KA-T Declaration of Specs THREAD

[JDMark]

180k SOHC, healthy compression but old
completly stock internals

Lasted about a 3 months and one drift event. Never blew just lots of blow-by

-Gladman mani
-Z31 T3
-SR20 sidemount
-CA18 370s
-SAFC, walbro
-35mm wastegate

Would have been around 1500 if i didnt get nice gauges and have my downpipe made at a porsche shop ($$$)

untuned it put down 195whp on a mustang dyno, but was way too rich. Heres the tuned dyno

182whp
197lb-ft

[byhi]

^^^ SOHC LOVE, good shit

[drift into a curb]

Please post what type of driving you do? Street sweeper? Backdoor Drifty? Cone chaser?

[mr_noob240sx]

Originally Posted by Kn1ves

all i did was link. you're paranoid. get over yourself. trust me someone was bound to say it.

lol? funny guys. nice thread for info though ^ ^

[louisdaboois]

dual cam KA.
ssac bottom mount mani
SR T25
2.5" IC piping w/ ebay IC
z32 mafs
HKS ssqv bov
stock rebuilt head
cometic head gasket
felpro gasket set
weisco 9:1 .020" over pistons
eagle H-beam rods
enthalpy tune backed with safc
innovative wideband
RC 550cc injectors
project silvia top feed fuel rail
mallory fpr

lasted 13,000 miles and climbing.

feels like a ka-t with a small trim turbo, lol. suites me.

apathetic of dyno #'s and i dont drag race. lol.

im useless.

[LigouriRd]

Originally Posted by AzNCmB

1. Bo0st Design's old turbo kit(bought from a friend), t3/to4e garret .57trim 60a/r(something like that)
2.25" fmic piping(bo0st designs) piping...dynoed when the mainfold had 2 cracks, ...

^^crack 1^^

^^crack 2^^ thankgod i got them welded...feels so0 much better!...

Sounds very familiar, my manifold cracked last fall in the same place as pic2.

1) '97 KA24DE Block
• '93 KA24DE cylinder head
• Stock bore 9:1 compression CP pistons
• Crower connecting rods
• Cometic heavy duty head gasket
• 11mm ARP head bolts
• Blocked off pcv ports, pcv valve re-routed to post maf/pre turbo
• Boost Designs turbo manifold...ported by 9sec240 to fix boost kreeping
• Tial wastegate with 6# spring
• T3/T04E 57trim 63A/R turbo, stage 3 wheel
• Apexi N1 exhaust...soon to be replaced...holey
• Magniflow 3" catalytic converter
• Custom downpipe
• Innovate LM-1 Wideband air/fuel meter
• Innovate LMA-2 rpm converter
• Apexi SAFC II...soon to be replaced with Calum RT ECU
• Apexi Super Ignition Timing Controller
• Forge diverter valve
• Boost Designs FMIC
• Turbo XS dual stage manual boost controller
• Walbro fuel pump w/Qualude sock.
2) First rebuild lasted ~9mo, 2nd is still running strong
3) No dyno but she ran a 14.04et with the maf maxed out at 10psi.
4) Oil pressure regulator stuck open causing negligible oil pressure, spun one main and two rod bearings. Replaced regulator, and pump housing, no problems since. Advice: throughally inspect regulator or just replace the whole dam thing.
5) Love this thing, same ~28 mpg as long as I stay out of boost, when in boost has a hell of a kick. Spools like now.
6) Link to entire setup/pics :Ligouri Rd's Zoints Profile


I just picked up another 240 to put my '96 engine in. I was toying around with the idea of building it up with 10.5:1 pistons. I could drive it na for a while, maybe sneak it into STS. Then boost it later when my AMS manifold eventually gets made...unless someone knows of some 9.5:1 forged pistons.

[hnugen]

Dont have time to build it but here's the parts list so far
Supertech 8.6 .020"
Eagle Rods
Felpro HG (Dont waste your time with a Cometic, it failed already on a Ka-t I built and a SR I helped)
ARP headstuds and mainstuds
ACL bearings
T3/T04E
Revhard manifold
Tial 38mm wastegate
Greddy VSPL FMIC
NX Intercooler sprayer
Precision 880cc injectors
Aeromotive FPR
Blitz SS blow off valve
Greddy Profec B
Zeitronix wideband
Z32 MAFS
...and some more stuff. Shooting for 400whp pump gas. Shouldnt be too hard with a good tune but I cant decide between S14 Calumsult, S13 Calumsult w/conversion, or S13 Emance w/conversion harness.

