# KA24DE: Bored vs Turbo vs Supercharger vs High Compression

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-bored-vs-turbo-vs-supercharger-vs-high-compression/90679>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [November 26, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-bored-vs-turbo-vs-supercharger-vs-high-compression/90679 "2005-11-26T12:31:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![240GTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/8e7dd6/32.png) [@240GTR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240GTR)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-bored-vs-turbo-vs-supercharger-vs-high-compression/90679/1 "2005-11-26T12:31:12Z")

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title says it all…i know a bunch of you guys have KA-T setups…what I havent heard of though are bored KA’s and since KA’s wont like high revs, wouldnt it be good to use a supercharger since that makes power in the lower RPM range? Practically, on a modest budget, which would you prefer in terms of power making capabilities and overall reliability if you’re targeting lets say +/- 250-275 lb ft of torque along the powerband

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**Author:** ![dnash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@dnash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dnash)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-bored-vs-turbo-vs-supercharger-vs-high-compression/90679/2 "2005-11-26T12:36:25Z")

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Why would you stroke a KA24DE? So you can rev even less? Just stay with the basic bolt-ons or go straight to turbo.

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**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-bored-vs-turbo-vs-supercharger-vs-high-compression/90679/3 "2005-11-26T12:38:17Z")

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stroked KA would be ridiculous, it’d rev like a diesel hahahah

DE-STROKED KA with a turbo! haha thats more like it now.

or a normal KA with a turbo 😉

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**Author:** ![240GTR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/8e7dd6/32.png) [@240GTR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240GTR)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-bored-vs-turbo-vs-supercharger-vs-high-compression/90679/4 "2005-11-26T12:40:50Z")

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my bad guys…i jus got used to using “bored and stroked” as one word…edit time

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**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ka24de-bored-vs-turbo-vs-supercharger-vs-high-compression/90679/5 "2005-11-26T15:36:32Z")

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Well, there is a KA 2.7 stroker kit out there, just for shits and giggles.  
I ended up doing quite a bit of research on a high comp k/a, if you want, look here in car chat, there’s a post about it, and [ka-t.org](http://ka-t.org) called DOHC n/a build.  
For certain reasons (I’m poor…) I’ve decided not to go with it, but I still think it’s an excellent option.  
Especially b/c after all the headwork & bottom end work you do, all you’d have to do is replace the high comp slugs w/ low comp slugs, and you’d have a CRAAAZZY turbo KA if you decided N/A didn’t make enough power for you.