newbee introduce myself and questions~

[thekawaii]

himy name is jayi'm not american so my english is pretty much broken

i bought 1989 240sx coupe 5speed for 400 dollarsand i spend 1000 dollars to make it run (i bought nice used ka24e)

i was shocked by supped up camry beat my car so easilySo.. i decided to put more power to my car

i have aprx. 1000 dollar in my pocket(i have job too....), i know SR20DET is way too expensive for me, so i'm thinking to upgrade Turbo on my Car or Buy CA18DET engine. I've done lots of research, i figured CA is easier to rev high than ka(my KA ran til 6500rpm, but lots of vibration, kinda scary). But CA's displacement is 600cc less than Ka.... so...... I don't know which one to buy.My future goal is 5second, and 300 hp. (not at the first time, it's my final goal. i know CA makes 170hp. is 300hp too much for ca?)

Thanks

[thekawaii]

sorry i meant putting turbo, not upgrade. all my parts are stocks

[ILikeMy240sx]

oh no... not another "Im a street racer..." thread... oh no..

WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO!!!!

BTW, welcome to the forum.

I will be nice today and not flame...

Depending on how much mileage you have and depending on the compression results you might want to turbo the KA. There are alot of supports for it. If you want 300HP, you can go with a stageII BD kit with Enthalpy ECU. Everything plug n play and you should get about 250~280 rwhp

CA is definitely a nice option if your KA is not in its perfect condition. There are more aftermarket support for CA parts now a days as well.

I would imagine turboing the KA would be easier esp with the Enthalpy ECU...

But.... suped up camry.. wtf :tisk

[Juujai]

of course almost all camrys can beat 240s in stock form... and running against a v6 camry thats like.....

[BomexS13]

Welcome to the boards.

Im jay too! Im not an american either. You're my lost twin

[GEO]

LoL, I read the topic starters psot in a japaneese accent.

[Atomic-S14]

hahaha LOL my name is Jae sounds like Jay too and i'm not american either

[nsrZ32]

Welcome to nico...like stated above, if your KA isn't in the best of shape the CA is a good affordable and fun option.

[thekawaii]

thanks guys for the repliesi'll do the compression test and will post the result.the engine has like... 120000 miles. but it still runs strong till 6300~6400rpm

Anyway the normal compression it like.... 190~180 right?i'll check it

It rain crazy again in Cali. Drive safe guys

[DoomTurboVisions]

sounds like you got a decent deal. Hopefully you will be a long time member here at the boards.

p.s. i now own a 240 so my old name was irrelavant (soon2b240sx) <--dats me

[PantherRacer]

So when u get a turbo you're gonna change ur name again? lol___________________________________________________________

HEY NEW GUY sup?Check the CA forum to see if that's what you want man, lots of info there.