New Daily Driver

[Lobo240sx]

Its a 91 Coupe KA24DE with High Compression SOHC pistons,95 KA Head and many other mods. Couldn't pass it up since the guy wanted to build a 1JZ Cressida. He was tired of building 240's for now. Car drives smooth just needs a lil tune. I'm probably going to keep it like this for a while. Remember it's a daily!

So you are asking, damn Lobo what are you going to do with the hatch?? Probably most likely part it out or make it a straight drag car. I'm not selling ANY of my SR20 parts right now. My plan obviously has changed. Just wanted to get back in a 240 for a minute. Eventually, Realistic on time next summer, I will probably get him to build me a badass SR20 or a different KA. Some other good projects going around on the board lately. Peace!

[Lobo240sx]

A few pics of da ride. Car has very little surface rust in the trunk and interior. Needs some carpet.


Oh snap that's a Pig with a ka24de?






Car runs strong has a 284 exhaust cam with High compression pistons. Running on 93 and 104 octane booster for now till I figure out what ROM tune I want.




Kei office coilovers
Rucas
Strut bars
Vlsd diff- Welded for drifting.
18x9 precious rims with spacers
Isis dual exhaust
Rear overfenders
Dmax roof spoiler
Pignose front bumper
High compression rebuilt ka with web cams headers n k&n filter
Isis short shifter
Freddie Kruger Dash

Love the stance, but eventually I'm gonna raise it up some in the front. Took the ridiculous Fiero Wing off the car when I bought it. Definitely a difference in bottom end power between the stock pistons and high compression SOHC pistons + the cam. I believe they are 11:1 . Car has to run for a while though and can't be in the loop mode. After that she's golden and mean.

[Lobo240sx]

Hi NICO,

Had a slight miss and blowing out the spark WOT, so I replaced the spark plugs with NGK Iridiums BKR6EIX advised from Jim Wolfe Technology. OMG what a difference it makes.

I literally had to let off the gas the first time when I punched it in 1st holy shiiiaat lol . Funny thing is this used to be a friend's car about 10 years ago when the car was Silver and Blue.

This setup will walk all over a stock T25 Sr20det or I will be on your a** Guaranteed lmfao ALL MOTOR KA with a stock ECU. Need to get a dyno tune or see how much torque this car is making. I'd say at least 180-200hp Crank, Torque not sure that 284 Exhaust Cam kicks in hard about 3800RPMS. Holla at cha boi!

Car's name usually is a girl but I call this car KANE! (From WWF/WWE)

[Lobo240sx]

Quick update. Had to do some maintenence on the ride. Rear brakes and rotors, NGK Spark Plug Wires.

Left rotor on top was beyond gone from the other guy doing maaad drifts yo.



Left side, left side, hey...



Right side, right side...



Ricer Plug wires



As you can see, I had to figure out a way to keep the distributor from getting wet when it pours cats and dogs. Tested it just last week, we got over 1.5 inches of rain. Ran smooth as butter. It's not turboed just the blanket to cover the distributor. Either that or I was going to put my hood on from the hatch if it didn't work.



Okay so everybody saying that octane boosters don't work huh. If you do not run this octane booster from Lucas Oil, it will ping and retard the timing WOT on 93 pump. With it the Nismo Gods release the powah!

Weather's been real crappy and nasty for the last few weeks so I'm gonna do a full oil change/filter and front brakes, rotors for preventative maintenence. Preferably after X-Mas and decent weather.

[Lobo240sx]

After putting in the NGK Plug Wires, car pulls and idles smoother. The powerband on this car is weird. It pulls hard around 3800rpms, then when it gets to about 5000 RPMS, it rips balls like a small turbo all the way to redline. I "could" run a small T25 or T28 on the car, but it would be a waste of money. Any bigger T3 or T4 Turbo would require headstuds, Race Gas, E85 tune for sure. Car is fun to drive as is. Peace!

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Nice ride pimp.

[Lobo240sx]

Nice ride pimp.

Thanks. I forgot to say how much it was. He wanted 4k for it, but ended up getting the car for $3,500.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

It'll be interesting to see how much power it makes as is.
If you want to turbo it, you'll have to undo all the NA work that's already done to it... I wouldn't recommend it. Have you done a compression check yet?

[Lobo240sx]

It'll be interesting to see how much power it makes as is.
If you want to turbo it, you'll have to undo all the NA work that's already done to it... I wouldn't recommend it. Have you done a compression check yet?

Hey there. I don't plan on turboing this KA to say the least. This car will be a replacement of my Daily since the Corolla is bound to go to the junkyard Gods. Too many problems mostly electrical.

I haven't done a compression check on it. The engine only has about 3k on it since the rebuild. Runs strong, doesn't burn oil. It would be a good idea to see where the compression numbers are at though. Since the exhaust Cam is a 284, the compression will be lower after talking to JWT. JWT said the compression ratio can be from 9 to 11.6 .

I want to dyno this car but contracts in IT is killing me right now. I have an interview tomorrow morning full time job, so hopefully my plans don't get cancelled out. If I do get around to it, the dyno session will take place at Boost Logic with Justin. I want to dyno it before and after putting a chip on it from Jim Wolfe Technology which is $600 plus the dyno which he'll probably hook it up for about $300.

The chip is supposed to raise the redline up to 7000rpms from JWT, plus a better fuel map, speed cut. The engine is ready for that right now. As far as a turbo is concerned, it is a safe bet to go with a T25, 370CC Sr injectors, head gasket, head studs with the N/A setup.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hey there. I don't plan on turboing this KA to say the least.

