# Are the ka24de and the ka24E block the same?

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [May 11, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465 "2007-05-11T17:53:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465/1 "2007-05-11T17:53:17Z")

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Are the ka24E and the ka24de block the same? Would i be able to put the ka24de head on the ka24E block ?, to build a high compression engine?

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**Author:** ![tosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@tosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tosh)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465/2 "2007-05-11T18:02:42Z")

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no. but the kae pistons will fit in the kade engine. do a search. it has been covered many times.  
[http://www.zilvia.net/](http://www.zilvia.net/)  
this sit has alot of info.

peace

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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465/3 "2007-05-16T19:24:29Z")

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whats the difference between the two blocks ?

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**Author:** ![Elroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Elroy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Elroy)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465/4 "2007-05-16T21:46:38Z")

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blocks are pretty much the same  
water jackets and that line up with the dohc head and sohc block  
you need to get all the doch timing chains and guides, but the guides use the same mounting points  
wht i’m doing for the timing cover is using the sohc front timing cover and distributer and altima upper timing cover  
(the alitma has the distributor mounted on the back of the head, so the upper timing cover doesn’t have the hole for a distributer like the 240sx ka24de upper timing cover)  
i’m just deciding what i want to do about power steering right now, since the sohc steering pump mounts on the head, and well, can’t really do that with the dohc, head

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**Author:** ![tosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@tosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tosh)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465/5 "2007-05-17T15:35:00Z")

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^^^^ did you ever think of a manual rack swap? i am currently looking into this.  
maybe a old vw rack and pinion?

peace

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**Author:** ![Elroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Elroy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Elroy)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465/6 "2007-05-17T22:04:17Z")

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i am thinking about that now… 😃

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**Author:** ![sidewayzmaniac](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sidewayzmaniac/32/5573_2.png) [@sidewayzmaniac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayzmaniac)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-the-ka24de-and-the-ka24e-block-the-same/106465/7 "2007-05-21T00:51:28Z")

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I’m also considering this… I was thinkin manual rack out of a datsun 240z if you can find someone who rebuilds these