# engine compression

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive
**Created:** [June 22, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179 "2007-06-22T23:01:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![bam88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@bam88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bam88)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179/1 "2007-06-22T23:01:25Z")

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just got my 240sx a week ago and i was just wondering what is a good engine compression for the ka24?

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### Author: ![apex\_drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@apex\_drifter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/apex_drifter)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179/2 "2007-06-22T23:45:36Z")

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ka24 **de**  
or  
ka24 **e**?

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### Author: ![Nis240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9a28c/32.png) [@Nis240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nis240)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179/3 "2007-06-23T01:38:26Z")

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KA24DE 170+ is good, anything below 160 is getting shitty. This is when the engine is warm.

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### Author: ![bam88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@bam88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bam88)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179/4 "2007-06-23T23:07:20Z")

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ka24de

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### Author: ![bam88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@bam88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bam88)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179/5 "2007-06-23T23:18:25Z")

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nvm now i just got fsm

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### Author: ![Evan\_Mcclleland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@Evan\_Mcclleland](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Evan_Mcclleland)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-compression/147179/6 "2007-06-24T12:43:04Z")

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you expect 160 psi out of a 17 or 18 year old engine?