well personally owning both i would say ka-t is alot better but thats my preference
I kept the sr20 stock except for a blitz blowoff valve full 3" turbo back exhaust and fmic. It was pretty quick i guess.
After that i got the ka-t it was a basic setup with many sr20 parts. Bings bottom mount, t25, 3" turbo back, fmic ect ect
Both at 7psi.
Hands down the ka-t killed the sr20 in performance and responsiveness (which was wierd) both were fun i just enjoy’d the torque and hp of the ka-t more. It would pick up alot quicker then the sr and when not in boost get the same mpg as a ka roughly but the sr got way better gas milage overall. Depends on what you want. and yes ka-t is alot cheaper overall then a sr if you go with a basic set up. You could go ka-t for around $600 if you wanted to cheap out with no tuning and have it run right theres a couple of guys on ka-t.org who have been runing there cars with no tune (i would run one tho) at all for about 2 years no problem you just have to know what parts to use. If i was to do it all over again i would go ka-t and probably will. The sr20det was a good motor overall.
sorry to shit talk
i just have to say this
why would you use a 10 cent DIME’s as a FUSE’s ,
and not replace it
how many cars have you set on fire?
hahah jokes,
im just curious why you didnt replace the dime once you got home