# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![rb180](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/48db29/32.png) [@rb180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rb180)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/61 "2009-05-29T11:14:31Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/22217/13): > > 240sx\_Nismo = Noob that’s easily willing to pay imaginary “rape my ass prices” > > IamPhonomenal = NOOB. Why ask us what you should do? if you gonna build a SR with no shortcuts rather than drop a NA KA, then there’s your answer lol…plus you have no knowledge of tuning, SR for you, HOPING you don’t pop that hood of yours either! lol 😉 IamPhonomenal… don’t worry red\_line is a newb too. he gets all his info from reading magazines 😃 ---
**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, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/62 "2009-05-29T11:33:10Z")
> [@I hate bees.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-bees/22257/2): > > IamPhonomenal… don’t worry red\_line is a newb too. he gets all his info from reading magazines 😃 Red\_Line, don’t worry, rb180 is a newb too. He gets all his info from SON and Zilvia. ---
**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 30, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/63 "2009-05-30T01:45:07Z")
^bahaha lol this thread is classic how this debate comes up time and time again is beyond me lol always fun to read along tho ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/64 "2009-05-30T09:19:32Z")
> [@I hate bees.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-hate-bees/22257/2): > > Just like IamPhonomenal… Im a newb too. I get all info from reading magazines, Zilvia and Son 😃 fixed. Pity… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![240xcsv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/bbe5ce/32.png) [@240xcsv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240xcsv)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/65 "2009-05-30T11:44:02Z")
i think all of you suck at math. I dont think many of you add up the final prices of what you build. Throwing around thousand dollar numbers left and right, you dont realize that in the end you spend quite a bit more than 5 gs at the end of the day to get your ‘reliable sr’ or ka or whatever. The guy saying 10k is not that unrealistic. If you take into account built motor, turbo setup, tons of misceleanous things, computer, dyno tuning, possibly labour if you dont do it yourself. Even for an SR, same thing, getting a pos 15 year old SR, swapping it, misceleanous items (intercooler, piping, exhaust, possibly turbo upgrade, injector upgrade) things start piling up, 100 here, 500 there, 1000 here, 1000 there. It’s nice to make an ignorant comment like “oh yeah get an sr for 2500-3000” and not consider all the other money you will spend. Same with a KA, you dont just slap together a 1000$ kat with junkyard parts and expect super long term reliability and say “yeah its faster than my buddies lightly moded SR”. Think people… Realistically to build a descent setup that will push 300whp-400whp, be reliable, not blow up or overheat on you and be able to last… you will look at 5k+ easily be it SR, KA or RB… hell even a v8 swap. Ultimately most guys who are serious enough spend a good 10k… You just dont add up all the small little crap to realize it. If it won’t be 10k, it’ll at least be very close to it at the end of the day. And there’s always that unexpected thing you have to spend on or even things breaking. Go figure… ---
**Author:** ![Singh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Singh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/66 "2009-05-30T11:56:07Z")
> [@So instead of impulse buying a TV, I bought a watch](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-instead-of-impulse-buying-a-tv-i-bought-a-watch/22234/21): > > i think all of you suck at math. I dont think many of you add up the final prices of what you build. Throwing around thousand dollar numbers left and right, you dont realize that in the end you spend quite a bit more than 5 gs at the end of the day to get your ‘reliable sr’ or ka or whatever. The guy saying 10k is not that unrealistic. If you take into account built motor, turbo setup, tons of misceleanous things, computer, dyno tuning, possibly labour if you dont do it yourself. Even for an SR, same thing, getting a pos 15 year old SR, swapping it, misceleanous items (intercooler, piping, exhaust, possibly turbo upgrade, injector upgrade) things start piling up, 100 here, 500 there, 1000 here, 1000 there. > > It’s nice to make an ignorant comment like “oh yeah get an sr for 2500-3000” and not consider all the other money you will spend. Same with a KA, you dont just slap together a 1000$ kat with junkyard parts and expect super long term reliability and say “yeah its faster than my buddies lightly moded SR”. Think people… > > Realistically to build a descent setup that will push 300whp-400whp, be reliable, not blow up or overheat on you and be able to last… you will look at 5k+ easily be it SR, KA or RB… hell even a v8 swap. Ultimately most guys who are serious enough spend a good 10k… You just dont add up all the small little crap to realize it. If it won’t be 10k, it’ll at least be very close to it at the end of the day. And there’s always that unexpected thing you have to spend on or even things breaking. Go figure… What motor you running? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/67 "2009-05-31T18:46:04Z")
dude bro go sr its mad sick you can get like a full swap for like 1500 bucks ready to go and its like 300hp, then all you have to do is buy a RELAY big turbo, like get one off an 18 wheeler slap that bitch on and your up to like 500hp, and the sr is so reliable cause like dude you can go into CT and get ANY PART. its mad sick also its a 4banger so its got more torque then a Honda. you should DEFIANTLY go sr. EVERYONE knows srs are sick cause like EVERYONE has one!! ---
**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 31, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/68 "2009-05-31T21:50:07Z")
im sure more people have a ka than a sr just because you throw a turbo on doesnt make it a different motor ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811/69 "2009-06-02T22:56:21Z")
> [@Hey people with non-0% CC debt](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-people-with-non-0-cc-debt/22288/19): > > dude bro go sr its mad sick you can get like a full swap for like 1500 bucks ready to go and its like 300hp, then all you have to do is buy a RELAY big turbo, like get one off an 18 wheeler slap that bitch on and your up to like 500hp, and the sr is so reliable cause like dude you can go into CT and get ANY PART. its mad sick > > also its a 4banger so its got more torque then a Honda. > > you should DEFIANTLY go sr. > > EVERYONE knows srs are sick cause like EVERYONE has one!! lmao… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-be-better-sr20-or-ka24/124811.md?page=3)