KA24DE-T or SR20DET?

forceFED_s14 · 12-29-2004, 08:31 PM

i have a 93' 24o hatch, and the ka in the car has over 200g miles on it, and i was thinking about rebuilding it and turboing it beacuse of the torque the engine has, and i really dont know what would be the best option for that car....im just starting to drift and i wanna take it further and the car just dont seem like it has enough power right now...plus it has a really weird 5grand rev limiter right now and i cant figure out why....well ne ways....what do u think would be the best bet for me.......

Ghost of Duluth · 12-29-2004, 08:59 PM

The KA vs SR camps are as divided as the Chevy vs Ford camps. I like em both. I like the KA a little more though due to the torque and the ability to go to Autozone and get parts for it unlike the SR. You can do the same thing with the KA that you can with the SR and alot more people are seeing that now. All depends on how you feel about it. Plus companies like Core Performance Products are starting to build KA crate motors with turbos. They should start putting them out early 2005. So the KA is coming back.

www.coreperformanceproducts.com

Wayne · 12-29-2004, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by Ghost of Duluth
The KA vs SR camps are as divided as the Chevy vs Ford camps. I like em both. I like the KA a little more though due to the torque and the ability to go to Autozone and get parts for it unlike the SR. You can do the same thing with the KA that you can with the SR and alot more people are seeing that now. All depends on how you feel about it. Plus companies like Core Performance Products are starting to build KA crate motors with turbos. They should start putting them out early 2005. So the KA is coming back.

www.coreperformanceproducts.com

ahha ya i second the plug for core performance products, ka-t crate engines is awesome, so um ghost when you gonna hook a brother up with one. i can test its umm soul power ahaha but ya the ka vrs sr is a huge contreversial topic, just pick whichever you want, you can do some searching for specific examples.

save your money and hook up the suspension

GRiDRaceTech · 12-29-2004, 09:49 PM

SR- 175whp
KA-T running 8psi boost- 230-240whp

Prices are roughly the same.

forceFED_s14 · 12-30-2004, 04:35 AM

well what about putting boost on the stock internals? is that save for daily driver or would i have to get rings and *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored*? and whats the most a daily driver KA can hold?

Hyde · 12-30-2004, 06:53 AM

www.ka-t.org
has all the info u would want on the ka-t

Ris4drift · 12-31-2004, 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by GRiDRaceTech
STOCK SR- 175whp
KA-T with big turbo and custom tuned turbo kit - 230-350whp depending on what you do

Prices are roughly 2/3 for the ka-t than the sr

GRiDRaceTech · 01-01-2005, 06:16 PM

Ris, you're wrong. In order to get more than ~250whp from the KADE, you'd have to upgrade the pistons to forged pieces with larger ring lands. That'd increase the price by about $600, putting it over the cost of an SR, not to mention you start pushing the stock MAF sensor when you start running big numbers.

Big turbo? No. Disco potato is plenty big, and I've seen pretty good power with just a T25.

Me>you.

sdtouge · 01-01-2005, 06:46 PM

with the right tuning and a decent block to start with the ka's can easily handle 300 plus ponies easily dd.

phat kat just managed 500+ whp and a gazillion punds of tork on stock ka.

i am not saying that that car could be daily driven or will handle the abuse for long. i just want to note to the jury that its possible.

i think you should go ka. i pieced together a gt28rs and jim wolfe=
ecu kit togethor on the internet and for really nice things, including dp, fuel, maf, fmic i was under 3500, all the way down to fuel pump gauges and oil lines were calculated in this.

get whatever you want

you can go get parts at autozone for the sr also

GRiDRaceTech · 01-01-2005, 07:29 PM

Not a stock KA. Did you read his upgrade list?

Aftermarket pistons, rings, pins, shotpeened factory rods, ARP head and main studs.

Stock cams, head, intake manifold, throttle body, and ignition, though.

12-29-2004, 08:31 PM	#1
forceFED_s14 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: st.pete, FL Posts: 11	KA24DE-T or SR20DET? i have a 93' 24o hatch, and the ka in the car has over 200g miles on it, and i was thinking about rebuilding it and turboing it beacuse of the torque the engine has, and i really dont know what would be the best option for that car....im just starting to drift and i wanna take it further and the car just dont seem like it has enough power right now...plus it has a really weird 5grand rev limiter right now and i cant figure out why....well ne ways....what do u think would be the best bet for me.......

12-29-2004, 08:59 PM	#2
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	The KA vs SR camps are as divided as the Chevy vs Ford camps. I like em both. I like the KA a little more though due to the torque and the ability to go to Autozone and get parts for it unlike the SR. You can do the same thing with the KA that you can with the SR and alot more people are seeing that now. All depends on how you feel about it. Plus companies like Core Performance Products are starting to build KA crate motors with turbos. They should start putting them out early 2005. So the KA is coming back. www.coreperformanceproducts.com __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats.

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12-29-2004, 09:49 PM	#4
GRiDRaceTech Opposite Lock Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,096	SR- 175whp KA-T running 8psi boost- 230-240whp Prices are roughly the same.

12-30-2004, 04:35 AM	#5
forceFED_s14 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: st.pete, FL Posts: 11	well what about putting boost on the stock internals? is that save for daily driver or would i have to get rings and CensoredCensoredCensoredCensored? and whats the most a daily driver KA can hold?

12-30-2004, 06:53 AM	#6
Hyde Oh Baby! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: navarre,fort walton beach, florida Posts: 222	www.ka-t.org has all the info u would want on the ka-t

01-01-2005, 06:16 PM	#8
GRiDRaceTech Opposite Lock Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,096	Ris, you're wrong. In order to get more than ~250whp from the KADE, you'd have to upgrade the pistons to forged pieces with larger ring lands. That'd increase the price by about $600, putting it over the cost of an SR, not to mention you start pushing the stock MAF sensor when you start running big numbers. Big turbo? No. Disco potato is plenty big, and I've seen pretty good power with just a T25. Me>you.

01-01-2005, 06:46 PM	#9
sdtouge Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: san diego Posts: 868	with the right tuning and a decent block to start with the ka's can easily handle 300 plus ponies easily dd. phat kat just managed 500+ whp and a gazillion punds of tork on stock ka. i am not saying that that car could be daily driven or will handle the abuse for long. i just want to note to the jury that its possible. i think you should go ka. i pieced together a gt28rs and jim wolfe= ecu kit togethor on the internet and for really nice things, including dp, fuel, maf, fmic i was under 3500, all the way down to fuel pump gauges and oil lines were calculated in this. get whatever you want you can go get parts at autozone for the sr also

01-01-2005, 07:29 PM	#10
GRiDRaceTech Opposite Lock Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,096	Not a stock KA. Did you read his upgrade list? Aftermarket pistons, rings, pins, shotpeened factory rods, ARP head and main studs. Stock cams, head, intake manifold, throttle body, and ignition, though.