Turbo the Ka or swap to sr20?

[240surfjunkie]

i bought a 92 240 couple months ago i need to do somthing abou thte motor its got 240Km but everything runs great but im not sure whats the better choice for a new engine... rebuild my Ka then turbo.. or get an sr 20 swap what do you guys think?

[92KA-T]

ka-t .. idk its fun.. but if u got the money.. build urself an sr.. its all preferance..

[240surfjunkie]

thanks. yea ill have about 2000$ to spend so ill see

[JULES_S13]

its a question of time and money ...tuning an sr20 is alot easier if u go turbo on the ka u have to go with a piggy back or stand alone which is more expensive you also have to spend time tuning the ecu to ur driving needs... the sr is a turbo engine the ecu is already made for it

[240surfjunkie]

how much is it for the sr20?

[JULES_S13]

you can get a sr20 front clip for about 2300 comes with practically everything you need

[240surfjunkie]

sweet would ya know estimate how much it would cost to put it in.. il have to get a shop casue i dont got a garage

[JULES_S13]

900 depends whether or not they do wiring harness paint the engine bay stuff like that

[unanswerred]

could the swap be done by a down syndrome kid in his garage?

and can you rent engine lifts?

sorry for the thread jack

[480sx]

I cant believe you havnt been flamed yet.

Its all personal preference. Both are good, blah blah.

To answer your question you need to do a lot of reading on both before you make your decision. Dont just rely on the opinions of others to chose how your money will be spent on your car.

Go to the Ka-t section of this forum, and the SR section and read all the 'stickied' threads. They are the threads at the top of the page, normally marked FAQ, or Noobs read.

Your doing yourself a disservice by asking these types of questions, you really need to come up with your own answers on stuff like this.

[destroyyourmind]

I'm going sr in the next few months osaka is clearly the cheapest around but I've heard some bad things but alot of good you know anything about em'?

[Hijacker]

Do not buy from osaka. You will regret it.

[SonnyG]

Ok heres the biggest thing one should consider before building anything and I do mean anything......What kind of hp/tq is to be expected?And at what rpm?Hmmmm seems to me that most people dont consider what rpm its making the power.....Do you consider pump gas prices??...With turbo never run lower than 93 octane,,,,,Ping ping knock knock....Boooooooommm If its to be a daily driver, if you're like the most of us and arent rich....Build something that is in the medium level of output so that reliability isnt an issue.....Another thing to consider is emissions control....Whats your law regarding engine swaps?.....

One of the most important thing people forget about is downtime.....How much and how long will it take if it breaks?.....

This is what you need to ask yourself,,,,The main thing is you can ask anything you want but only you will know what makes you happy.....

[nissanman04]

IBTL

[chrismo240sx]

[IanS]

Do not buy from osaka. You will regret it.

That company is a giant scam.

[Florida240sx]

Sr swap will cost you 4500 for someone to do it. Ka-T you can do your self for under 2k.My advice is find another block and build it. What is your power goal. You may be fine at stock internals. Come over ot KA-T forum and search through some set-ups.

[kaiichi131]

turbo the Ka because the SR . for starters the SR are done after 7k RPM that is the reason why the SR is considered the "japanese crystal motor." The other things is the cost of the swap its self. i think it is going to run you about $4500.

[240surfjunkie]

thx guys i think imma check out puttin a turbo in because i am a daily driver and my engines alredy pretty good just higher Ks and i only want to spend about 2gs thx for the input guys