KA24DE-T'ers california dream manifold

[motoman399]

hey so recently i got a pm from a guy on here, matty boi, asking me to do a custom manifold for him. im always up for some fab work so i agreed to the challenge. what he wanted done was take a stock sr20det manifold and cut the head flanges off, then weld on KADE manifold flanges.

so he ended up cutting the stock flanges from the KA and sent me the complete SR manifold and the KA flanges. then when i got it i cut the SR flanges. i beveled the edges of the manifold and the flanges then i bolted the flanges on to a spare KA head. got to welding.

here are the results of matty's sr24det (as he calls it lol)

here you can see where i cut the flanges and the bevel i put on the 3 and 4 runners


we used s13 KA flanges and they needed some work to be used


the result


how flat the welds are




his setup (courtesy of him)





i would like to see a california highway patrol catch on to that car being modified! NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!!

lol T2 VS. T4

there is another guy that got a hold of me after i made this manifold and wants me to do another, and possibly one for a KA24E with a CA18DET manifold. should be fun

mods, feel free to move it if you think it needs to be. thanks

Thanks for choosing BADASS INC.

[Razi]

I'm sending you my manifold once I find an SR20 manifold + heatshield!
I've wanted this ever since I saw this type of setup at the Anaheim K1 meet.
I'm also really jealous of his stock SR intake box.

Really cool dude!

[Frank E Bones]

Hell yeah, add 1 more to the list of people helping me out when I save enough money to get boosted

Great work dude, hope you start making money of this shiz.

[Future_gohan]

with the heatshield you can't tell at all, that's amazing.

Good job, i always love seeing other peoples fabrication work

[PapaSmurf2k3]

That looks really good, and you can't argue with the end result! Good work!

[matty boi]

Alex did some awesome work!! this is the man for the job, welds are neat and look like they will hold up in the long run. Im really happy with the setup its fun and reliable and the most important thing to me was it to look 100% stock since my exterior looks like this lol




If you have any questions feel free to ask!

[matty boi]

I'm sending you my manifold once I find an SR20 manifold + heatshield!
I've wanted this ever since I saw this type of setup at the Anaheim K1 meet.
I'm also really jealous of his stock SR intake box.

Really cool dude!

I was their lol ended up taking home a trophy that day for wheel fitment, who had this set up?

[motoman399]

I'm sending you my manifold once I find an SR20 manifold + heatshield!
I've wanted this ever since I saw this type of setup at the Anaheim K1 meet.
I'm also really jealous of his stock SR intake box.

Really cool dude!

Hell yeah, add 1 more to the list of people helping me out when I save enough money to get boosted

Great work dude, hope you start making money of this shiz.

sweet had no idea it was going to be such a hit! let me know when you want them! i can get them done with little turn around time.

Good job, i always love seeing other peoples fabrication work

i love fabricating thanks

That looks really good, and you can't argue with the end result! Good work!

thank you i was happy with how it turned out. hopefully somebody will want me to incorporate the egr and then make it california smog legal!!

Matt, thanks for being the guinea pig, and for the props! you rock

[Razi]

I'm sending you my manifold once I find an SR20 manifold + heatshield!
I've wanted this ever since I saw this type of setup at the Anaheim K1 meet.
I'm also really jealous of his stock SR intake box.

Really cool dude!

I was their lol ended up taking home a trophy that day for wheel fitment, who had this set up?

Oo! I saw your vert there!
But there was a green sileighty at the first ever K1 meet last year or in last Spring.
Super sleeper status KA-T man! Better than mine! Haha.
Where'd you get the SR20 intake box? I'm looking for one with no luck so far.

[Frank E Bones]

If you have any questions feel free to ask!

Umm...Wanna trade wheels?

sweet had no idea it was going to be such a hit! let me know when you want them! i can get them done with little turn around time

Will do buddy.

[matty boi]

Oo! I saw your vert there!
But there was a green sileighty at the first ever K1 meet last year or in last Spring.
Super sleeper status KA-T man! Better than mine! Haha.
Where'd you get the SR20 intake box? I'm looking for one with no luck so far.

Got it from a chill local dude on zilvia, he used to import alot of cars from japan and had everything for oem RHD s13's and s14's. it was the only sr airbox and intake he had though...

