First Car
SDAutosport
05-18-2003, 05:55 PM
Hi everyone ! a just baught my first car .. and you bet its a 1989 240 SX fastback .. god its a nice car .. BUT !!!! i have ALOT of work to do on it .. engine and trany need to be changed .. brakes to and lots of budy and chassi work .. good thing i bought the car for 300 $ .. if you guys have any ideas of what kind of mods i could do give me your advice .. right now i dont know if a should go for the sr20det or keep the ka24de .. rebuild it and put turbo kit on it ... well tell me what you think
thanks in advance for your help !
thanks in advance for your help !
Zeldakid
05-18-2003, 06:46 PM
Originally posted by SDAutosport
Hi everyone ! a just baught my first car .. and you bet its a 1989 240 SX fastback .. god its a nice car .. BUT !!!! i have ALOT of work to do on it .. engine and trany need to be changed .. brakes to and lots of budy and chassi work .. good thing i bought the car for 300 $ .. if you guys have any ideas of what kind of mods i could do give me your advice .. right now i dont know if a should go for the sr20det or keep the ka24de .. rebuild it and put turbo kit on it ... well tell me what you think
thanks in advance for your help !
If ya'll have an 89 240sx, then me uncle tyron dont have da ka24de, jew have the KA24E .. if I was you, I would swap tu SR20DET
where you located ?
Hi everyone ! a just baught my first car .. and you bet its a 1989 240 SX fastback .. god its a nice car .. BUT !!!! i have ALOT of work to do on it .. engine and trany need to be changed .. brakes to and lots of budy and chassi work .. good thing i bought the car for 300 $ .. if you guys have any ideas of what kind of mods i could do give me your advice .. right now i dont know if a should go for the sr20det or keep the ka24de .. rebuild it and put turbo kit on it ... well tell me what you think
thanks in advance for your help !
If ya'll have an 89 240sx, then me uncle tyron dont have da ka24de, jew have the KA24E .. if I was you, I would swap tu SR20DET
where you located ?
J_Spec_NiTeMaRe
05-18-2003, 09:23 PM
Congrats on making the best possible choice for your first car:D. The KA-T would be your best choice for a drag car, and the SR should be kept for autocross and drifting.
stealthj
05-19-2003, 04:27 AM
first of all, it depends on how much money you have, i know people who have blown 12k on their sr swaps to make around 400 something hp, and the turbo kits cost around 4 grand for the ka, right now it would be cheaper for you to just drop in a SR, but with the KA you would have to rebuild then buy turbo and stuff. depends on your budget and stuff, the SR is a more capable turbo engine...
ALTHOUGH id go with the RB25DET!
ALTHOUGH id go with the RB25DET!
J_Spec_NiTeMaRe
05-19-2003, 12:03 PM
True that the SR is already turbo stock, but that doesn't make it the best candidate for drag racing. You don't have to rebuild your KA to turbo it, as they are relatively bulletproof in stock form. And with drag racing, it's only a matter of time before you break something, and we all know that KAs are much cheaper to replace than SRs. Not to mention the fact that the powerband of the KA-T is better for dragging, not the RB, not the SR. The KA-T is for drag racing, no matter what anyone says.
old_s13
05-19-2003, 12:09 PM
I wouldnt go as far as to say one motor is better than the other for drag racing. Besides, if drag racing is your concern, why not swap in a V8 auto and be done with.
J_Spec_NiTeMaRe
05-19-2003, 01:14 PM
Originally posted by old_s13
Besides, if drag racing is your concern, why not swap in a V8 auto and be done with.
haha yea that is always a route. or just get another car altogether. whatever you do, do it well and tastefully.:)
Besides, if drag racing is your concern, why not swap in a V8 auto and be done with.
haha yea that is always a route. or just get another car altogether. whatever you do, do it well and tastefully.:)
SDAutosport
05-19-2003, 06:56 PM
Originally posted by Zeldakid
where you located ?
Im from Montreal Canada
where you located ?
Im from Montreal Canada
Zeldakid
05-19-2003, 06:58 PM
Originally posted by SDAutosport
Im from Montreal Canada
ther be a few chops dat can do da swap ..
i have the addrest somebear .. me look ..
Im from Montreal Canada
ther be a few chops dat can do da swap ..
i have the addrest somebear .. me look ..
Suislide
05-19-2003, 09:15 PM
Originally posted by SDAutosport
Im from Montreal Canada
welcome fellow canuck! i wish i could find a deal as sweet as that...
a couple of months ago, i DID find a deal as sweet as that, and pretty much owned the car. it needed alot of the same stuff as yours does. suspension, engine, brakes etc. but after i paid, i found out that the frame needed rust work done, and that would've simply sucked up too much money. so i got my $250 back (told ya it was a good deal) and the car is still there. i think once i get my next 240, i'll probably buy that one as a parts car.
how much money do you think you'll have to put into yours? maybe if it doesn't need too much, i can salvage that car and make it driveable...
Im from Montreal Canada
welcome fellow canuck! i wish i could find a deal as sweet as that...
a couple of months ago, i DID find a deal as sweet as that, and pretty much owned the car. it needed alot of the same stuff as yours does. suspension, engine, brakes etc. but after i paid, i found out that the frame needed rust work done, and that would've simply sucked up too much money. so i got my $250 back (told ya it was a good deal) and the car is still there. i think once i get my next 240, i'll probably buy that one as a parts car.
how much money do you think you'll have to put into yours? maybe if it doesn't need too much, i can salvage that car and make it driveable...
SDAutosport
05-20-2003, 07:00 PM
Originally posted by old_s13
I wouldnt go as far as to say one motor is better than the other for drag racing. Besides, if drag racing is your concern, why not swap in a V8 auto and be done with.
would it be possible ????????
and is it possible to put a sr20 head on a ka24 engine
I wouldnt go as far as to say one motor is better than the other for drag racing. Besides, if drag racing is your concern, why not swap in a V8 auto and be done with.
would it be possible ????????
and is it possible to put a sr20 head on a ka24 engine
Zeldakid
05-20-2003, 07:06 PM
Originally posted by SDAutosport
would it be possible ????????
and is it possible to put a sr20 head on a ka24 engine
Nope
would it be possible ????????
and is it possible to put a sr20 head on a ka24 engine
Nope
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