just grab engines out of junkyards (junkyards with very humid salty air at that, in Japan's case). So, you have the cost of rebuilding to figure in, which is going to be a LOT more expensive than for a KA...the parts need to be shipped from Japan.. That's another thing to consider for the future when you may need to fix something: ease, cost, and time to get the parts.Really, the engines are pretty similar. The KA is a bored and stroked version of the SR. They made the KA block out of iron because the cylinder walls would have been too thin for aluminum, the compression ratio is lower on the SR, and it has direct ignition. I don't know about other differences, but the KA does have a forged half counterweighted crank, forged rods, oil squirters under each piston, and it's tough as nails with the cast iron block and full girdle. The main reason the KA can't rev is because of the longer rods. I think the valve train is pretty similar, but that's a guess. I know companies like to re-use components because engineering time is expensive, and the bottom line always comes first. Now, about performance, think about it. The KA has more displacement (more HP and low-end torque). Your turbo will spool quicker and the engine will make more power under the same boost as an SR. Plus, the KA makes it's power earlier on, so revs are unnecessary. Not that high revving engines are inferior, there are just different paths to the same destination. I'd rather save the strain on my engine and not need to spin above 7,000 RPM to make peak power, but that's me.

[superDorifto]

some please lock this thread before the flaming begins

[crzycav86]

There isn't a better engine, just advantages and disadvantages to each.

YOU will need to personally search and weigh the advantages/disadvantages for each motor against each other, and decide for yourself which route is best for you.

/thread

[blckkat]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! you've made the 10,000th KA-T vs. SR thread!

[240TweakerNewbee]

Yall should lighten up a bit. What’s been said is good enough I’m sure. Who is going to die if it’s a repost? Ill bet it took you guys just as much time to type "repost..flame.bla bla bla.." as it would to type "weigh the differences of each motor, by doing some research"

[dickie]

repost..flame.bla bla bla..

weight the differences of each motor, by doing some research

sorry, the first phrase takes 10 less seconds to type, and its more fun to flame him especially since he cross-posted this thread in about 5 different sections after being told not to.

there's no place in motorsports for tards.

actually there is, and its usually underneath a flaming ball of twisted burning metal. good luck on that!

[fullthrtl_tech]

LMAO

[Nismo_Freak]

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

[fiznat]

At this point I shouldnt even have to explain why this thread is being locked...