DonDonati88 wrote::moon :youwon
WDRacing - as for the comment about there not being death threats, I don't know how much longer I can hold back.
As for stuofsci02, I was the one who had a post about turboing the KA. You came in and gave your opinion and did not give any valid information (which you should be ashamed of) that held little to no truth (I am verging on no). I would just like to say that I am glad that Demcj deleted your posts. Because you know what? People come onto these boards and some of them read your misinformation, then they leave. They don't see the follow ups that clarify it, and that really sucks.
As for the KA vs SR, I really don't know yet, I am still deciding. What it really comes down to for me is legality, money, as well as availabilty
1) For all you ***holes that think your funny by saying "I don't see any people swapping KAs into their silvias in Japan!" That is not a valid argument. We have the KA, and all though this has been stressed it may not have been stressed enough. Stock to stock the SR wins, but thats an added $3,000. What can we do with that $3,000 on the stock motor, many people ask themselves. Remember, we don't live in Japan (besides WD - lucky bastard).
2) The SR was never tested for the EPA and CARB. Aftermarket turbo setups on the KA were never tested for CARB and are considered to defeat emissions controls. Say I were to get busted for having a turbo on my KA. I would much rather have an aftermarket turbo and then remove it than be in a situation in which I have an engine that was never registered in the US. To many people this could not make a difference but I am looking for a daily driver and I am a bit of a paranoid guy. Again, to each his own.
The remark about the SR replacing the 2JZGT(T)E in a Supra :rolleyes , just because someone did it doesn't make it right. It makes me think of a disabled child trying to fit two legs through one pant leg.
This thread has been a joke so far and is a waste of bandwith. In no point during reading this did I feel I was being fed wholesome unbiased information. And even if we did create a FAQ of which motor one should go with, I feel that it would hold some bias, no matter who wrote it. I am still undecided but by no means am I unbiased I could argue either way.
And bp2ooo, yoour point is pretty weak. Trying to say that it doesn't matter that there are KAs everywhere and you can pick up parts from them for dirt cheap; because it is better to buy upgraded parts. This is just flawed logic. Your KA part breaks, you have it running in a day for $50 bucks. Your SR part breaks, you have to wait a month (generalization) and $200 later your car is running. Give me a break, trying to rationalize the fact that there are alot of aftermarket engine parts for SRs makes everything ok.. yea ok. I could name so many parts on an SR that you don't want or don't need aftermarket, so don't say that cr*p.
As far as my pending decision about which motor to go with, I will still need substantial information about legality of each process. After that is determined I will also take the mileage of the 240 into consideration, and make a choice weighing all of the facts. I hope that all of you (if you haven't already that is) make decisions based on rational thought processes (atleast I think its rational) rather than going for that "Tigheeeet JDM SR setup" just because its from Japan or going for that "Torquey *** OEM KA-T" just because you'll be original.
email me bro. thanks guys.