[silnismo]

Engine:
T04E turbo 60 trim .63 a/r compressor, .69 a/r turbine and p-trim wheel
N sport 3 inch down pipe with no cats
ASP light weight crank pulley
GP sport 3 inch exhaust
3 inch charge pipes
Precision turbo bar and plate intercooler good for 600hp
Greddy type S blow off valve


Fuel and Engine management
Plx 300 wide band 02 sensor
Nismo 555cc injectors ( true flow rate is 615cc )
JWT ecu with 7200 rpm redline and speed limiter removed
Apexi Super AFC II
Apexi multi checker
Blitz SBC spec S boost controller
Walbro 255 lt/hr fuel pump
Z32 fuel filter
auto meter fuel pressure gauge
auto meter boost gauge
NGK cooper spark plugs that are two steps colder
Magnacore 8.5 mm silicon spark plug wires

2. previous owner turboed it at 100k miles, life ended 160k.
3. 12 psi about 290-300hp, lost the dyno sheet.
4. unknown
5. pros: insane power and OH THE TORQUE! bads: bad MPG and reliability issues.
6.

[turbo2nr]

^ i knew that car quite well and the previous owner, it was my insperation to go ka-t. lol i help do the kouki front end swap.. glad to see its still alive and kicking.. did you rebuild?

[silnismo]

no, it actually died on my couple of months ago.

working on gettin a new KA and converting it back to NA form for reliability reasons.

Tats a kool dude practically got it off him for a steal.

[turbo2nr]

1. posts specs/mods
97 ka-t 120k present milage
boosted since 90k
tnetics 62-1 t4 p trim
revhard mani
tial 38mm gate
3" turbo back
2.5" fmic pipe
egay fmic
hks ssqv
msd 52lb injector
top feed rail
-8an lines
aeromotive fpr
warbo 255
safc (gay)

running on 7psi pulls f* hard

2. post how long it has lasted
boosted since jan 07 so thats over a yr.

3. numbers you've made on the dyno
no clue, but i'll put a hole in a modded evo/sti

4. what and why it blew up (if applicable)
still good thank good for timing retard.

5. experiences, thoughts (pros, cons)
very unrealible, and needs constant up keeping, shes like the hot girl i never had.. but when she drives its golden..

6. pics are always welcome

[pr0tus]

turbo2nr, I see a lot of people saying their setup is unreliable, what kind of problems do you have? I know your motor hasn't blown, so your having a lot of small issues I guess? I'm a little confused about why everyone says ka-t is unreliable, but not related to blowing motors.

[turbo2nr]

by unreliable its all the stupid little problems, bolts that hold down the turbo comming loose, oil leaks, smoking, wierd rattle and knocks, fuel delivery problems, boost leaks, ect..

normal problems for a custom setup..

[riubens]

1.stock ka with 166k miles,gt2530 turbo,z32maf,fidanza flywheel,ebay mani,370 cc inj,blitz ss BOV,ssa intercooler kit,walbro fuel pump,safc,custom downpipe,ssa dual exhaust AFX wideband.2.been bosted since feb 2007 and 10k miles3.made 266hp 279tq at 11psi4.has not blown up yet!but i only drive her 3 times a week for the past 7 months since a got a new daily(2000 q45t)4. I love the car, am running at 13 psi now so its fast as hell. am waiting for someone to sell their 550cc injectors for good price to up grade and order an e-mance tune to turn the boost even higher!5.i do suggest you do it right the first time if not it will come back to hunt you,like doing your oil lines right off the bat,buying genuine parts , and have a wideband, that is essential . only problems ive had has been with the oil lines and intercooler pipes coming of ,hell the intercooler fell to the floor on the highway doing 100mph one time!

