uh, wrong



-Ted

 

so fstrnyou, i take it you know jeff with the TTZ and kingleh with the mk4?

 

I say go for it. I had a 240, it was fun, the motor is dead reliable and takes well to serious mods. And its not a ******* truck motor. By that logic the 300ZX has a sedan motor, the Early Grand Marquis have a sports car motor etc.......

 

Well in factory configuration, it is more suited for a 1/4 ton truck. The 240 deserves a better engine from the factory (even could have been a better performing KA24DE engine) it's just the way it is stock, is not that great for performance.

 

you do realize that we don't call it a truck motor just because it came in a truck don't you?

 

The KA motor does have potential. However stock for stock the SR20 is better. I know guys personally that have these motors in their cars. Ive seen a KA motor produce 450rwhp with 430rwtq. This guys 240 was pretty hard to beat on the street.

 

So why else do you call it a truck motor? Because it makes decent low end torque?

I've seen KA's aproaching 600RWHP, with torque too.

 

check this out

http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=25796

this is from a near stock ka with a 75 shot. you don't see hondas making 300tq with a near stock engine and a 75 shot.also, this guy is doing 13.6 on a 35 shot with the same engine and slicks.

also, a head job on the ka can gain 20 hp, really, this is not a rice quote, i know my stuff. also using nos doesn't make you rice

 

what you bring that and not the posts about enjuku and S Service and there SRs?

Bahh..

http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...1#Post67443064

 

no because of its long stroke and narrow bore. look at the late 80's StarQuest cars, they had truck engines too. they just came with a hairdryer strapped onto the side.

and please everybody stop adding F or R to your whp figures. it makes you sound stupid.
bhp(hp) = engine
whp = wheels

if you don't know which wheels are being driven, you obviously don't know anything about the car.

 

torque pulls stumps, power wins races.

 

In any case I curse the day I sold my 240sx and got an RX-7. Fun cars, but so unreliable.

 

i've have absolutely no problems with my car, sucks for you.

 

it's true that the sr is a really great motor but i don't want to spend 2500 the motor and other money to get it running. i can get the ka for free, if not then for 500 with searching and make that kind of power without spending alot.

 

i have had no problems with my car while my friend's 240 won't stop leaking oil all over, has a rattling timing chain, has a blown power steering pump, broken hicas....

 

your friends bad luck does not concern me, the ka is a very strong motor.

 

Me Niether. Mine had 180K on it, no problems original everyhting except starter, clutch and basic tune up gear. No rebuilds either. 80K of that was me, beating the crap out of for 100miles a day non stop.

As for the chain, have him remove the valve cover and pull the top guide off. It has been deleted from the new kit which includes the same chain.

 

my point was that all cars have their problems, some more than others. unless you own the car from day one, you can't say it's a piece of crap because it breaks.

 

I understand that. All cars require maintinence, and if its not done they won't be reliable. RX-7's are just more rpone to unreliability.

RX-7's are unreliable. Think of it this way, how much maintinence is required? How sensitive is it to neglect? Alot more than most cars. Therefore most of them are crap because its a 20 year old car, that most likely has been neglected.

Now if you have one that had been babied thats a diferent story. The RX-7 is a nice car, if you have the money to repair it 1-2 times a month. Don't get me started on the electrical.

Heres a pic of my old baby. Man I miss this car.......

http://www.my300zx.info/images/240sx.jpg

 

The KA is a nice truck motor. It was designed for a truck. It is a simple as that. The KA isn't a performance engine and is not strong. It lasts long because that is what it was designed to do. It doesn't last very long boosted however.

 

The engine is very strong.
10-12PSI on stock internals is fine with the right tuning.

 

with a 9.2:1 CR i would think if it was so stronge it would take more....

 

Thats pretty high for a turbo motor.

 

9.5 CR miatas take 15psi before any estensive mods.

 

yeah & NA 2jz`s take about the same and that are at 10:1 with bolt one kits