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SnakeKack
05-03-2007, 02:59 PM
Here is the deal. I have a 1993 fastback with 189,xxx miles on it. Timing has never been done , never been rebuilt. It runs real good but ya know the miles are high and such.

In the long run I want to go KA-T. If I were to do that to my motor I would need to rebuild. So I was looking for motors online and on ebay I came across a KA from a 1995 with 80 something thousand on it. I have been talking to the seller and he says for $140 he will give me the motor and drop it off to me. He lives two counties south of me.

Is this a good deal or not? He says he took it out of his car and put a 98 motor in his with way less miles on it. Sounds a tad wierd but I dunno. I really wound't mind having a motor out of the car to work on then plop it in when it is done. I just have to find out what is required to swap an s14 KA into an S13.

Any info opinions are very very appreciated.

aznpoopy
05-03-2007, 03:05 PM
very simple swap, and a very common question.
use the ka long block, s13 everything else. done.

street240
05-03-2007, 03:08 PM
Yeah thats not a bad deal.

PRADOgy
05-03-2007, 03:10 PM
I think... and dont quote me but the only difference between the 95ka and the 93ka is one's obd1 and obd2... and sounds good... i see ka's go for about 2bills all the time w/ about 100k ..... about the kaT..... go for it man.. you have an extra block to build on... why not.. ?

nissandr1ft
05-03-2007, 03:30 PM
Sounds like a good deal, make sure you have him compression test it to make sure the cylinders are close.

projectRDM
05-03-2007, 03:59 PM
I think... and dont quote me but the only difference between the 95ka and the 93ka is one's obd1 and obd2... and sounds good... i see ka's go for about 2bills all the time w/ about 100k ..... about the kaT..... go for it man.. you have an extra block to build on... why not.. ?

No. Please do not post if you're only going to provide inaccurate information. All 91-95 engines are OBD-I, and even if it was OBD-II the parts that would be swapped don't matter anyway since it's just the longblock that changes out.

eastcoastS14
05-03-2007, 04:08 PM
sounds good and for $140 dropped off at your door you cant really go wrong

Nikeboy355
05-03-2007, 07:15 PM
Buy the motor... rebuild it... and then turbo it...

This might help you a little... I am doing the same thing...

http://forums.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=143200