[OperationSr20]

To begin don't mind the name, this has been what I've wanted for a long time now. I am piecing together my build right now, "smaller" setup to make sure my current engine can handle boost before doing a rebuild/upgrade. List will include parts, including misc., that I have, have ready & still need to obtain...

~ Stock Block Ka24De
~ T3 Garrett AiResearch .48/.42 Turbo
~ Custom Log Manifold
~ Greddy Front Mount Intercooler w/ Custom 2.5" Piping
~ Greddy Type S BOV
~ Tial 38mm Wastegate 7PSI Spring
~ Z32 MAF
~ Custom Intake w/ Apexi Power Intake Filter
~ Sr20DeT 370cc Injectors
~ Z32 Fuel Filter
~ Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
~ Black Apexi SAFC2 (Auto ECU)
~ Custom Turbo Elbow
~ Megan Racing Downpipe w/ Flex Pipe
~ Megan Racing Test Pipe
~ BuddyClub Spec II Exhaust w/ NISMO Hangers
~ Denso Spark Plug Wires
~ NGK Spark Plugs
~ OEM Timing Kit
~ Hard Race Motor Mounts
~ Greddy Turbo Timer
~ AEM EUGO Wideband & TRU BOOST Boost Controller
~ STRI Oil Temp/Pressure Gauges & H20 Temp Gauge
~ Apexi SAFC2 (Listed above)


After I see how the setup works, and a year of saving lol, I will then plan on a full rebuild with AMS Advanced Rebuild Kit, Larger Garrett of a .60 Trim range, larger injectors, Tuned ECU, possibly Cams...

Note: This is not installed, but what I am working on at the moment.

[norcal_black240]

96 KA w/85k miles bone stock internals, stock cams, no headwork
JWT ecu
ETD mani
greddy 20g turbo
tial 38mm wategate 8 pound spring
megan downpipe
megan test pipe
megan exhaust
walbro 255
greddy top feed fuel rail
rc engineering 550cc injectors
ngk spark plugs
kn filter
Z32 fuel filter
Z32 maf
greddy fmic kit
turbo xs bov
blitz turbo timer
blitz r-vit
aem wideband
autometer boost gauge

[eek]

This is my g/f setup. Was recently just finished.

96 KA (my old motor)
Megan Manifold
Megan Turbo Elbow
GT2871 .64 (internal wastegate)
RSR 3" downpipe
Greddy Ti race exhaust
370cc Injectors (installing 550cc as soon as aem comes in)
Greddy FMIC
Greddy RS BOV
NGK Plugs & wires
Blacktrax stage2 clutch
Blacktrax chromemoly 11lb. flywheel
Blacktrax intake w/ stock maf & mushroom filter (soon to be MAP)
Eagle Rods
8.6:1 Pistons
Walbro 255 pump
Stock ECU w/ SAFC2 (AEM EMS is on backorder, waiting for it to come in)
AEM boost solenoid
Defi Boost gauge
Blitz FATT

Head is all stock. Block was simply rebuilt with all new bearings, seals etc. Car made 245whp 255lb tq at 9psi on 91 pump. Dynoed on Dynapack3000. Will retune and add more boost when AEM arrives.
Pulls pretty hard compared to my s14sr w/ same turbo. Car starts building 4psi boost at 1500rpm.

[tru180sx]

93 240sx fastback
93 240sx ka24de from an automatic, overhauled
all emissions delete.
ported head
stock bottom end
xo2 bottom mount mani
sr 3inch dump
sr t25
sr 370cc inj.
tuned with afc neo
and ngk wide band
megan 3 inch down pipe
ebay fmic
stock boost @ 6psi.
can anyone guesstimate my hp.?
anyone selling cams>?(since its a ka thread!!!)
all u guys set up'a are bad ass and make mine look look like shit!

i love it. its torq is crazy! but its just expensive make alot of hp.
some people on guam doughted my ka.
its been a year and some months since i built my ka-t and im kinda suprised how its still alive...i guess if you know what your doing a ka is capable of any hp.

