ka24e turbo... do i need engine management????

[sylviadrift]

i own a 89 coupe with a strong stock motor and i recently ordered a turbo kit. i was wondering if i will need to purchase an ems for the motor or will i be ok?? its a t25/t28 and i was only going to run bout 7 pounds of boost and i bought a hks turbo timer type1.... anything else that i need to think bout. how much tuning will i need to do???

[eazye2000]

Some sort of engine management is needed. Whether it be an SAFC/MSD-BTM combo. You will need something to 'tune' it with.

Are you going to run a front mount or a side mount? And are you going to get bigger injectors, or go with an FMU?

There are some sticky's at the top of the page you might want to read. They have alot of info in them, and have some VERY FAQ's in there.

Anything else, just ask.

[sylviadrift]

im running front mount and stock injectors. what would be the cheapest route to get it running ok??

[sylviadrift]

where shold my compression be for sohc? i seen for the dohc but i know its different. what would happen if i put the turbo kit in and didnt tune it realy?? just curious cause i want the best for my motor. you guys really do help thanx!!!!

[e1_griego]

The best for your motor is management. Either a rom tuned ecu, or the btm/safc combo.

Alex

[Snowman]

sounds like you kinda dived in head first not knowing much. compression should be around 150-160 on a sohc, i believe. you're going to need fuel management, and a wideband.. don't really need much else if you're running just mild boost. btm is always nice, but not needed. im guessing you bought the jgs kit then?

[sylviadrift]

never messed with turbo...owned other 240's and finally decided to man up. and no its not the jgs kit its the jdm sport kit from advancedjdmparts.com. and obviously i dont know much bout turbos or else i wouldn't ask duh!!! you gotta learn some how.

[sylviadrift]

and what site could i find the btm/safc combo?? and thanks for the help and not just giving your thoughts like snowball.

[Snowman]

i actually answered pretty much all your questions.. lol buuut anyways, the kit you bought is for a ka24de. that was the head first stuff i was talking about. most people research THEN buy stuff, not the other way around.

it's cool that you're trying to learn.. but honestly go read the stickys at the top of the page.

[sylviadrift]

see i was wondering that myself bout if it was for ka24de but it said 89-94 240sx turbo kit. why would it say that if 89 is sohc. i know people swap to dohc but it just sounded like it was for a sohc. i could use it still tho i would just need the turbo manifold right?

[S13FX]

If they send you the kit for a DOHC, then all you would need is just a manifold to compliment your sohc.

Also engine management is something you don't want to cheap out on in the first place.

The SOHC is a simple engine to tune with a SAFC/BTM combo, but you also have the option of rom tuning.

Go ahead and check out http://www.hybridka.com for under 200 bucks you can have a fully tunable ecu.

They even offer various tunes for you. I would also invest in a wideband.