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Friend is running 8psi on t28 same setup as yours basically but stock sr sidemount for 2 1/2 years with no problems car runs great. STOCK HEADGASKET

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s13_gearhead

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actually the ring lands on the pistons are the weak links on the stock KA's
If you throw a rod - then you had rod problems before you turboed
KA's are known for thrown rods too - but that is usually from someone installing rod bearings wrong

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projectRDM

Or driving around with 4psi of oil pressure.

umsports

I run a stock HG on my KA-T and its been proven to over 500whp at least 6 times that I know of by now. Also i've been doing it for about 15k miles over a year and half time span. People blow HG's from detonation not from the HG being weak. (unless youre looking to boost 40lbs) The stock HG is more than fine. I hate seeing people spread misinformation about the KA. Go to www.ka-t.org and you'll find many people doing things this thread has made seem impossible. Now some people have had head lifting issues at over 400whp but a simple fix is ARP studs.

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NemeGuero

There it is.. end of thread. HAH

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blu808

Thats just a saying we have here at the shop.

another one we have is " the boost goes in and the apex seals come out"

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s13_gearhead

Zomg, KA's don't have apex seals, guy. Only ROTARY engines have those. Wait, you're not one of them.... wankel fags, are you? -L- j/k..

Apathic

I know im late but I have to say this! thers on a guy on Ka-t (im on it) and he is runnig 30 psi on a t3 or t4 maybe a hybrid with everything stock besides a turbo, intercooler, bigger injecters. etc. noting internal wise.

DriftSpecS14

ka-t's are the shit!. easy to build and maintain with the right set up. gl on the set up guy

-Riley

hope the past shit is behind us man

opticfilms

is it going to be a sr or ka-t because we need to drift son

Jon Michael

Sounds like a nice setup. Only time I really hear of people blowing stuff is when they take a 180k engine and slap a turbo on, then boost like 18psi and drive it hard. Goodluck with it. I'm just curious, how much whp would a setup like this produce?

JaeTea

The people I've seen blow KA's didn't have anything to control timing..so make sure to address that.

Just running an SAFC isn't enough.

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slothonaleash

before you even look at a turbo, compression test...that will tell you if you are good for boost...

but running an safc at this low of boost usually is enough...imo running a btm is unnecessary at this level

orion::S14

^^^ I CANNOT believe it took until post #33 for someone to clarify THAT!

If you blow a HG on your KA-T...you've overheated it, and you're a moron.

If you detonate, you WILL break the ring lands before the HG blows.

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And FWIW, I've been running my KA-T at 12psi for the last 4-PLUS YEARS...doing several track events per months, EVERY month...and it's fine.

It was making 310rwhp for the last ~4 years...and as of a few months ago...a new manifold and it dyno'd at 338rwhp (still 12psi).

SO...as it's been mentioned here already: Tuning is the key. And the HG is SOLID...no reason to upgrade.

- Brian

(EDIT: Sorry, last 4 years...it was turbo'd in March 2003)

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blu808

I was refering to rotards guy.

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s14unimog

yeah I had the same setup on my car for a year and a half, you will be fine, I ran about 17 degrees retard and had no issues with the KA-T. I agree with who ever was saying get an SAFC, wideband and street tune it. I could have avoided trips to the dyno if only I had gotten a wideband, so add one to your list.

The motor is a great one and you'll have tons of fun + learn something

I say do it and screw all the nay-sayer's who don't know what they are talking about.

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s13_gearhead

... no kidding. It was a joke. Thus the j/k. thx for the neg rep.

Vision Garage

I think buku has gone the other way. I heard he picked up an s14 SR. All this talk about KA-Ts for nothing!

35suren

hey can someone help give me steps on how to take out a ka24 motor

35suren

can someone tell me how to take out ka24 motor

JDS Performance

sounds like you need one of these
http://www.KA24DETDVD.org check it out!

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Vision Garage

haha. Nice plug! To pull out motor, um.... yea that might take a while to explain. Search the forums or buy the DVD.

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illvialuver

okay i bought a s14 ka-t and was boosting 9 psi, and drove the car from berkley to irvine, and than drove it for 3 months, and than it had issues but the previous owner said it needed rebuilt. the main bearings went out. other than that the car was fast, and ran well. you have a milder set up than i did you should daily drive it no problem, just liek they said before tuning is everything, and watch for boost creep. some people just blow engines no matter what you give them cause the boost too much and cant drive, just run 7-8 psi get your tunin g under control and youll be fine. let me know how it goes, cause i dont see too many ka-t guys on zilvia. god luck,.