# what motors for you?

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**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [October 17, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-for-you/131989 "2006-10-17T14:46:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![imported\_AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea5d25/32.png) [@imported\_AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_AnDrEw)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-motors-for-you/131989/16 "2006-10-28T06:37:52Z")

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> [@This is me](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-me/129/16):
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> ka-t ftw. There is a guy on [ka-t.org](http://ka-t.org) with 540whp stock internals, cometic head gasket. Its all tuning, an sr is pre tuned from the factory which is why its so easy to get power out of. U need to tune ur KA which can make it more difficult. An sr is like an asshole, everyone has one! hehe i see that everywhere
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> but any motor is a good motor. Heck a ca is only 1.8 litres and its bulletproof. The rb25 would be the most ideal motor, or rb26…but its a tight fight

Yes he is making 540whp, how long will it last is the question. Under any hard tracking it will blow. It is not all tuning, there is more to building a proper setup then tuning. Tuning is important, but there are many variables ontop of that.

I never did agree with the use of these metal head gaskets, or the like. Adam Hutchinson agree’s with me on this, ARP studs and stock headgasket is fine. You’d much rather blow a head gasket then something else. He ran 20psi with ARP studs and stock headgasket for many solosprint seasons.

Tuning is not hard, with proper engine management, wideband O2, and egt anyone with half a brain and a little know how can learn to do it. Ignition is the hardest part to tune, but running a moderate ignition map is fine, or having ignition map tuned by someone experienced. Ignition map is where most gains will be made on any motor.

Andrew.

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