# which would be better? sr20 or ka24 **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 26, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811 "2009-05-26T19:50:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![HayMakr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/haymakr/32/5738_2.png) [@HayMakr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HayMakr)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/41 "2009-05-27T20:04:47Z")
when my sr blows, im goin ka-t just because ---
**Author:** ![XSNRGE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xsnrge/32/5565_2.png) [@XSNRGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XSNRGE)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/42 "2009-05-27T20:07:36Z")
> [@Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/115): > > when my sr blows, im goin ka-t just because **it would’ve been better to begin with** fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Kengi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kengi/32/5575_2.png) [@Kengi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kengi)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/43 "2009-05-27T20:18:38Z")
> [@so we needed a WBO2 heatsheild for the turbo sho - V: dad got bored](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-we-needed-a-wbo2-heatsheild-for-the-turbo-sho-v-dad-got-bored/22184/13): > > fixed. DID you tell everyone what you planned to do? 180sx with KA24ET loll!! lol ---
**Author:** ![XSNRGE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xsnrge/32/5565_2.png) [@XSNRGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XSNRGE)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/44 "2009-05-27T20:25:49Z")
> [@Wii Outsold PS3 2 - 1 This Holiday Season](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wii-outsold-ps3-2-1-this-holiday-season/22223/25): > > DID you tell everyone what you planned to do? 180sx with KA24ET loll!! lol Yeah, I think most of the people when went to KC last night know. Fuck originality, reverse-engineer shit! Built SOHC KA in a 180SX. If I ever learn to stop putting money into little shit for my car, rather than saving it, it’ll happen one day… ---
**Author:** ![iAmPhEnOmEnAl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3bc359/32.png) [@iAmPhEnOmEnAl](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iAmPhEnOmEnAl)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/45 "2009-05-27T20:30:34Z")
well thanks for the input guys but i’m going with the ka for now prolly upgrade next winter and the question was only asked for price purposes lol tho some of these posts were awesome haha ---
**Author:** ![DoneDreamin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/donedreamin/32/5678_2.png) [@DoneDreamin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DoneDreamin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/46 "2009-05-27T21:46:37Z")
> [@Wii Outsold PS3 2 - 1 This Holiday Season](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wii-outsold-ps3-2-1-this-holiday-season/22223/22): > > My car is tit powered Race ready? motorboat! ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/47 "2009-05-27T23:08:55Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/22217/17): > > Yeah, I think most of the people when went to KC last night know. > > Fuck originality, reverse-engineer shit! Built SOHC KA in a 180SX. If I ever learn to stop putting money into little shit for my car, rather than saving it, it’ll happen one day… You are my hero. LOL ---
**Author:** ![codyne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/codyne/32/5629_2.png) [@codyne](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/codyne)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/48 "2009-05-28T04:44:38Z")
> [@fs: 5 star, 17 inch primax rims "Cheap"](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-5-star-17-inch-primax-rims-cheap/21618/16): > > sr20det is a full race ready eng ka24de is not 5500 for a full sr swap 10000 to make the ka race ready I lol’d race ready? damn i should sell everything i have and go sr, we could all be driving race cars with Race motors lol about the b16, i vote K24A ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/49 "2009-05-28T05:22:41Z")
lol k24a ftw ---
**Author:** ![Pants](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pants/32/5590_2.png) [@Pants](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pants)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/50 "2009-05-29T00:23:18Z")
flinstone powered ---
**Author:** ![Lucidsnow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucidsnow/32/5538_2.png) [@Lucidsnow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucidsnow)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/51 "2009-05-29T05:10:38Z")
choose sr . and if u cant afford it wait a extra month of saving ---
**Author:** ![Re\_Ameyami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/re_ameyami/32/5676_2.png) [@Re\_Ameyami](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Re_Ameyami)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/52 "2009-05-29T06:55:47Z")
bwahbwbwabeaheahbhbsb “race ready” ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/53 "2009-05-29T10:16:36Z")
> [@What does your desktop look like? (Now NSFW)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-does-your-desktop-look-like-now-nsfw/6316/137): > > wow! i suppose every 240sx owner has a rape-me bumper sticker… > > $900 just for pistons $800 for cams and $400 for dual fans, only the greddy turbo kit is 3000-4500 there are others cheaper. check ebay for prices. and sr20s arent race ready from factory & especially not when bought used from jdm importers. > > & to the op > is it 800 for the ka24de installed? if not look elsewhere. Listen man, for people who have their work done at a shop, they get charged ridiculous fees. I guess its worth it to them because the job is done correctly and there’s somebody to blame if something gets fucked up. I got a quote for a basic SR swap, 2500 for the motor, and 2000 for labour. I am not going to say who, as it would be counterproductive drama. This is for a stock used 16-18 year old JDM 4 cylinder engine with unknown mileage, no mods whatsoever, just a downpipe. $4500 for 170whp at a shop. Learn to do things yourself, and you can have a NICE setup for the same price. ---
