ok my friend gave me his td05 turbo out of his gsx the other day and i dont know what manifold would fit it. or even what company to buy from so any help would be much appreciated/ i was also wondering if its even worth the time and money to turbo my ka24de
thanx,
chronikspeed

 

find the dimensiions of the gsx manifold, and see if you can have one custom built...BUT im sure there is one out there that can be bought, you might want to check Greddy's website i know that they use mitsu turbo's im sure they would have a manifold for you

 

Some ppl turbo their KA but i think its kinda worthless because it cant take too much boost and youll never be able to more than like 300hp out of it without nitrous, unless you do alot of internal mods which by then you could have already got an sr.

 

just for the record a ka with a t25 is faster than an sr20 with a t25 which is the stock turbo so i find it not worthless

 

Thats a bunch of bull... if im not mistaken, phat ka-t had 576 rwh with stock internals and no nitrous. I think it was like 13 pounds of boost. Ill check up on it, but he made an assload of power on stock internals, so i think its a good bet. I would say you can safely hold 8 pounds all day on the KA.

 

stillslow wtf are you talking about? Im rebuilding my motor, which includes forged internal, knife edged crank, the head bored .40 over, adding bigger injectors, bigger throttle body, a greddy FMU, and custom cut cams all for 2100. Now correct me if im wrong but isnt a reliable engine dealer selling SRs anywhere around 2300-4500(s15)? So tell me how could i get an SR with 2100 that ill be able to just drop in and make it run? And o ya, ill have 250hp easily with those upgrades so tell me, how can i get a 210hp SR for 2100? Because i dont see a legitiment way i could.

 

I think the point hes trying to make is that, with an sr swap, youre starting with nothing and gaining a little in the end. With a KA you already have a good foundation, and with the same amount of money, you can rape the sr. At that point, it comes down to displacement. Bigger is better when you push them to their limits.

 

You have been weighed...you have been measured...and now you have been owned. Face it the KA was in the SRs shadow because puttin an SR into a 240 was like putting a fart can on instead of a full exhaust. The KA is the harder way to go because you start out with an NA engine that you have to build up, just like a full exhaust where you have to save up and spend a coupla hours puttin it on and doin all the other stuff you need to make it fit right and what not. Now the SR is like the fart can all you do is put it in, fit it up, get it running and now you can say that you have a "jdm tyte" motor in your car, just like a fart can, its an easy install and you dont gain that much from it.

 

well said. the sr is a good way to go if you wanna half *** the car. If you want a fully awesome (and totally legal) car, go KA.. If not, just get an RB.

BTW, that was totally quotable

 

Are you kidding?

I was all about KA until it came down to the point where I either had to deal with the whole rebuild and turbo it or swap in an SR decision. I went with the SR.

I did not do it to be JDM tyte. I did it because I do not need more than 300hp. I didn't have the time to chase down / wait for custom or semi-custom parts. I also sat down and figured the money involved... and it was going to cost me more to go with the KAT solution (this would have been different if I had a decent-running KA that I could have just turbo'd without a full rebuild).

With my goals in mind, how would it have benefitted me to go with a KAT?

The extra potential is of no benefit to me, since I really have no plans to exceed 300hp. Sure, I could have a much better torque curve and faster spool with a 300hp turbo on the 2.4... but that benefit for me did not justify the extra work involved. I also do not have to re-invent the wheel. The SR formulas are well-established for certain power levels. Most KAT owners hold onto their information like they're holding onto their nuts - meaning I would be on my own.

I really do not understand the anti-SR sentiment. I haven't really had a chance to drive mine yet, but from what I've experienced, I love it. I have great respect for KA's and KAT projects... the SR was just the more sensible choice for my situation.

My SR swap in its 'duct tape' phase. Duct tape will hold 7psi for approximately 10 miles.