# which would be better? sr20 or ka24

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**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")\
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**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")

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> [@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):
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> ^QFT
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> 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.
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> Remember, this is a 240, not a corolla. Something is bound to go wrong, just because.
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> 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.

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