As far as a turbo is concerned, it is a safe bet to go with a T25, 370CC Sr injectors, head gasket, head studs with the N/A setup.

What?

With the actual compression ratio being a big question mark, "turbo" shouldn't really be mentioned with this car at all.

[Lobo240sx]

Hey there. I don't plan on turboing this KA to say the least.

As far as a turbo is concerned, it is a safe bet to go with a T25, 370CC Sr injectors, head gasket, head studs with the N/A setup.

What?

With the actual compression ratio being a big question mark, "turbo" shouldn't really be mentioned with this car at all.

True. That would mean going with race gas, changing the fuel system to E85 with a tune. It would be fine then, just too expensive and a waste of money as stated earlier. I've talked to a few tuners and people out there, that would be the route to go. Most likely, this engine will never see a turbo. Another KA block would be at hand for forced induction.

[Lobo240sx]

So finally this El Nino weather has passed for now. Rained cats and dogs last night and the last 2 weeks insane. Suppose to be 17* tonight! The last 2 winters have been cold and raining. We aren't used to that in Central Texas.

Got the oil and filter changed. Well ran into a problem that I've been in before. The filter wouldn't budge. After swearing and getting more pissed off trying to get it off with Gorilla gloves, I decided the LAST resort was to puncture the filter. I've done this in the past, but I advise if you don't want to risk it or not confident in doing it, take it to a shop. I've seen some bad stuff happen from people using the wrong size screw driver and ended up breaking the plastic off with the filter still on the engine. This is what the mechanics will do anyways when you take it to the shop I'm sure lol.


I'm sure some of you have run into this problem one time or another. The reason, the last person didn't put a little bit of oil on the rubber oil filter gasket. I've used long flat head screw drivers in the past on other cars. Decided to use a ball joint separator that was laying around and hammer. Those oil filter straps don't work for me. I've tried them on several cars in this situation including a Z31 300ZX.


First I tried to use a hammer with a small jack handle at the end of the filter to put a little dent in it for more leverage and grip. Still didn't work.


Make sure you open the oil cap and drain plug. Hammer the ball joint separator in the middle of the oil filter if you can get to it. Again this might not work with all vehicles. Once you puncture the filter, now you have more leverage. Try turning it a "little bit at a time" This is a tedious process. You may have to do it 2 or 3 times till the filter is able to turn by hand.

[Lobo240sx]

I have done a lot to this car to get it running right lol. Fixed a million exhaust and intake leaks. The hose that goes to the valve cover was busted and instead of replacing it with an OEM one, I bought a cheap intake system which cost less. After that the ECU had to be reset. Car was jumping around on idle running funky. Drove it around for about 3 days and it finally ran normal again. Idle is at 850-900 RPMS. Brand new Michelin Sports with rain tread on front . Ride is smooth as butter. I also have a set of Hayden fans with a switch that I put on the battery handle.

She is drinking a bit of oil as one of the rings probably didn't seat all the way but there is no indication of burning oil out of the tailpipe unless it is extremely cold outside. I found that out during the winter. Other than that she is running very good. The oil and radiator fluid was disgusting when I bought this car. Next will be to drain the transmission and rear diff. Pics soon

[Lobo240sx]

Hi NICO the KA got tired, now it's time to build. I will be parting out the KA very soon. Instead of rebuilding the KA, I already have a S13 Sr engine block and head at hand. The ka block and head are junk. Car still runs and drives. Updates soon.

Serious inquiries only with the KA part out or may look locally. No drift tax, no joy riding, no low balling.
Reasonable offers if interested. Thanks.

[Lobo240sx]

Not any new updates other than the Block, Crank is being measured to be sure it is still within spec. If it is not within spec, I'm going with a SR BC 2.2L or 2.35L crank kit (which I've been thinking about anyways lol ) or some local drifters might have a spare one that works with the Machine shop I'm using. We'll see. Cleaning out the garage so I can fit both cars inside. The hatch is eventually going away. Too much front end body work, etc. I can find another hatch already running for the price of fixing it. Whatever is left over I'll decided if I want to sell it as a rolling chassis, or scrap it if no one claims it.

Engine build plan

The head will get 272 BC cams, 1.0mm oversized valves, etc.
The bottom end .40 over with CP Pistons, BC Rods, Darton Sleeves,
Mazworks main and rod studs. <-- Not going be playing around this time....

The T70 will go back on for now until I find the Precision turbo I want.

[Lobo240sx]

Small update. I ordered the BC 2.35L crank kit. CP Pistons are .40 over will take 3-4 weeks on back order with
I-Beam Rods. Brian Crower has very good customer service. They took my order right over the phone and were very nice. We don't know if the stock crank was within spec. Decided to scrap it and start fresh.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Damn, its pretty rare the cranks wear out...

[Lobo240sx]

Damn, its pretty rare the cranks wear out...

The crank had a small dip where the bearing spun. Not taking any chances, best to start over for my application.

[Lobo240sx]

Some Goodies came in he mail . Oh noes joo know my secret

The machine shop is slammed up right now but should get in there between the holidays or the new year. I'm going to get bearings once I get the right measurements.




Extended MainStuds from Maxworz. I will get a compare picture of them. A little more clamping power worth the 200 bucks trust me.

http://www.mazworx.com/store/p/132-Mazw ... d-Kit.aspx








More updates as they come.