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Originally Posted by zey

Hey wassup guys, still new to this engine stuff but not to the whole 240 scene. I was going with a ca18det but a buddy of mine made me realize that the ka has better torque. And don't we all love more torque. So I start doing my research on what would be needed to be done to get 300whp. From what I found, I understand that I would be good with rods, pistons, turbo, ecu, standalone, fuel pump, catch can, injectors, z32 maf, and some cams. Please let me know if I missed something. Now I was wondering which z32 maf. The turbo model? Again I don't know much about this! I know it's the upper. Upper, plenum, turbo? or Upper, plenum, exc. turbo? Pipe or no pipe? I did a search on http://www.car-parts.com and got different options which I don't know much of. I also don't know which pistons and rod are good. I found some nismo pistons and rods don't know if those would be the ones I need. I know which turbo to go with I believe it's a t3. I'm a little confused with the whole standalone thing. Sounds like the standalone is like a workaround the ecu, am I correct?

Please only reply with helpful tips!

Edit:
Just saw this post on standalone http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=63874

you need to research more before even thinking about putting a turbo on your car. You cant get a ecu AND a standalone....and stay away from standalones until you have some tuning experience