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Old 07-27-2004, 08:05 PM
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Question ka24de internals and turbo problems

I'm new to this forum. I recently totalled my altima and have been looking at the 240sx as my perfect replacement car. I'm looking to buy a 1993 manual and i want to keep the stock engine. The altima has a ka24de and i've learned to work with it so i figured it would be perfect to get a 240 because i'll already know enought about the engine to get started on my way to turbo. I was wondering if the ross pistons on www.ka24de.com keep the stock compression that the engine normally has. Also what kind of head gasket should i get that will allow for 30+ lbs of boost. I don't plan on doin much more except for maybe bearings and an ARP head and main stud kit and ross pistons and a little bit of valve work (the ka already has forged crank and rods). After that i plan on going turbo. I just want to make sure i have an engine that isn't going to explode and will be able to handle a large amount of boost pressure.
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Get a metal head gasket. Avoid the headaches of not being able to boost more because your HG might fail on you.
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Old 07-28-2004, 01:17 AM
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That's kinda the plus of the ka motors though...if they do go boom then you get another one for about 200 bucks.....blammo!

P.s. 30+ lbs of boost is hard for any engine to handle, nevermind the components. 30psi will increase air flow by almost 300% compared to stock, so plan on alot of kablamos. KABOOM! i love that

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Old 07-28-2004, 08:31 AM
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Originally posted by Eyeceman2000
That's kinda the plus of the ka motors though...if they do go boom then you get another one for about 200 bucks.....blammo!

P.s. 30+ lbs of boost is hard for any engine to handle, nevermind the components. 30psi will increase air flow by almost 300% compared to stock, so plan on alot of kablamos. KABOOM! i love that
If you're planning on running 30+ lbs of boost, you're a moron. Especially on a KA.
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Old 07-29-2004, 01:13 PM
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Who r u talking to? He was asking the question not me. I'm not planning to run 30 lbs of boost anytime soon.
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Old 08-03-2004, 04:18 PM
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Originally posted by JeromeS13
If you're planning on running 30+ lbs of boost, you're a moron. Especially on a KA.
he's not a moron. Guitarded is just retarded.

Ross will lower comps 8.5:1 give or take a few numbers, which is what you want when FI. stock comp is 9.something:1 on a DE.

boosting 30psi...buy at least 2 or 3 headgaskets and that many sets of ARP studs. Or get an extra KA motor just in case.
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30 pounds of boost? That's it?. I'm running 39psi on my stock Ka24e with one of those ebay electric superchargers. If your headgasket blows out you have tuning issues. I still run the stock one with 280k miles.
Sorry for that Im just kidding.
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forged?

(the ka already has forged crank and rods)?
i thought it was just the crank that was forged.......? which is it?
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Just the crank. Not the rods or pistons.
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ricer.............

man I missed this place.
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Hey, some guy on the NICO forums is running 29 lbs of boost. Anothe running 32 I think on a KA-T. Check it out. http://www.nissaninfiniticlub.net/fo...threadid=38554
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