[nissanfanatic]

Know what? The only engines to throw rods are the ones that are either:

1) Unprepared. Whick really doesn't inlcude the KA if you have ever opened one up.
2) Not tuned properly. Which could include any engine. Build the entire engine out of any metal of your choosing, throw 50lb/min of air through it along with too little fuel and/or advance the timing too far. See what happens.

The difference between the JDM engine guys and us is:

You guys blow an engine, you throw the trusty ol' KA back in for a while. That is unless you have some spare parts and time to install.

We throw the other KA in and learn from our mistakes. All our stuff swaps over, and we head to the graveyard to find another one.

Uh oh, three people have made 500whp on KAs. Two of which, to my knowledge(I don't know about Ivan) were unsponsored what-so-ever. Show me a 550whp streetable SR that was built from somebodys pocket.

And don't forget about our valvetrain. We may throw a rod at 6k, but not before one of your rocker arms comes off.

Jeez, this is the shit that makes me not want to come here. One of these stupid threads comes up at least once a week here anymore. Ergo, we really need engine specific forums. Tat, I see why you left for a while.