Wow the ignorance of that statement offends my eyes but I wont ruin a productive KA vs SR thread to discuss it. No one ever disputed the KA's power potential because you can make any motor powerful with enough money but will it be reliable? In most of the KA's I've encountered... Nodark_munchkin wrote:SR owner's are just mad because the "truck motor" is starting to catch up in terms of power and popularity.
That was God telling you that you're stupid...lolredtop91 wrote:I got stood up originally on my SR But Paypal FTW! They reclaimed my money and gave me the products they recovered.
Reason why I dislike SR's...everyone who has one thinks they are god's gift. We all know the RB26 was.redtop91 wrote:Wow the ignorance of that statement offends my eyes but I wont ruin a productive KA vs SR thread to discuss it. No one ever disputed the KA's power potential because you can make any motor powerful with enough money but will it be reliable? In most of the KA's I've encountered... No
Reviness FTW!!!!!Florida240sx wrote:Base your decision off torque or reviness
Thats the GHEYEST word I've ever seen typed in this forum!!!redtop91 wrote:
Reviness FTW!!!!!
Gheyest is the gayest word ever.WDRacing wrote:
Thats the GHEYEST word I've ever seen typed in this forum!!!
The SOHC KA presents certain challenges as there is less support. But any jerry-rigging done is not an issue that is inherent to the SOHC KA. It's a result of laziness and/or cost. There have been many quality SOHC KA-T turbo builds that didn't have said "jerry-rigging."Edub1 wrote:On these boards it's easy to get a bunch of sillyness when you are seeking advise. So, I'm going to give you the serious advise you are looking for.
Adding a turbo to a KA motor is quite involved. Adding it to a 160K motor without rebuilding first is just plain foolish. Either motor will perform well and cost about the same.
You need to ask yourself how much time and money you want to spend. If you want a turbo motor, you need to swap. The SR is going to take far less time and involvement from start to finish.
I have a SOHC KA-T and would probably go SR if I had it to do over. Not because it's better, but because of all the ****ing around and jerry rigging I had to do. Or at least turbo a DOHC on account of aftermarket support.
If you don't plan on spending at least $2500 - $3000 (not including clutch and LSD) and doing a motor swap, you should consider a cam or cams, a header and a good tune. I'm quite sure you could gain at least 40WHP with these mods. The KA exhaust is designed with a few PSI of backpressure that can go for 15+HP and a cam should add another 15. Adding about 5* of timing and leaning out the KA's God awfull rich fuel map should add another 10-20.
For under $1000 and no swap, 180-190HP N/A FTW. I will be glad to help you with a tune.
You just described the SR20DET. To get a KA to 220 WHP you will have to turbocharge it with the KA there is no reason to have to build the engine, do all the nitpicky tuning for those numbers. To get a KA there you will have to spend 2000+ dollars especially if you daily drive it. a redtop SR20DET motorset costs $1650 and with an exhaust and FMIC ($400) you will have your stated goals. Go SRebp wrote:what you guys think i should do for around 220 whp give or take 20. i think i would be more of a revvy guy than a torquey one, but it dont matter much to me, thanks in advance for advice
Disagreed. If you are patient and thoroughly research the swap and dont undertake it before you can complete it an $2500 SR swap is very manageable. Thats at least how much mine was (but I did the labor myself and with enough patience you can manage a clean swap) I'm putting down 210 to the wheels with a ghettofied STOCK KA exhaust Here's proof that with a plan a clean (and powerful) swap is possible.BoostsFed wrote:often time you spent $1200 on a n sr swap and then after $5k later, you still wonders WTF is with it not running right and dont think it's turbo equiped, you can blow the motor as easily. trust me, i have seen all this personally. check out ka-t.org if you want to xploit the power of ka-t....but then when a swap is involve, rb all the way.
I would say that for most people, adding a turbo kit will likely be easier and quicker than an SR swap. Not to mention the downtime. Doing work yourself does make things cheaper, but not everyone can or should even attempt these tasks.redtop91 wrote:Disagreed. If you are patient and thoroughly research the swap and dont undertake it before you can complete it an $2500 SR swap is very manageable. Thats at least how much mine was (but I did the labor myself and with enough patience you can manage a clean swap) I'm putting down 210 to the wheels with a ghettofied STOCK KA exhaust Here's proof that with a plan a clean (and powerful) swap is possible.