**Author:** ![Hacknik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hacknik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hacknik)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/54 "2009-05-29T10:28:51Z")
^QFT In the end, when something blows, leaks, fails to start, YOUR the one that will be popping the hood. It’s better that you understand how things work to benifit yourself in the future. Suck it up and do the swap yourself if you ever plan on using the car for anything more than a grociery getter. Or, get a shop to instal everything, pay the price for anal rape, and then top it off by looking like a douche when something goes wrong with the car infront of all your buddies/chica’s. Remember, this is a 240, not a corolla. Something is bound to go wrong, just because. Have fun! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/55 "2009-05-29T10:28:58Z")
Dude, just swap in 2 G10’s. Fucking bad ass. 🙂 Look it up;) ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/56 "2009-05-29T10:52:15Z")
> [@fs 2 10in alpine type e subwoofers and boxs](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-2-10in-alpine-type-e-subwoofers-and-boxs/22205/3): > > ^QFT > > In the end, when something blows, leaks, fails to start, YOUR the one that will be popping the hood. It’s better that you understand how things work to benifit yourself in the future. Suck it up and do the swap yourself if you ever plan on using the car for anything more than a grociery getter. Or, get a shop to instal everything, pay the price for anal rape, and then top it off by looking like a douche when something goes wrong with the car infront of all your buddies/chica’s. > > Remember, this is a 240, not a corolla. Something is bound to go wrong, just because. > > Have fun! 🙂 I had my car break down recently. Spent a good few hours looking around in the engine bay confused. You guys probably read my thread earlier. It turned out I had a bad injector, and a few parts that weren’t installed correctly when I paid to get my engine rebuilt and swapped in. I changed everything that was bad, took out the alty, battery, p/s pump, all the belts, put new belts on, reinstalled the alty after getting it tested etc… ran into lots of obstacles but overcame them with some forum lurking, advice from [ka-t.org](http://ka-t.org) and SON as well. Once I started the car and had it running smooth, there was this beautiful feeling of pride and independence that I have never felt before. I was going to take the car to draggone because I was afraid to break stuff, but doing it myself, wow, amazing. Such a good learning experience, I plan to work on it again, next job, fixing the fucked up 5 spd. swap with a supposedly NEW clutch…lol I can’t trust people anymore. I’d still go to a shop if it was something like tuning, or a custom fabrication, e.g. exhaust manifold. ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/57 "2009-05-29T10:58:11Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/22217/32): > > I had my car break down recently. Spent a good few hours looking around in the engine bay confused. You guys probably read my thread earlier. It turned out I had a bad injector, and a few parts that weren’t installed correctly when I paid to get my engine rebuilt and swapped in. I changed everything that was bad, took out the alty, battery, p/s pump, all the belts, put new belts on, reinstalled the alty after getting it tested etc… ran into lots of obstacles but overcame them with some forum lurking, advice from [ka-t.org](http://ka-t.org) and SON as well. > > Once I started the car and had it running smooth, there was this beautiful feeling of pride and independence that I have never felt before. I was going to take the car to draggone because I was afraid to break stuff, but doing it myself, wow, amazing. > > Such a good learning experience, I plan to work on it again, next job, fixing the fucked up 5 spd. swap with a supposedly NEW clutch…lol I can’t trust people anymore. I’d still go to a shop if it was something like tuning, or a custom fabrication, e.g. exhaust manifold. It is a good experience but see, the issue when it comes to working on cars is this; It’s not whether you can trust someone else to do the job, it’s whether you can trust yourself to do the job. ---
**Author:** ![AhmadG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ahmadg/32/5577_2.png) [@AhmadG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AhmadG)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/58 "2009-05-29T11:06:43Z")
^very good point, but how else are you supposed to learn? ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/59 "2009-05-29T11:09:00Z")
> [@BLUE DEVIL: A corvette supercar?!?!?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blue-devil-a-corvette-supercar/19641/54): > > ^very good point, but how else are you supposed to learn? Like how you did, with money. At the end of the day, you gotta pay to learn. Whether it’s paying someone else to do crappy work on your car, or you buying the parts and doing a crappy job yourself. In time, you will eventually learn but it will still cost you one way or another. ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/60 "2009-05-29T11:13:59Z")
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