The KA

[chickenmanq]

As I have said before, I have the soch KA.  I love it.  With all the talk about the SR20DET running around, thought you all should know today, yes today, I put a sticker on my back window that reads: "Long Live The KA24E"  Unfortunately, almost no one will know what it means.

Love your American Nissan engine. &nbsp;Build them to beat the Japanese versions. &nbsp;K, I'm done with the super deep mushy stuff now. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

hey chickenmanq did you ever have any problems with your SOHC motor?..if so what? and how did you fix it?

[whateverjames]

because in the 240sx world if you don't have a turbo DOHC KA or an SR, you don't have shit.

then there are people like me, chicken man and transient.

at a meet i went to there was a KA vs SR race. guess who won (KA) guess which had 10 less HP (KA) it's mostly hype for the SR. that's my opinion.

(Edited by whateverjames at 11:24 am on Jan. 15, 2002)

[BlankFlip]

whatever james, was it a modded n/a ka vs. a ~200hp sr? just wondering.

[whateverjames]

it was a turbo KA. #### i wish i remember who it was who raced

[BlankFlip]

cool. well, i'm proud of my ka n gonna keep it. only way i'd go w/ an sr is if i had an s13 where i might need to get an engine swap done. i could tell the ppl that read super street that it's an sr20det silvia engine n they wouldn't even notice the difference probably since they're hooked on the idea that YOU HAVE TO get an sr in there to be cool and fast.

[chickenmanq]

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I have not yet had a single engine related problem. &nbsp;I bought the car with 49,000 on it two years ago. &nbsp;Since then, I've got 85,526 (36,000 miles of driving balls out)(gonna change my oil today) &nbsp;I've only used Castrol and NAPA silver oil filters. &nbsp;The most I would call a problem is having to cut holes in the floorboards for the top transmission bolts while I was doing the clutch. &nbsp;

My only annoyance is the transmission isn't that smooth. &nbsp;It sometimes catches the gears a little, probably because I try to shift it too fast for a truck. &nbsp;I actually wish it was a close ratio four speed like my 76 Courier back home.

I've jumped it many times, rallied it around dirt roads, and it still hasn't broken. &nbsp;Going to do the wheel bearings pretty soon since it has also been door deep in ponds and mud. &nbsp;Basically I have abused it in every way possible and nothing bad has happened.

Did change the fuel temperature sensor which mysteriously went out last summer. &nbsp;Oh yeah, and both O2 sensors. &nbsp;#### 96 with manifold and cat sensors.

I never drive it hard until it reaches operating temperature. &nbsp;Almost overheated it the other day. &nbsp;Got about 3/4's on the C-H needle. &nbsp;That very same day I went and got a new electric fan thermostat. &nbsp;Problem solved.

One more complaint: &nbsp;It rattles. &nbsp;Can't do anything about that though. &nbsp;It's been in accidents.

[chickenmanq]

Hey Benns13, did you see this reply? &nbsp;Thought it might have gotten buried to fast. &nbsp;TTT

[AceInHole]

was the KA vs SR race at the Nissan Convention (I think it was in Kansas a year ago??)?? &nbsp;I heard stories about such a race... and the SR guy was cheating, taking stuff out of the trunk after the agreement they'd race the cars as is.... oh well. &nbsp;Also, wasn't the KA in an S14, the SR in an S13.... giving the KA even more of a disadvantage (weight)?<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

LoL.... &nbsp;anyways, there's definitely potential in the KA24E. &nbsp;Who says you need a DOHC motor?? &nbsp;The best streeted NA KA I've ever heard of was a KA24E with side draft carbs (244HP). &nbsp;Then there's Adam Hutchinson's (on the FA boards) turbo SOHC, which puts out a bit over 200hp (the limit of his fuel setup IIRC....). &nbsp;Since the KA is reported to put out over 300hp, I don't see why there's a big deal on the SR having a better bottom end to start with. &nbsp;How many people have 400+ HP SRs?? &nbsp;At that point, both SR and KA owners are usually rebuilding to forged components. &nbsp;

I'm sticking with the KA because I have a 240sx... LoL. &nbsp;We don't need no stinkin smaller engines here in America <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
(That, and I can get a KA engine for like $400.... in case I blow mine.)