which one? obvious answer!!

alright, so ive got this 95 corolla sittin here, with, as of saturday, 200k on it. i was thinking about swapping a 1.3L turbo motor out of a toyota starlet into it, and have an extremely built 11 second grocery getter, but, ive always loved rear wheel drive since the first time i drifted my mommys 4runner in the snow, so, im thinking about buying another 240sx. hopefully this time it wont start on fire. buy one for around 2 grand, fix what needs to be fixed, and rebuild/turbo the ka. so anyone whos turbo'd the ka, if you want to email me or pm me or even post in here, just say Hi, and ill ask what i need to know. im not gonna type out some long ass post.

thanks in advance
Paul

since no one is posting, ill ask a few questions.

one, who or where is the best place to learn about turbos. such as, how do i know when they begin to spool, what parts do what, etc
two, i hear there is no exhaust or intake manifold for turbo-ing a ka, is that still true?
three, whats ideal compression for spooling around 15psi

im still researching at the exact moment, so bear with me

alright, so i just found this, and this is the exact question im looking for. who can tell me what al this shit is and what it does for me

http://64.225.76.178/main.htm

heres what i have so far. looked at turbonetics, it said something about that in the faq so i checked it out. im hope to go with a t3/t4 hybrid, but i dont know what kind of trim to go with. it says comes with the option on to4b and to4e. whats the difference?

also, what size waste gate should i get? Spearco 35mm, 40 mm, or 50 mm? it also gave me the option of having a Spearco Tial 38mm, 40mm, and 46mm, with 9 different settings up to 1.5 bar, whats the difference between tial and regular wastegates?

i did find a header, it says top mount SS fits ka24de. sound right?

Already planned on going with the RFL BOV, if im going to have one, why not make it Really Fucking Loud??

what size intercooler? im guessing the bigger the better, kinda, but what will fit best on a stock front bumper of either a s13 or s14? and if i go too big do i get more lag?

well, i guess thats all for tonight.

thanks
Paul

Turbochargers by hugh macinnes.

ka-t.org
phatka-t.com

Start reading lol. THere's alot.

havent found much on trims or what the numbers in the names of the turbo's mean. i was looking at phatka-t, and they have the PK-GT-32 and the PK-GT-35 has the Garret GT-32/35 center and custom compressor and turbine housings. whats the difference between the two? pitch? size of the turbines?

looks like the phatka-t intercooler would be the way to go, almost perfect fit, and good cooling.
maybe go with their fuel system too. since i dont know how to piece one together.
im guessing their manifold is also better than the one i was looking at last night. requires 38mm tial wastegate so that tells me what i need there.

If the answer is so obvious, why don't you know it? And before you start buying stuff, make sure you know exactly what you will be getting and what you need and how it'll all work together.

If the answer is so obvious, why don't you know it? And before you start buying stuff, make sure you know exactly what you will be getting and what you need and how it'll all work together.
someone had to say it. read the first post smartass. i was thinking of the starlet swap in the corolla then the obvious answer hit me. ka-t. i realize i dont want to buy something then realize it wont work. that post was worthless to me.

Well this whole thread was worthless to me.

Well this whole thread was worthless to me.

lmao... omg

Check the tech section.

what u want from the car? drift? get LSD and suspension.

speed, KA-T

???

you arent even reading the friggin thread. in the first post i said i wanted to turbo the ka, preferably the DE.

go to a nissan tuning place and get their opinion. they will have an idea of a well rounded setup.

wow, like nissanfanatic said, go to the tech section, go to nicoclub.org then go to 240sx, then go to ka-t, and read the stickies, yes there are exhausts for ka-t's, no dont get the ssautochrome exh. manifold, and you want 15psi? thats harsh on the engine, i think you would be find with 300whp huh? look at my setup im hoping to be around there. look at what people's setups are and see what hp they have, read, and read alot.

found the PK manifold and hope to go with that unless advised otherwise. i know there are exhaust, i just heard a while back its hard to find a exhaust mani for the KA, ive been reading, and talking to different people. ive learned what most everything does but dont know how it all fits together, such as trims, E or B on the t3/t4 hybrid, im sure ill learn it on nico. wow, havent been there in a long time. thanks Tims_240 glad someone took the few minutes to help. thats all i needed, i looked at the links provided and ran out of room to research. just needed a new site to poke around at.

you arent even reading the friggin thread. in the first post i said i wanted to turbo the ka, preferably the DE.

u didnt read AWDSR20's post

what u want from the car? drift? get LSD and suspension.

speed, KA-T

???

what hes saying is (i believe) is that if you want to drift get an LSD and tune your suspension, if you want to go fast turbo the KA.

yay... i 've been quoted! LOL!

anyways, most 240 owner are swept w the DRIFT craze and the Toge thing... so take your time 2 fined out what u want from the car and balance your budget, its an expensive hobby!

i want to be able to get sidewayz, but its not my biggest priority. its not like im taking it to the drift track or the mountains. btw, AWDSR20, i wasnt aiming that comment at you.

btw, AWDSR20, i wasnt aiming that comment at you.

i know, my coment was toward shawn_carter69 ... not u bro.