To the kid with the 400hp 240.
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From: Chesapeake
Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
Originally Posted by 2fortyD
All depends on the owner. Most KA owners go the cheap route and the reliablity is gone. If you buy good stuff, it's not a problem. Or at least no quality part I've put on mine has ever failed. And for the money, I paid equivalent to what a stock SR would have costed including install and I hit 380rwhp at 15psi where it takes a stock SR to hit 269rwhp at 18psi
*EDIT* i read you said including install, so 4k, which is still possible I guess. But are you forgetting Exhaust work and tuning as well as A piggyback or standalone to achieve that number?
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Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
Originally Posted by 7mgte
Oh no doubt, if done right the KA can be a nice turbo motor. I don't really believe you hit 380rwhp for 2,000 dollars which is what a stock SR costs. maybe after the turbo kit? Alot of the KA's will come up short in reliablity because of their higher mileage and the abuse they take from the ricer fad of owning 240's. If both motors are built results might favor in the KA-T
*EDIT* i read you said including install, so 4k, which is still possible I guess. But are you forgetting Exhaust work and tuning as well as A piggyback or standalone to achieve that number?
*EDIT* i read you said including install, so 4k, which is still possible I guess. But are you forgetting Exhaust work and tuning as well as A piggyback or standalone to achieve that number?
Exhaust work and tuning were cheap.. It's nice to know people.. 
But I didn't spend enough because I went cheap and left the stock rods which of course ended up being my demise lol
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From: Dirty ass kempsville
Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
This thread is gone all over the place.
But here is some food for thought
B16A1 $1600
CA18DET $1000
B18C1 $3000
SR20DET $1700
B18C5 $4300
RB26DETT $3200
hmm..
But here is some food for thought
B16A1 $1600
CA18DET $1000
B18C1 $3000
SR20DET $1700
B18C5 $4300
RB26DETT $3200
hmm..
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Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
Originally Posted by 2fortyD
Yes, it was around 4 to 5k total for my setup, that included a tec3 standalone among other things.. Exhaust work and tuning were cheap.. It's nice to know people.. But I didn't spend enough because I went cheap and left the stock rods which of course ended up being my demise lol
Exhaust work and tuning were cheap.. It's nice to know people.. But I didn't spend enough because I went cheap and left the stock rods which of course ended up being my demise lol and that would be the difference in reliablilty towards a stock SR and KA. Plus you had the hook up. In the end I'd say two tottally build motors the KA would go further. but when comparing stock to stock internals and given you have the knowledge to install the motor yourself the KA falls short. Both are good choices though :thup.
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Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
Originally Posted by WYT R1CE
I just sold my KA-T kit for $2260 shipped it made 243@7psi. I didnt like the KA-T though.
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Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
Originally Posted by 8thgengalant
ca's own in my opinion....better built stock for stock than sr's...more comparable w/ rb/vg motors
SR's throw rocker arms at high rpms. If you build the valvetrain right, it won't happen. If you rev a CA 2k above it's redline on a stock engine, I'm pretty sure it will break, too.
That being said, my stock SR20DET would have shit all over your stock CA18DET. But I still love you.
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Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
Originally Posted by WYT R1CE
I just sold my KA-T kit for $2260 shipped it made 243@7psi. I didnt like the KA-T though.
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Re: To the kid with the 400hp 240.
Originally Posted by blaxican25
Wow...I guess there are some real dumbasses out there.
For a kit that is totally complete and just needs to be installed and is dyno tuned, I would say that it wasnt that bad of a deal.