what motor would you rather have?

[fallen180sx]

which one would you guys rather have? i currently have a ca18det.. and im wanting a new setup to play with.. i was thinking either rb25det, sr20det, or ka-t. the ka can hold around 600hp on the bottom end.. so thats the only thing dragging me towards the ka-t. just some opinions of what motor you guys would rather have would be nice.. thanks.

[biggie]

This has been debated forever. There is no real answer, its all about preference. And the KADE bottom end will only hold about 350hp reliably, stock that is.

[fallen180sx]

my friend is retarded. im thinking of ka-t.. boost designs makes me drool.

[Zydeco]

Illl take two of theas please.

[xyoufailmex]

Triple-forced induction

[fallen180sx]

that 26 is sexy... hey you fail me.. wanna buy my ca18 hatch?

[574-240sx]

I want a LS2 paired with a 6-speed.

[biggie]

my friend is retarded. im thinking of ka-t.. boost designs makes me drool.

Yes, but that's what I was saying. The KA-T is only good for about 350whp on the stock bottom end. No way to get 600hp on stock block. And 600 on street in a 240 is overkill.

[mrflip69]

I think Phat-Kat has some pretty high #'s on stock block. Of course, perfect tuning is a must

[nismofly]

what kind of budget are you thinking?

and by the way Ivan got something like 520rwhp out of a stock KA bottom end, but when he tore down the motor to look at it after not much driving he found one of the rods slightly warped...id say itll do at least 400 reliably but theres always a point where it cant do it anymore...

[HashiriyaS14]

I think you should sell that CA18DET motorset on NICO when you decide what else you want.

Go with an RB20 or RB25.

[Nismo_Freak]

what kind of budget are you thinking?

and by the way Ivan got something like 520rwhp out of a stock KA bottom end, but when he tore down the motor to look at it after not much driving he found one of the rods slightly warped...id say itll do at least 400 reliably but theres always a point where it cant do it anymore...

He got that with forged pistons and shotpeened rods.

[nismofly]

oh right he had low comp forged pistons...ok

but the stock rods are shotpeened, he just had them re-shotpeened i believe

[Dookie]

He got that with forged pistons and shotpeened rods.

Still a hos thoughId take an ls1 with a t-56 transmission personally

[Mixmastamunkh]

why not just an S15 sr20, with perfect dyno tuning, and some decent mods like, engine lightening, battery reposition, upgrade turbo, new front mount intercooler. all the bangin' stuff on the s15 sr20. all that'd probobly put it up to about 450, which if you ever want to take the thing on the street normaly would probobly be the best you'd wanna get away with.

[fallen180sx]

im not worried about my budget.im seriously thinking about the ka-t.

[TheOne]

if yer not worried, go ka-t the ivan style and get him to make ya 600hp.....oh and a built rearend to try to get some traction.

[dfw240_EE]

I would actually stick with the CA18 personally.

[sleepyRPS13]

supercharged ka 250-300whp

[Juujai]

why would u dump the ca for the ka... youre not gonna be much faster if at all. why not just drive the car like a psycho till its worn out then decide later.

[Fenvy]

rb26dett

[brisknfade]

Ill take an FJ20 thank you very much...

[Fenvy]

supra TT would be nice too

I shoudl have gotten a sc300 instead of a 240sx... darn!

[fallen180sx]

ah because i hate the ca is why im getting rid of it.. not enough goods on it from the market. i know sr stuff will work but not all and you have to mod it to work. the ka-t block on boost designs is sexay.. my friend works there so ima talk to him about this.

[HashiriyaS14]

Ill take an FJ20 thank you very much...

That'd be sweet, does anyone have an FJ in an S13-14 that we know of?

Why not just get a real DR30 Turbo? What was the first year of those? They'll be eligible for historic status in a couple years, exempt from all DOT and EPA regs....if you can find one, that is...

[nismofly]

indeed, that would be the sechs

i know its 1der's and TMS's dream, both of them heart the FJ

it seems you have your heart set on the ka-t, nothing wrong with that whatsoever

[own3d]

id settle for a 20b or ls7

[Juujai]

id take one of those 3sgtes off of the denso or the castrol supra, toda sr20 off of the daishin car, 13b from the re ameiya anything thatll get me from 0-100mph in ~7seconds without sacrificng the balance.

[nismofly]

those arent 3sgtes in the supras

you mean the celica and mr-s gt300 cars?

[HashiriyaS14]

Well, JGTC GT500 Supras used to use the 3SGTE, mounted way back in the engine bay.

Now they all use NA 3UZ-FE V8s. (apparently what comes in the GS430?)

The GT500 Z's all use VQ30DETT's too....is that even a production engine?

The GT300 Z's use highly modified VQ35DE's.