This thing moves on 30psi!!!

[TopStreet240]

well the car is done and tuned in, i will post pics on the web, but things got really messed up on the first runs on the street with her. Someone ( i will not say any names) hooked the wastegate line up wrong and the external wastegate never opened. I took one full throttle run in second gear and by the time my passanger could tell me to let off the boost gauge went all the way up and around (the boost gauge goes to 30) and the car had stopped running. she still makes compression and wants to crank but i think i have worn out the rings bad. im going to rip her apart today and see whats up but i have a new respect for the ka24e block, she held up just fine for the most part.

[andrave]

happy for you/sorry for you.wow 30psi.lol shoulda held a camcorder on the boost gauge just to have that one run.

[TopStreet240]

yeah no ****, i didnt think i would make anymore then 5 pounds (thats what the tial is set at)

[Structure240sx]

thats why i like to do everything myself. at least if i screw it up ill only get mad at myself

[LT_Z]

Werd

[GEO]

Anthony, you not on AIM anymore?

[TopStreet240]

thats why i like to do everything myself. at least if i screw it up ill only get mad at myself

The guy who did it works at the shop with me and feels really bad. It was an honest mistake and he is fixing it, now the car is getting a full motor build, top to bottom. this car is gonna haul:D :ylsuper

[Checkered-Member]

i have a new respect for the ka24e block, she held up just fine for the most part.

MY KA brother..Rock on:blue

[LT_Z]

See now you get to run 30 for real ! he actually did you a favor

[TopStreet240]

yeah in a way, we are getting the parts tomorrow and the build begins.

[95_240sx]

What parts? I had to wait 6 weeks for my JE Aluminum pistons and 4 weeks on the Crower Rods.

Rick

[TopStreet240]

im getting crower rods and ross pistons ( i believe)

[TopStreet240]

im looking into the parts tomorrow and then placing the order so we shall see what i can do.

[Nathan]

I've been waiting on my Pauter rods for about 6-8 weeks now, I dont remember exactly. BUT, Pauter will now have a LOT of KA rods in stock for anyone else!

[D-UNIT]

**DOH**

Sorry for thread jacking but this is on topic. I'm going to buy a fully built KA ( rods , pistons , headwork ) motor with about 500 ( well probably 3000 by now ) miles on it. How much should I offer him. He is swapping it out. How much does it cost to make a race KAT!! thanks!

[Nathan]

Just in parts alone it's worth upwards of 1300 brand new...considering rods, pistons, block, new bearings all around, new bolts, etc. Then you have to consider the machine work which depending on what all is done can get quite pricey. I'd say brand spanking new it could easily run 2 grand to have one put together, maybe more depending on who did it...but since it's used, that drops the price a decent amount Just make sure you check it out and look over all the work as best you can!

[Turbo 510]

$2k is really cheap for a built KADE. I have at least twice that in mine and I don't spend money blindly. Pistons, Rods, Machine work, balancing, etc. It takes cash to make something that can take abuse and still live.

[95_240sx]

I must agree with turbo510 on that one. He has spent the money in the right places, mainly in the fab work, if you look at his car you see NO wires or ANYTHING. Theres a lot of money in the engine itself, seeing as he and I basically have the same exact engine the way it is built.

Rick

[D-UNIT]

The machine shop here is going to charge me about 1600 for machine work and port polish with NO INSTALLATION!!! I told him I'll take apart everything and reinstall everything. He told me " 1600 bucks" Negative!! for now.

So what should I start the price at??

[Nathan]

I'm not looking forward to looking for a good machine shop when my rods get here...I need the cylinders bored and honed, MAYBE the crank micropolished if I think they can do a good enough job, I need the whole rotating assembly balanced and measurements taken so I can get the right graded bearings. I'm REALLY picky and want to make sure they can do a really good job. On top of that, I'd like it torque plate bored but I doubt that's going to happen

[95_240sx]

Whats this torque plate boring that keeps coming up?

Rick

[Nathan]

Simulates the stresses put on the block by torqueing down the head. It can make the cylinder be slightly out of round and when we are talking about .0001 it can actually make a difference, at least that's what I've heard. I'ts not a MUST with me but I'd like to have the option...I doubt I will though.

[Turbo 510]

I always have them bore my engines with a torque plate. It doesn't cost anything extra but does make a difference in ensuring the bores are bored perfectly round. The key is finding a shop that has a torque plate for your particular engine. Most machine shops have the standard ford and chevy V-8 plates so I took my engine to a shop that builds KA and KADE race engines because the have the right equipment.

[Nathan]

Turbo510...Could you e-mail or post the name and contact info of the shop you had the work done with? I'm looking for a good machine shop and if I have to send the motor off I wont be particularly annoyed by it if it means it gets done right. Thanks!

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