Here's the deal. 3 weeks....I guess almost a month ago my KA24 sohc blew a head gasket. Don't know what caused it just coolant started to go into the oil but wasn't hot didn't leak anywhere. Anyway I have a KA24DE sitting in the shop that got traded in on a SR20 clip for $300(engine, trans, harness, ecu, MAFS. I want to put in a RB20DET swap but it's about a month out, and I'm driving a crappy smoking 86 Toyota Tercel

Let is sit or get it going?

 

I would get it going, put in that KA24DE. And later on down the road, swap in the RB20. My 2 cents

 

I suppose your right, at least that way I can take my time and get together all the parts for the RB swap-clutch, timing belt(or chain?), water pump, and probably a turbo upgrade. The RB engines I guess have a ceramic turbo that can blow up turbine wheels, so I'm considering a GT35 Garrett unit. The Turdcel sucks except for the gas mileage and smokes really bad because it's valve guide seals are long gone.

Thanks, Ryan

 

I agree, drop the KA in for now, and build up the RB, then do the RB swap... lol better than drivin that tercel rite?

 

Yea dude what they said, ne thing better then a gay tercel.
Ryan

 

We'll the DOHC KA is going in.....yeah. Better than a Tercel anyway I think I'm going to drain the oil from the E and brick it just for kicks. It has a BHG and terrible valve train noise, I'll have to pull the hood first tho don't want to have motor parts putting a hole in my Silvia hood

 

^^ watch it shoot a piston out the side fender.

brick it and video tape it.