*poll* what do you think about your sr? *poll*

[jr_ss]

I love my Sr. I've had it for almost a year an a half with minimal problems (i.e. turbo gasket, wastegate failure). I have just over 18k miles on the swap right now, but I'm currently building a 9.2:1 comp SR to swap in. I'm waiting for some parts and my head from the machine shop. Hoping to hit the 375whp mark with either a 2871r or 20g, still undecided.

[Donkey Kong]

sr=cheap power

[DrifterProdigy85]

No such thing as cheap power.

[shift_SRDETuser]

I love the SR and I debated real hard on an RB before I went in and did this. Oh I just had some custom lines made for the SR ac compressor. Now I have ICE COLD air conditioning along with a 20% drop in power.... Oh well at least I am cool while spooling to 7 grand......oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[inkslingers13]

i love SR's so much im swaping one in my 85 corolla gt-s there a great motor!i hate KA's

[sebazztard]

ive been putting down sr's for fanboy reasons since day one, but im really leaning towards getting one come spring. ka-t seems too makeshift, but its the most respected to me. you guys seem to have no regrets ... better not with its pricetag

[spooled240]

there's two ways to do a ka, makeshift and professional..both have been proven to work. The ka has oil squirters on the pistons and it has pretty beefy internals as if it was designed to be boosted. In reality, forged pistons and maybe a little headwork is needed to make a reliable 300whp ka-t.

[shift_SRDETuser]

there's two ways to do a ka, makeshift and professional..both have been proven to work. The ka has oil squirters on the pistons and it has pretty beefy internals as if it was designed to be boosted. In reality, forged pistons and maybe a little headwork is needed to make a reliable 300whp ka-t.

The KA is a truck engine designed for heavyduty high torque operations which is why they used it in harbodies and frontiers for soooo long.... The KA is a dog with fleas and should never ever have been put into the usdm 240 -- guess that is why they did not sell many s14s here.....

[Kalypso]

what is the KA's greatest weakness

[IanS]

what is the KA's greatest weakness

Poor aftermarket support is a problem, but its gotten a lot better in only a few short years. Also, iron block, aluminum head, Ive never liked the idea of mixing the two.

[shift_SRDETuser]

Poor aftermarket support is a problem, but its gotten a lot better in only a few short years. Also, iron block, aluminum head, Ive never liked the idea of mixing the two.

Mitsu has used this turbo setup on their cars for 2 decades only recently did they switch to all alum. blocks and heads.

It is hard to get this engine to a reliable a/f with a turbo setup. The KA will eventually break The harmonics of the engine are not good as compared to an sr20 or rb series engine. I have just had my SR20 back for a few weeks now but it feels like it can take a sheat kickin and keep on ticking. There had to be a reason why all the support is there and all the drift teams make it their engine of choice.....

[IanS]

Mitsu has used this turbo setup on their cars for 2 decades only recently did they switch to all alum. blocks and heads.

Using the 4G63T as a testament to iron/aluminum's reliability? I here where you are coming from, but probably not the best comparison. I personally don't like replacing head gaskets.

[Neil]

I chose "wish I would have kept the KA" because now that I've got an OBDII S14, I want it to be fast and I just wish I already had an established KAT setup that I could move over instead of an SR that will guarantee failure at the emissions test.

Other than that though, I really do enjoy my SR quite a whole ****ing lot.

[Jadesr20det]

I've loved it since day one starting it up open dp ....however, i do wonder how long the sohc would have lasted boosted before i swapped it out that motor took some serious abuse

[Kalypso]

iron block, aluminum head, Ive never liked the idea of mixing the two.

intriguing... so I suppose with heat; aluminum expands faster then iron.

regardless tho.. sr20 rules the roust. its a great motor I cant knock it. and its especially nice to know one engine from top to bottom.

[notslow]

no regrets here!

I love my engine.

[corey240]

Beater this beater that. If people did it right the first time, meaning. Replacing all sensors, oil pump, water pump, all gasket, wire harness done right soldered not rigged. The damn things would be fine. I cant afford it. And everytime one thing happens to mine. Another does. If I had the money, I would just replace my harness with a brand new one, and all the sensors. But I dont, so as of last monday, she sits in my driveay, once again. Awaiting the 4th turbo. I love it.

[240life]

Beater this beater that. If people did it right the first time, meaning. Replacing all sensors, oil pump, water pump, all gasket, wire harness done right soldered not rigged. The damn things would be fine. I cant afford it. And everytime one thing happens to mine. Another does. If I had the money, I would just replace my harness with a brand new one, and all the sensors. But I dont, so as of last monday, she sits in my driveay, once again. Awaiting the 4th turbo. I love it.

I love mine even more since it runs now!!!!!!!!! JDM_Planet on ebay has NEW wiring harnesses for under $250...I have one and it works perfectly...not to much money if you ask me

[positron1]

Well, I loved getting the engine, putting it on a stand, breaking it down and replacing parts but now that I've swapped it in the car and am trying to get it ready to drive(which should have been a week ago), everytime I hook something up two problems seem to pop up. Lately I've been throwing tools and cursing this engine so maybe I'll admit it was worth it the first time I actually drive it!

[TurboZenki]

I loved my S14 SR, my father and i swaped it into my S14 3 years ago and i drove it for about 30k miles. It ran strong as hell and the motor never broke down on me. The only things to ever go wrong were 2 transmissions, 2 clutches, and one T28. My car was unfortunately totaled by an old lady about 2 months ago, so now I'm 240 less and I'm going through boost withdraws. NO FUN

[Kalypso]

the transmission is one vulnerability.

z32 trans is the way. but a mazworx adapter is too expensive.

....mazworx does race a 1600hp SR20 tho

[positron1]

I'm coming around! Still haven't driven but going outside sitting in it and cranking it is fun too!

[480sx]

Poor aftermarket support is a problem, but its gotten a lot better in only a few short years. Also, iron block, aluminum head, Ive never liked the idea of mixing the two.

Aftermarket support is booming right now. I have no problems finding anything i need for my Ka-T. It will never be as big as the support for the SR, but still, everything you need is available. 6+ good choices for manifolds including a bottom mount SSAC. Enthalpy and JWT for tuning, along with AEM, MS2, ect ect. So many companies make rods and pistons for it now.

As far as the iron block/alum head goes.. Idk i would rather warp a head than a block. The only downside here IMO is the weight. Thats the killer of the Ka, it is one heavy sob.

I can tell you though.. Iv got a SR 240, and a Ka-T 240. My SR sits, my ka-t's DD. SR was way easier to do than a ka-t. A redtop gets the best bang for the buck IMO.

[impact240sx]

I love my sr,,,,,,,,,, ALOT!!

[roplusbee]

I didn't vote because I do not own a SR yet, but I loved my CA and I am sure that the SR will give me a similar feeling. I doubt Nissan would have stopped using the CA in favor of the SR if it did not have advantages for both the company and the consumer. I still loved the CA though and will probably build aother once I finish with my vert project (not started yet).

[Kalypso]

the CA is a fun motor, if you have great fabricating skills.

it would be fun to make stuff for it, and then whipping it around and seeing whats possible.