my KA-T coming

[GuSpeed]

Hey guys. My 1992 Nissan 240sx has almost 170,000 miles. At first I was thinking of swapping in a SR20DET. Now I think I might be rebuilding my KA. Should I wait til the motor blows to rebuild or should I just go ahead and do the rebuilt.

I plan on doing a stock rebuilt and buying the Greddy Turbo kit for $2,700.

Turbo Kit $2,700Stock rebuilt: gaskets, pistons, piston rings, rod bearings, main bearing $1,000

Clutch and flywheel $700

boost controller, turbo timer, and gauges $600

water pump, oil pump, accessories belts $300

Does this look right or am I missing something? Thanks for your time.

[kornaz]

Instead of buying the kit for $2700, i would piece it all together myself. Like i almost did getting there). For $2000 or less you would have it. So, invest $700 into something else, or whatever. If you have another car, why wait till it blows? Or if you have a chance, just do it.

[GuSpeed]

piecing it together sounds great. What are the things I need?

[S0lid_Snake]

exhaust manifoldturbo(obviously)wastegate(may be internal)intercooler(for safety reasons, hot intake air is BAD)intercooler pipingpossibly a new MAF sensornew fuel injectors(or a FMU if you are running low boost)ECU tune(either a piggy back or a remap, not neccisary if using a FMU)new spark plugs, 2 ranges colderposibly a spark retard unitother random general maintenance stuff so your car is working at its best

im sure i left some stuff out, and you could have used the button, but i was board so i thought id help you out

[WDRacing]

I wouldn't rebuild it with stock parts...save the money and buy forged internals. Fiznat, the other mod for KAT spent a ton of money on everything, rebuilt his motor with forged pistons...new bearings etc...then tossed a rod through his block. When you get you're car running and all the bugs worked out, then toss a rod...well you just don't want to even bother with it anymore.

The rods suck in the KA. Sure some people have run for a decent amount of time, but then there are some who destroy the entire motor, block and all.

Buy forged internals or don't rebuild it at all.

WD

[GuSpeed]

i have tried the search button and my search are always so limited or nothing comes up.

I'm not sure if i'm using it correctly.

[WDRacing]

Its no big deal, our "search" function isn't ideal. We're working on it

[Florida240sx]

Buy another ka block. Turbo it, and run like 8psi and get use to the car. Rebuild yoru current engine with rods and pistons. Piece your kit together don't buy a kit unless it's someone else's at a great price.