What motor should I put in my 95 240sx

[briguy]

Hi I am new to the 240 scene but I have a question for all the motor heads.What would be the best combination for a daily driver 240.Would a sr20 or the turbo kit for the ka motor be a better choice.let me know they look in the same price range to either buy a tubo kit or to buy the motor swap. thanks brian

p.s drift on

[Bosrudorfer]

ohh boy

[S13FX]

Leave it the way it is Best car you will ever have with out any troubles ..

[hannibal]

The choice is yours. Take a look at the SR forums and make a wise decision, my son.

[The All Mighty KA-T]

The choice is yours. Take a look at the SR forums and make a wise decision, my son.

SR....WTF is that.......

Stay KA

and go KA-T.........but dont buy a kit........putting your own kit together save's $$ and you have the choice of what you want in your Kit not what all ready comes in the kit prebuilt kit......

[mkory]

If you do choose KA-T, piece together by all means. Whatever you do, be sure you lower it. You and The All Mighty KA-T can do it together... it'll be cute.

[AmoebAssassin]

LOLLERSKATEZ

[mkory]

Love your avatar assassin.

[Craving4Boost]

ohh boy

yeah.....i hope this is an old post that happened on april fools

[fabio420]

much to the disagreement of everyone, if you want your car as a DAILY DRIVER and can afford it, go with an sr20. Stock for stock, it holds much more power without problems. I just don't know about it costing the same price for a swap as putting in a turbo kit. To put my kit in, it only cost 2 grand. But I've blown 3 sets of stock KA pistons, never pushing more than 270 rwhp. I finally got forged Arias pistons, but way after surpassing the cost of an SR swap.

[blckkat]

SR or KA huh..... I believe it was the great poet Archemedies Vanbrant who once said"what is understood, needs not to be discussed"

.....ya I made that guy up I heard Sammy Hagar say it at a Van Halen concert.

[briguy]

did you build one yourself and were is a good place to get the parts and what all did you use to make it work good

[WDRacing]

One thing us KAT guys don't like to mention is that the KA tosses the #3 rod through the block occasionally, not even at WOT. SO if you want to make more power then say 300 ft lbs of torque, buy all new internals and save yourself the hassle. The SR20 does not toss rods through the block anywhere in the 300's, possibly 400's and thats if you rev the piss out of it.

Make a decision based on what you want, not what anyone else does, that way in the end you'll be happy.

WD

[S13FX]

Or you can be like me and have the car for a year, and switch between wanting to go CA, then KA-T, then CA again then SR, then right back to KA-T ( which is almost complete) But yah in the end you just have a whole bunch of extra parts laying around from various engines. :p It's actually kind of ammusing.

[97s14guy]

Daily driver? go KA simply because of maintenance costs, availability of parts incase something goes wrong.

[S13FX]

Ok hold on you know what we forgot to ask or you didnt mention. Do you plan on just having a relaible stock car? Do you want to have a fast turbo car? What are your goals for this vechicle?

[tjmhillz]

to be real honest u should just search around and first off start off on whats ur hp goals and how much can u afford. i mean eveybody is going to voice there opinion but ur the one that is going to be putting money into it and driving it. eveybody went thru the same thang that ur going thru dont know what motor to do and all that other stuff. so best thing to do buddy is just search.... its alot of helpful info on this site that will help u out on what motor to go wit.

[Sil40_Mayhem]

My $0.02 (if I give you more, feel free to keep the change):

When speaking in terms of power and reliability, one will often find those two are inversely proportional to each other. Another factor to consider is cost. Initial cost, regular maintenance costs, and repair costs. Also, availability of parts is an important thing to think about (which also includes thinking about downtime, both at the time of swap/build and when waiting on a part). So, with this vehicle being a daily driver, how long can you afford to go with out it? Of course, your power goal will play an important role as well. Some setups require more or less work to reach the same power point than others. This can affect reliability and price. Case in point: it's already been said that KA-Ts may have difficulty in the 300hp arena (from a reliability standpoint) whereas the SR20 doesn't have much difficulty there (stock for stock). The CA might be able to handle the power fine, but may require more parts/tuning to get there than the other, larger displacement motors. The last thing I can think of in regards to reliability is that the popular swap options were designed from the factory to handle boost reliably, and for an extended amount of mileage (albeit at stock levels, of course) whereas the KA was not. That does not, in any way, imply that it can't handle boost (as many of our KA-T members will be quick to point out), but that it wasn't built with it in mind.

Anyway, search, read up, and determine which option suits you the best. As some would like to argue, there's no real overall best choice. There's only the one that would best suit you and your situation. Happy hunting!

[briguy]

I am looking to have a fun car,I need to be relaible i will drive in the summer months only,I just want it too be able to smoke a couple ricers around my area,and take it to the local strip once in a while.And I really dont want to spend over 3 grand.

[blckkat]

not sure what your power goals are but in my opinion your budget puts you in the entry level turbo bracket weather it be SR or KA..unless your thinking ebay kits. how healthy is your KA? do you enjoy your KA now just not enough umph? or do you hate how it runs out of tach? Who's installing the parts? all questions you need to ask yourself. I think like everyone said before me only YOU can decide which direction to take. if you still can't decide flip a coin; either way you'll have more headaches, more challenges, more bills and most importantly more power.

[jr_ss]

My $0.02 (if I give you more, feel free to keep the change):

When speaking in terms of power and reliability, one will often find those two are inversely proportional to each other. Another factor to consider is cost. Initial cost, regular maintenance costs, and repair costs. Also, availability of parts is an important thing to think about (which also includes thinking about downtime, both at the time of swap/build and when waiting on a part). So, with this vehicle being a daily driver, how long can you afford to go with out it? Of course, your power goal will play an important role as well. Some setups require more or less work to reach the same power point than others. This can affect reliability and price. Case in point: it's already been said that KA-Ts may have difficulty in the 300hp arena (from a reliability standpoint) whereas the SR20 doesn't have much difficulty there (stock for stock). The CA might be able to handle the power fine, but may require more parts/tuning to get there than the other, larger displacement motors. The last thing I can think of in regards to reliability is that the popular swap options were designed from the factory to handle boost reliably, and for an extended amount of mileage (albeit at stock levels, of course) whereas the KA was not. That does not, in any way, imply that it can't handle boost (as many of our KA-T members will be quick to point out), but that it wasn't built with it in mind.

Anyway, search, read up, and determine which option suits you the best. As some would like to argue, there's no real overall best choice. There's only the one that would best suit you and your situation. Happy hunting!

[Craftsman]

I just want it too be able to smoke a couple ricers around my area,and take it to the local strip once in a while.And I really dont want to spend over 3 grand.

Do a cheap RB swap.