Umm...Wanna trade wheels?

haha maybe if they are more aggressive than my current 18x10'a all around.

[J14cm7]

Nice job moto looks completely stock.

[DMan II-40]

Always thought this would be a good idea, I would want mine to have the EGR integrated too though. Want to try and save for a house down payment before I start turboing my only car though, lol.

[motoman399]

thanks man. ya he did a great job making it look stock. only if it was a t3 lol

[spooled240]

yeah edwin's green sileighty at the first K1 speed event in anaheim was the first time I saw this kind of setup for a KA-T.

Having been refereed already for my top mount t3/t4 setup that won't pass a visual inspection, I would strongly recommend this setup if you are in CA.

The stock SR manifold won't flow as well as a tubular but if you are going to stick with stock internals you'll max out the rods before you max out the exhaust mani, and T2? If you want more power, there are gt28's that will easily max out your stock internals

did the SR downpipe and hotpipe line up perfect? I ask this because I believe the KA sits a little to the side like an RB compared to the SR.

good work alex!

[spooled240]

matty boi, do you have any vids of your ka-t setup? I'm curious to see how the ka sounds with a SR manifold.

[motoman399]

thanks buddy. and ya the t2 can max out the stock ka. apparently they can make close to 500 with the right turbo. some gt30 something or other. spooled let me know when you want one made man.

[motoman399]

Always thought this would be a good idea, I would want mine to have the EGR integrated too though. Want to try and save for a house down payment before I start turboing my only car though, lol.

Dman, ill put you on the waiting list lol. i want to make one with a egr and then take it to a C.A.R.B. facility and get it certified. im sure its possible just need to make it legit

[Razi]

Got it from a chill local dude on zilvia, he used to import alot of cars from japan and had everything for oem RHD s13's and s14's. it was the only sr airbox and intake he had though...

Darn, the hunt continues!

[Gabes13]

haha that's pretty cool!

[SR Meister]

looks awesome! i thought it was cool when i got my car back from my swap it had stock intercooler piping and intake but no air box.

[matty boi]

did the SR downpipe and hotpipe line up perfect? I ask this because I believe the KA sits a little to the side like an RB compared to the SR.

good work alex!

I used a 3 inch greddy turbo elbow to a 3 inch (idk what brand but used from a friend) down pipe. Had fitment issues with the DP hitting the under body but had a local shop mod it for clearance. The fitment issues could also be from my JGS motor mounts. I have no idea if they had anything to do with it but its possible.

*EDIT* Hot pipe fit nicely with the stock sr 45 elbow, straight tube section and two 9o degree elbows. i routed it through the bottom for a more stock approach. pics to explain.

hot pipe through the top

my hot pipe through the bottom

matty boi, do you have any vids of your ka-t setup? I'm curious to see how the ka sounds with a SR manifold.

No videos as of yet, its not loud if thats what you wanted to know. I have the stock muffler on for now since i fixed my ticket. cant even hear the BOV since its recirc. only thing you can hear is the turbo spool at 2,000 rpm. I'll post future pics and videos in this thread.

[fwdKillaInDa206]

im curious 2 know if this is just so the cops dont know ur runnin a turbo. or is there other benifits as far as power, torque, etc.?

[matty boi]

im curious 2 know if this is just so the cops dont know ur runnin a turbo. or is there other benifits as far as power, torque, etc.?

Just so cops hopefully cant tell I'm running a turbo.

[badbob2121]

this is pretty sweet!

[CrabFishes]

LOOKS PRIME MAN! I see my intake in the background of pic one!

[motoman399]

LOOKS PRIME MAN! I see my intake in the background of pic one!

whats up phillip, did you join just to post in here lol. yep there it is. still not done (dammit lars!)

[CrabFishes]

Pretty much! Im in no rush for that one though, sponsors are hookin it up with a gutted and a spacer. Whats the size like on that t2 flange? Could you have thrown a t3 flange on the end easily? I bet that with a t3 and a heaaaavy port job would end up being the best bet for the 924 setup. Plots are happening...

[homeslicej2]

People will always find a way to get around the law lol, looks awesome though moto. I'd be so screwed if I lived in Cali.

[mwh_photo]

Do you guys really get pulled over that often out here??