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XxNitroFreakxX
03-13-2003, 12:45 PM
What would be the best engine swap i could do to a '97 240sx to give it good power at an resonable price will as few problems as possible?
Foxcolt
03-13-2003, 12:47 PM
SR or Turbo KA

and

NOS!!!!!!
Yoshi
03-13-2003, 12:51 PM
A - PLEASE use the search!
B - best thing you can do on an engine that new is just get a tune up.

"What would be the best engine swap i could do to a '97 240sx to give it good power at an resonable price will as few problems as possible?"

Reasonable price, best power, fewest problems.
Read up man. None of those things go together, welcome to the tuner world. Everything is a sacrifice, less power = more reliablility, more power = less reliable AND more expensive.

Unless you have at least $5,000 ready to go, put this thought out of your head, buy your girlfriend a nice tennis bracelet or something.
syco3d
03-13-2003, 03:32 PM
Turbo the beautiful engine that you got. :D
rash
03-13-2003, 03:49 PM
Originally posted by Yoshi
A - PLEASE use the search!
B - best thing you can do on an engine that new is just get a tune up.

"What would be the best engine swap i could do to a '97 240sx to give it good power at an resonable price will as few problems as possible?"

Reasonable price, best power, fewest problems.
Read up man. None of those things go together, welcome to the tuner world. Everything is a sacrifice, less power = more reliablility, more power = less reliable AND more expensive.

Unless you have at least $5,000 ready to go, put this thought out of your head, buy your girlfriend a nice tennis bracelet or something.

i agree 110%..with you man..

It this world all thinks do you want had a price!!!
SilviaDriver
03-13-2003, 04:02 PM
man u have a 97..and u wanna get rid of the KA already!? milk the thing for all its worth first or something. all new and throwing it out like yesterdays garbage..i say turbo the KA..rather than get a swap.

eh i pretty much agree with Yoshi
KiDyNomiTe
03-13-2003, 04:10 PM
Originally posted by SilviaDriver
man u have a 97..and u wanna get rid of the KA already!? milk the thing for all its worth first or something. all new and throwing it out like yesterdays garbage..i say turbo the KA..rather than get a swap.

eh i pretty much agree with Yoshi

haha don't complain buy his engine and turbo it yourself :D
XxNitroFreakxX
03-13-2003, 08:45 PM
Turbo chargeing it is a preety good idea. whould that be better than perhaps puttnig an s14 motor in it?
Yoshi
03-13-2003, 08:52 PM
You have an s14
four
03-13-2003, 08:54 PM
If your engine is still new (low milage) turbo it. If not, then get the sr20det. You already have an S14. An S14 is a chasiss code. I suggest you do a search. Zilvia as well as other 240sx boards have A LOT and i mean A LOT of info.
Sundi240
03-13-2003, 08:57 PM
If you turbocharge it, don't forget to keep the boost fluid topped up. ;)
DuffMan
03-13-2003, 09:04 PM
Swap in an A12. It's the greatest Nissan motor of all time!!!1111
1atsx
03-14-2003, 10:25 AM
go for the hot stuff and get rid of the KA and swap it for an sr20det, you get what you pay for. check out www.srswap.com maybe that will help you decide
Yoshi
03-14-2003, 11:04 AM
Originally posted by 1atsx
go for the hot stuff and get rid of the KA and swap it for an sr20det, you get what you pay for. check out www.srswap.com maybe that will help you decide

okay, he has a 97, unless it has a ridiculous amount of miles on it, I think it would be REALLY STUPID to ditch a perfectly good KA for an SR.

Not to generalize, but if the shoe fits...
you sound an awful lot like the newbs that come around here praising the word of JDM to the car gods, blah blah blah... KA's can be built up just as well, and if you have a newer KA, I don't see why you wouldn't turbo it, or build a better n/a machine.

oh, and so you don't think I"m biased, I have both KA and SR powered 240s.
AceInHole
03-14-2003, 11:15 AM
Originally posted by Yoshi
okay, he has a 97, unless it has a ridiculous amount of miles on it, I think it would be REALLY STUPID to ditch a perfectly good KA for an SR.

But, if he can't appreciate the KA engine, he could always sell it to someone who does. It's not like no one has ditched a good KA for an SR before... with the recent boom in KA turbo cars, it's not like he wouldn't be able to get a good price for a good KA. I paid around $700 for mine, for instance.
four
03-14-2003, 11:19 AM
Originally posted by AceInHole
But, if he can't appreciate the KA engine, he could always sell it to someone who does. It's not like no one has ditched a good KA for an SR before... with the recent boom in KA turbo cars, it's not like he wouldn't be able to get a good price for a good KA. I paid around $700 for mine, for instance.

Good point. Its all up to you man. Do your research. Everyone has their own opinion.
AKADriver
03-14-2003, 12:55 PM
Originally posted by DuffMan
Swap in an A12. It's the greatest Nissan motor of all time!!!1111

Man, he should go all out and get an A14 :D
DuffMan
03-14-2003, 01:26 PM
Noooo, the A14 is toooo much pooowwwaaahhh!!!111
cooldill
03-24-2003, 04:16 AM
I am in a similar situation... I have a 97 also, only thing is that mine is pushing 130k... I have about 4500 to spend so i was thinking of getting the s14 sr20det, but i through some research i found that many prefer the redtop because of the availability of parts and lower cost. Is the s14 worth the extra 1000? It does come with possibly salvagable body panels...