best options for a ka24e-t and maybe "24de" head???

[silvia_kid_982]

hey guys im kinda new to turboing and at one point i had a 95 "ka24det" 240. (great car) but now im working on my new project, sohc 89 240sx engine and dont know to much about the sohc's and im planing on turboing it. i was wondering if any one knew of any straight up reliable some wat cheap full kits, Or a good custom setups to run at stock internals. my engine has about 80k and runs great. and yeah i know theres tons of kits for the "24de" years pretty much 91-1998 but i was wondering also i was told i could maybe put "24de"(dual cam) head on my 89 block to run it and put a "24de" turbo kit on it. Is that true or even possible??

[slideways...]

no. the heads are not interchangeable at all. different timing chain setups. i dont know of any complete complete kits for the sohc motor but JGS precision(JGStools.com) sells a basic kit, including turbo, mani, DP, WG, ect. basically all the exhaust side stuff. if your running stock internals i might recommend using a smaller turbo than what comes in their kit, just because you want to be careful not to pop your headgasket or something. in that case they do sell each part individually, so you could get the manifold and downpipe, then get your own turbo (a small t3 based or large t2 based should be plenty).

let me know if you gots more q's

[usar89b]

Just a question, what happened to you 95 det 240? Something like that you don't get rid of.

I believe the heads are interchangeable, but you would have to do so much to make it work, you might as well just find a complete kade with ps, ac, ecu, maf, and harness.

Nissan wouldn't call both motors a KA if the blocks weren't the same!

disclaimer: don't believe anything I say, I'm still a noob. JK

[slideways...]

like i said the timing setups are way different. the dohc motor has 2 timing chains. the blocks are similar except for everything under the timing cover is different, and the timing cover is itself different. the dizzy is different. the sohc oil pump is connected to the dizzy, whereas the dohc oil pump rotates on the end of the crank under the timing cover. theres too much that needs to be changed for the head swap to work.

[usar89b]

I fully agree with slideways. I still think you would be best to go find a kade and so the swap. I found one from a 93 at pick n pull for $180, with everything that attaches to the motor, alt. ps pump, ac compressor, etc. etc.

A rebuild kit is only around $400, a bit more if you want forged internals.

Good luck on your hunting...