New pistons or a rebuild kit???

[s13drifter88]

well then if u plan on expanding youre build afterwards then i can understand the need for larger injectors. Also im not sure what the lower deck will stand up to stock. I said earlier i had a friend beating the piss out of his twin cam with a 60-1 and Megasquirt, and i mean beating by like 8 grand every gear. i dont know what hes making but if he told me 400 id believe him

[S13_RB25]

well then if u plan on expanding youre build afterwards then i can understand the need for larger injectors. Also im not sure what the lower deck will stand up to stock. I said earlier i had a friend beating the piss out of his twin cam with a 60-1 and Megasquirt, and i mean beating by like 8 grand every gear. i dont know what hes making but if he told me 400 id believe him

Yea these ka's are hard to blow up. These things are strong.

[jasonpenny]

i had the same issue witt mine but it was on no 2 i thought it was a ring and piston but it was a blown exhaust valve(it had a hole in the valve) watt i did is just buy a whole rebuild kit for like 300 bucks its a old engine it will need a rebuild any ways so y not do it when u have it down thats my take on it bro

[S13_RB25]

Yea I'm going to rebuild it. But for now I'm looking for a shop to get the block decked and honed. I also want to get the head cleaned up too.

[s13drifter88]

when u have the head and block machined, ask the machine shop to document how much they take off of each one, then add the 2 values together and try to order a head gasket thats as close to the value u come up with. I.E. .010 off the block + .010 of the head .020 total (.5mm) so get a head gasket .5mm or .020 thicker than stock

[S13_RB25]

Will do thanks for the heads up. But damn NJ it sucks i don't know any shops that do machine work. IDK if Import Intelligence does it or not, its only one hour away from where i live. Im going to give them a call tomorrow.

[s13drifter88]

look in the phone book, i would think you would be able to find an automotive machine shop. if not, what the closest community college or technical university. ive used the college i attend now (before i enrolled) to do my machine work. i went in and asked to speak to the machining tool instructor. he said he would be happy to do it for me so they may do the same for u.

[S13_RB25]

look in the phone book, i would think you would be able to find an automotive machine shop. if not, what the closest community college or technical university. ive used the college i attend now (before i enrolled) to do my machine work. i went in and asked to speak to the machining tool instructor. he said he would be happy to do it for me so they may do the same for u.

Well I'll check the phone book but the closest community college to me is BCC, Burlington County College. I went there last semester but I pretty sure they don't have a machine shop or anything with automotive area. But then there is a high school that has a automotive course, so there should be a machining tool instructor there. I'll have to check up on that later this week.

[s13drifter88]

ok, well good luck on the build man

[S13_RB25]

Thanks man and i can't wait till i get my hands dirty with the engine, its going to be awesome.

[Drakelee]

good luck, get a build thread going!!

[S13_RB25]

Will do and thanks for all the advice guys and/or any girls!

[s13drifter88]

what size turbo do u plan on running?

[DamonDread]

Thanks OP!
Lots of good info from this thread>
Gonna be rebuilding my KA soon.

[S13_RB25]

what size turbo do u plan on running?

I might run something either like this:
http://www.compturbo.com/products/index ... duct=CT355
or the CT50. Which is .48 T3 turbine.

Triple ball bearing is what i plan on getting, with .5 over sized valves, that's like instant boost!!

[s13drifter88]

I always love to see a well done KA-T. people around here in my town are die hard "cant spell KA-boom without KA" and i strongly disagree with that. Hell if a D series honda motor can pull its own weight i kno a KA can make power lol

[DamonDread]

I always love to see a well done KA-T. people around here in my town are die hard "cant spell KA-boom without KA" and i strongly disagree with that. Hell if a D series honda motor can pull its own weight i kno a KA can make power lol

WORD!

[S13_RB25]

Well I am going to take my time with this and i am going to buy good quality parts, even if i have to save up like a s*** load of cash, but ill do it. I should be able to get to all this starting either next week or the week after. I gotta get a 5spd trans and all the 5 spd swap things, so i can do it all at once. Then after all that is the suspension, then some power to the engine and then idk what else yet lol.

[Drakelee]

breaks orr drivetrain

[S13_RB25]

Ill go with breaks before drivetrain. Cause i can't work on the drivetrain if i have nothing to stop it with. LOL. Also is D-Max a good brand for suspension?? Its either going to be that or Stance or Apexi.

[s13drifter88]

I like my KSports lol. add a circuit sports arm package and stance alluminum sub frame bushings and ur twice past good to go

[S13_RB25]

Well I took a look again but im still down to two Stance and Ksport. Most likely i might go with stance.

[S13_RB25]

Also how much does it usually cost to get the head cleaned up and a valve job and the block decked and honed??

[s13drifter88]

ive never used stance but i can certainly say u cant go wrong with them. they build an excellent product

[s13drifter88]

im not sure, prices vary from shop to shop. prob atleast 300ish would be my guess, maybe more maybe less. id just call around and get prices from 3 or 4 places and compare them

[DeatschWerks]

How's the project coming along? Noticed it had been awhile since we got an update.

[S13_RB25]

How's the project coming along? Noticed it had been awhile since we got an update.

Well I have ordered the rebuild kit, should be here by end of next week. Also I'm still waiting for the guy to ship out my 5 speed trans and all the things for the 5 speed swap.

[motoman399]

what rebuild kit did you get? my machine shop is charging me 160 for deck bore and hone. i know the owner, but i dont think he ever hooks it up...

[S13_RB25]

what rebuild kit did you get? my machine shop is charging me 160 for deck bore and hone. i know the owner, but i dont think he ever hooks it up...

Well I ended up ordering from ebay, read on ka-t.org that there was one seller that sells quality rebuild kit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/91-94-2- ... ccessories
And ^ kit will be fine for my power goals. Also I'm just going to clean the block and the head, not going to get it decked or honed... Unfortunately

[motoman399]

nice same pistons and rings i got. im sure it will work fine. i ended up reusing my timing kit though. i wish i would have bought that kit. i did know that my ringlands were cracked..

you should really run a hone through it. get a dingle ball hone. you can rent them at tool rental places for pretty cheap. your rings will be able to seat properly and you will have done it "right"