Yo i need help i need to know how hard it is to install the CA18DET coes my ka is about to go to sleep for ever and i just dont have the money for an sr or somthing better plus i just need a turbo to spin my wheels when i go around the turns help i need to know fast asap

evey one keeps telling me to stop drifting coes im going to blow my engine but do i listen **** no its too fun lololololol

 

What is your budget?
Cause you can get a S13 Sr20DET red top for $1,500 complete, but its not a clip! But it does have a 30day warranty!

http://www.japandomesticmotor.com

Maybe they can throw in the stock i/c,and piping!

 

The CA aint that hard to put in, its basically like the SR swap. Just do the wiring and the mods to fit the side mount IC and ur set I think. Im not much of a CA guy, but thats what my understanding is

 

well yeah thanks thats what every one else is tellin me too, and what is the CA out of???

 

its out of a 89-90 S13 or 180sx

 

thats also a stock turbo engine right??

 

and how much ponys do you think you and get with out brakin it open and keepin the stock turbo??

 

Yea, its got a T25. With the stock turbo...not much. That thing can only hold like 12-14 psi well. Upgrade the turbo, injectors and a couple things you can see 300 at the wheels nicely. You might have to upgrade the head gasket though. Once again, I dont know a lot on CAs.

 

well hey man thanks but lookin around and people tellin me it looks like the prices arnt that much diff. from the SR and the CA pluse the SR has more aftermarket parts (right?) so maybe ill just go with the SR

 

Or an RB20DET, if you like Torque! They go CHEAP too!

 

RB20s are cheaper then SRs...but the aftermarket isnt like SR. CA18 doesnt have that much aftermarket either.

 

i c so over all with 4000 bones doing the swap my self but im going to send the wiring in to have done what am i better off with?

 

With 4k..you can have a very nice RB20. 2k for the clip, about 300 for someone to do the wiring. 500 for the shipping of clip. 2800 all ready. 200 for extra things. 3k. You have 1k to mod other things. As for aftermarket on RB20 you can get stuff from night, mckinney, phase2 and ebay.
Or you can go SR, 2500+500 for shipping. 300 for someone to do the wiring, 3300. Then use the money left over for the etc. SR parts are all over the place.
CA...im not big on the CA so...
or you can go KAT for roughly 4k and have 230(roughly)HP at the wheels.

So many routes you can go...

 

i dont think its that much to get it to 230.. unless its a rebuilt motor then the turbo job.. theres turbo kits out there thats around 2k that i saw that gets it around that mark..

 

Most of the kits ive seen go for around 4k. Maybe im just shopping in the wrong areas. Got any sites irax?