# super-charged KA?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [April 12, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869 "2006-04-12T19:24:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![krgoodwin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krgoodwin/32/5559_2.png) [@krgoodwin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/krgoodwin)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869/1 "2006-04-12T19:24:54Z")

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anyone have/seen/heard of a KA24DER before?

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**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869/2 "2006-04-12T23:04:31Z")

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Check out [ka-t.org](http://ka-t.org), some guy has it done actually. It’s completed but he only has a sound clip of it, still having some minor problems thouhg.

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**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869/3 "2006-04-13T07:41:37Z")

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the exterra 2.5 supercharged, what motor was that, it was 4cly.

I always supsected some of those parts would be (nearly) cross-compatible

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**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869/4 "2006-04-13T13:37:02Z")

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(little off topic) I’ve got a video of an SR which is both Super Charged & Turbo Charged and the thing sounds friggin bad ass!

I’d be very interested in trying a supercharged KA or SR anyday.

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**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869/5 "2006-04-13T13:43:37Z")

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It’s hard to make a lot of power with a small displacement, low powered motor when using a supercharger.

The loss to parasitic drag is pretty high (if you’re starting with 150hp) and superchargers by nature create a lot of heat. So you lose power there too. And you end up losing the free revving nature of the motor.

It’s good for a torque boost, but if you’re looking at a commerically available kit, they’re upwards of $5gs for a 30% power increase.

If you just want more grunt, there are cheaper ways to do it, with junkyard chargers, but unless you’re comfy with doing a lot of fab, figuring out your own engine management, etc etc …

Twin charged motors are awesome. Totally just for jaw drop though. You get a low end boost, and a huge mid/high boost. But they’re overly complicated.

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**Author:** ![alesserfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alesserfate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/alesserfate)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/super-charged-ka/94869/6 "2006-04-13T19:10:16Z")

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back in the day i wanted to sc my ka24e, turned out a bit complicated after all the research, for a 4 cylinder a centrifugal supercharger would be best since power loss is minimal using that, but they are mad $bling$, later dude