[Niterdr]

1. Engine/Drivetrain

-Arias 8.8:1 Pistons
-AMS/Turbo240 Sportsman Series Connecting Rods
-Clevite Main and Rod Bearings/All Around
-ARP Main and Head Studs
-Cometic Headgasket
-JGS Log style turbo manifold
-JGS External Atmospheric Wastegate
-JGS Blow Off Valve
-Garrett T3/T04E 57 Trim .63 A/R Turbo
-Custom 3” Downpipe
-3>3.75” Apex’I GT Spec Exhaust
-24x12x3” Intercooler fed by 2.5” IC Piping
-65lb. Precision Injectors
-Fuel Lab FPR
-AMS/Turbo240 Fuel Rail
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump
-AEM EMS Standalone
-Stage 4 Competition Clutch
-Head inspected by AMS but left stock including cams. Tuned by Chris Black at AMS and made 365whp/305wtq on 20psi.

Interior

-Autometer Sport Comp II EGT Gauge
-Autometer Sport Comp II Oil Pressure Gauge
-Autometer Sport Comp II Boost Gauge
-Apex’i Turbo Timer
-TurboXS Knocklight
-PLX Devices M-250 Wideband AFR Meter
-AMS “Hammer” Shift Knob
-Alpine CDA-9883 Head Unit



2. 13k miles on it so far..but it wasnt my build.
3. 365whp/305wtw on 20psi
4. hoping it doesnt blow any time soon...

[sunnys14]

9:1 Supertech pistons .020 over
Eagle Rods
Clevite bearings
ARP head studs, rod bolts, main studs
Cometic MLS headgasket
S13 dual 248 cams
Garrett GT3076R
HKS wastegate
Sard 550cc injectors
Apexi power intake
Z32 maf
Enthalpy ECU
SAFC neo
AEM truboost
Blitz LM FMIC
HKS ssqv bov
MR manifold
MR turbo extension
HKS downpipe
3" resonated testpipe
RSR EX mag exhaust
Walbro 255 fuel pump
ASP crank pulley
Fidanza flywheel
ACT Xtreme clutch
Nismo engine and tranny mounts
Stock fuel pressure....

alot more stuff i cant remember....

[norcal_black240]

Originally Posted by sunnys14

9:1 Supertech pistons .020 over
Eagle Rods
Clevite bearings
ARP head studs, rod bolts, main studs
Cometic MLS headgasket
S13 dual 248 cams
Garrett GT3076R
HKS wastegate
Sard 550cc injectors
Apexi power intake
Z32 maf
Enthalpy ECU
SAFC neo
AEM truboost
Blitz LM FMIC
HKS ssqv bov
MR manifold
MR turbo extension
HKS downpipe
3" resonated testpipe
RSR EX mag exhaust
Walbro 255 fuel pump
ASP crank pulley
Fidanza flywheel
ACT Xtreme clutch
Nismo engine and tranny mounts
Stock fuel pressure....

alot more stuff i cant remember....

Nice setup, get everything dialed in yet?

[sunnys14]

Yeah it's running now. A bit laggier than my last setup.

[eDmSiL80]

-Brian Crower internals
-turbonetic t3/t4
-Aem ems
-Xccessive exhaust/intake mani
-Raychem wiring
-Custom piping/dp
-PWR fmic
-Mustang TB
-MSD ignition
-MAMS Fuel Rail
-RC engineering 650cc injectors
-Tial wastegate
-HKS bov
-Buddy Club spec 2 exhaust
-Competition Clutch Stage 4
-Peak Performance motor mounts
-Aeromotive fuel filter
-Earls oil cooler
-ATS Diff

put down 350hp at 14psi so far. then my flywheel bolts snapped cause of my z32 trans kit.

plannin for a gt32 by this winter and putting down a solid 400-450hp.

drove it on the track once with a stock motor on just the turbo setup and tune alone. was really snappy and boost kicks very quick. was satisfied with the basic setup compared to my sr.

i blew the stock motor cause i didnt reload the tune on the aem so im currently putting my built motor back in.

[Om1kron]

Originally Posted by eDmSiL80

yada yada yada mil-spec harness quick disconnect.

Bad ass Engine bay man, very clean, I see you're running a larger brake master cylinder too or it has a larger reservoir... Wilwood?

Link to a build thread or anything would be awesome, I've never seen your car before. Nice to see more KA-T's out there.

