Whats the most affordable and reliable engine option

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spaghetti_rules
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In your opinions, whats the best engine option, price ways, longevity wise, reliabilty wise, and power wise.

Turbocharge the KA24DE engineSR20DETRB20DET

I know alot of people say the RB25DET is the best way to go but its kind of expensive.

please give me any input. thank you in advance


trpower7
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spaghetti_rules
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hey, thanks for your enlightening response. i really appreciate how un-imformative you managed to be. :thumbd

in any case. i have been reading as much as a can, but i would like to get the opinion of people who have 1 of these 3 choices im considering.

if you arent gonna help, why bother replying?

Structure240sx
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the ka will be the easiest to get parts for since out of those three it was the only one made in the US. a better option then the sr and rb would be a ca cuz there was a non turbo ca in the us that u can get parts that work with the turbo ca. price wise u could get an sr, rb, or ca swapped cheaper and have low miles but if they break ur screwed. u cant find one in the junkyard like the ka

Structure240sx
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and do a lil more searching its been talked about, sorry had to say it

trpower7
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Yeah, no kidding, I spent four months reading everything here and everywhere else before posting ONCE and had more than enough information to answer what you've asked. Don't expect someone to just take the time to give you a full write up on all three with everything you wanted, it's not worth our time. All your information can easily be found by SEARCHING.

Aries
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The Red Button Is Your Friend ;)

Alas, a KA is the simplest when it comes to things breaking later on.

lessthanjakejohn
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spaghetti_rules wrote:In your opinions, whats the best engine option, price ways, longevity wise, reliabilty wise, and power wise.

Turbocharge the KA24DE engineSR20DETRB20DET

I know alot of people say the RB25DET is the best way to go but its kind of expensive.

please give me any input. thank you in advance


You want to find what you are looking for?

FInd out what you want. I'm guessing you want no more than 270 or so hp?? Well if you figure out what you are expecting it can make it easier to find things when you search, and its easier to help you.

WorkinDriver
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I say if its asked then answer....Price per bang, SR. Price per wow, RB. Price per piston KA. Enjoy the price of POWER.


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