I am the proud owner of a 92 nissa 240sx coupe, all white. I call her my white girl, I recently was given a 96 KADE with an automatic transmission, well the whole thing. I already have a KA in the white girl, now this spear engine will be with what I need help with, suggestions from compresseion to pulleys, pistons, cams, well I want to make this a good strong dependable and fun engine. yes I am poor so where I can save cash it will be greatly appreciated, I appreciate the help guys, thanks.
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KADE build
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A tune will help, seafoaming the car will give power back and give better mpg
and heres all you need to know
http://www.240sxtech.com/
and heres all you need to know
http://www.240sxtech.com/
Re: (-RJ-)
Hell yeah, my hometown Grand Rapids!
Since you have two engines to pilfer exhaust cams from, you might want to experiment with swapping them aound - here is more of what I mean:
Dual exhaust cam swap tech article:http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=158170
KA-DE cam specs for the different years:zer...11293
A thread regarding opinions on such swaps:zer...11292
This is just scratching the surface of knowledge, spend lots of time reading here, there's lots of good stuff to know.
Since you have two engines to pilfer exhaust cams from, you might want to experiment with swapping them aound - here is more of what I mean:
Dual exhaust cam swap tech article:http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=158170
KA-DE cam specs for the different years:zer...11293
A thread regarding opinions on such swaps:zer...11292
This is just scratching the surface of knowledge, spend lots of time reading here, there's lots of good stuff to know.
Re: KADE build (vto)
I appreciate the help I have actually found a lot of help from the links you guys have posted. Now any suggestions as far as cutting the head or the bottom or anything like that ?
Well the good thing is you have a spare engine. Now being broke is not so much a factor as A) having a decent workspace and B) having a good working car to begin with.
Assuming those 2 things can be met, you are in pretty good shape if you have at least a little cash, tools and some general mechanical knowledge. You will save some money on machining assuming the spare block was also in good running order. A proper dissassembly and good cleaning will be a great place to start. The bores should need little more than a hone, the bearing journals should only need some polishing and the factory bearings and rings be replaced. At this point you can decide how much more money you want to throw at the engine. A new gasket set from Felpro will set you back a little over $100, new water pump, hoses and a rebuilding of the head will set you back a little over $200 more on top of that. So realistically for about $500 you can have a fresh, reliable (depending on the rebuild itself) engine that will last you for thousands of miles and years to come. Plus you will have the added benefit of always having a second engine on standby.
Assuming those 2 things can be met, you are in pretty good shape if you have at least a little cash, tools and some general mechanical knowledge. You will save some money on machining assuming the spare block was also in good running order. A proper dissassembly and good cleaning will be a great place to start. The bores should need little more than a hone, the bearing journals should only need some polishing and the factory bearings and rings be replaced. At this point you can decide how much more money you want to throw at the engine. A new gasket set from Felpro will set you back a little over $100, new water pump, hoses and a rebuilding of the head will set you back a little over $200 more on top of that. So realistically for about $500 you can have a fresh, reliable (depending on the rebuild itself) engine that will last you for thousands of miles and years to come. Plus you will have the added benefit of always having a second engine on standby.