[gotta240]

Originally Posted by byhi

OMG you're right, what am i thinking, damn, i guess i shoulda done some research..... poor me... making 370 ft lbs of torque at 3500 rpm at 11 lbs of boost.... man, where did i go wrong...


also, the final compression was not reached by the ehadgasket alone, if you re-read, we removed the quench-zone and bored it to lower it as well

BAHAHAHAHAAHAHA. Ownage. Nice numbers.

[2_fast_240]

I 2nd eDmSiL80 having a badass engine bay/set-up. Ive seen your car over on ka-t.org and am very jealous lol.

1.ka24de
supertech 8.6:1 pistons, eagle rods, stock head
clevite bearings, felpro HG, arp hardware
JGS starter kit includes-
t3/t04e .50 trim .63 A/R
jgs log mani., downpipe, and dumptube
jgs wastegate
jgs oil feed and return kit
tomei 740cc injectors
z32 mafs
ebay intercooler and piping
hks ssqv bov
efi specialist ecu tune, apexi safc 2, greddy type s boost controller
3" ebay exhaust w/ 3" test pipe
6 puck competition clutch stage 4
autometer oil press., water temp., boost gauges, txs knocklite
that hits the main points

[2_fast_240]

Ok def. didnt mean to submit that yet so heres the rest lol.

2. post how long it has lasted
Ive only put a little over 200 miles on it so far. No serious problems yet

3. numbers you've made on the dyno
None yet. Ill be happy w/ 350whp once the boost is turned up and tuned.

5. experiences, thoughts (pros, cons)
So far I love it but am having a little trouble getting my afrs right. Eliminated almost every possible prob. and now think it might just be an exhaust leak. In the future i will probably go standalone though. Seems like it would make life much better in the tuning dept.
Main con is just getting everything perfect as far as leaks, fuel delivery, etc. (like earlier stated)

6. pics are always welcome

[Risu2112]

Originally Posted by eek

This is my g/f setup. Was recently just finished.

96 KA (my old motor)
Megan Manifold
Megan Turbo Elbow
GT2871 .64 (internal wastegate)
RSR 3" downpipe
Greddy Ti race exhaust
370cc Injectors (installing 550cc as soon as aem comes in)
Greddy FMIC
Greddy RS BOV
NGK Plugs & wires
Blacktrax stage2 clutch
Blacktrax chromemoly 11lb. flywheel
Blacktrax intake w/ stock maf & mushroom filter (soon to be MAP)
Eagle Rods
8.6:1 Pistons
Walbro 255 pump
Stock ECU w/ SAFC2 (AEM EMS is on backorder, waiting for it to come in)
AEM boost solenoid
Defi Boost gauge
Blitz FATT

Head is all stock. Block was simply rebuilt with all new bearings, seals etc. Car made 245whp 255lb tq at 9psi on 91 pump. Dynoed on Dynapack3000. Will retune and add more boost when AEM arrives.
Pulls pretty hard compared to my s14sr w/ same turbo. Car starts building 4psi boost at 1500rpm.

Heh, I saw this down at Blacktrax when I went to drop off my Z. Nice 240. The LS1 for my 240 is still sitting in there >.>

[undesiredshoe]

1. posts specs/mods
Stock ka24e
turbonetics t3/t4 50trim with a .48 exhaust
Custom log manifold
rx7 460cc injectors
Running on e85 at 4psi
Ebay wastegate
ebay intercooler
dsm bov
d21 flywheel, 300zx clutch (white bunny) not yet installed
Chipped stanza ecu with Moates Ostrich emulator
Converting to map soon with Zeitune

Its a fun setup. Im saving up for some 1000cc injectors and converting to map and then ill probably run 10psi daily or maybe see how far i can push the stock block.

[krisdeezy]

s14 block with arais pistons 8.8:1 89.5 bore
s14 head with s13 cams.
s14 upper mani fold intake
s13 lower manifold. intake
nismo fpr
370cc sr injectors
xo2 turbo manifold, w/ garrett t25
jgs oil lines
hondadate gerneric intake mani gasket.
timing chain has 100k.
sr side mount
the motor still needs to be broken in.

ill let your know what the numbers are =) when i dyno it !