# budget KA-T or i/h/e/c

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [April 20, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-ka-t-or-i-h-e-c/123735 "2009-04-20T13:16:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budget-ka-t-or-i-h-e-c/123735/58 "2009-07-20T05:50:41Z")

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> [@Firebirds gone!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/firebirds-gone/23105/46):
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> Let me guess, you’ve either recently gone KA-T or maybe thinking about it?
> 
> Anyways, here is the complete lowdown on KA-Ts.
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> The thing about going KA-T is that the word cheap is ALWAYS put into the equation for some reason.
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> And as that old saying goes…Fast, Cheap, Reliable, pick 2. It’s 100% true.
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> 99% of the people that I talk to wanna turbo their KA because it’s “cheaper” and it’ll be “faster” than an SR.
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> And what does that leave you with? 3) An unreliable car.
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> Then their KA-T blows and their setup is worthless and gets sold for $600 - $800 to the next kid…while they go to Varun and get themselves an SR motor this time.
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> What does this mean?
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> They just spent HOURS + more money and ended up with an SR or maybe RB20 (Since that’s the trend now?)
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> Meanwhile, next kid buys that KA-T kit and blows his motor…and the cycle continues.

Perfect. It’s like you went into my brain, took a picture, then wrote down what you saw in the picture, then posted on SON in my defense. Who’d wanna pay $5 to punch you in the face, really??

I also discourage KA-T so I can be one of few with one that hasn’t blown 🙂

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