Hey errol thanx heaps for all your info your atolerant bloke
I dunno i suppose i am/was looking for sumthing different? but still fittig the usual criteria ie injected twin cam turbo etc but the torquey KA seemed like a great setup - i mean there are forums all over the US dedicated tomodifying these engines and lot of them end up fighting about modifying their already in KA24DE or sticking in a fresh SR20det - i have to say alot of the stuff thay do is wank factor and only follow the crowd - but the blokes who turbo their KA's are all completey happy with there driveabilty and then huge torqey power - i mean there are shit loads of them in americ!!! there is one guy who pulls a Mid 10 second 1/4 - I have the VIDEO and its an official run and he only pulls the thing to 5k with very lazy gear shifts - i mean this thing freaking hauled and he has done it on a stock crank and block??? that was atractive to me Thanx Sorry about the length (Ill shut up now guys - you have prolly seen my name too much and are thouroghly sick of me) Leighton ----- Original Message ----- From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 12:02 AM Subject: RE: Capacity issue > Leighton, > It also depends on how hard you are working them as well. To say 6000 rpm > they are probably bullet proof, but run them to 7000 and the deficiencies > show up I believe. > > The 89 mm bore and 96 mm stroke means that they are a very torquey engine, > but friction from high piston speeds is a performance killer. The rod > bearing areas are small for the loads put on them above the maximum power > developed of 143 hp at 5600 Rpm. The high torque of 154 ft lb at 4000 rpm is > not bad. > > They were very successful in the 240SX's (Stanza's) in the states but these > were fairly heavily modified. > > Cheers > Feral Errol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leighton > Sent: Friday, 8 March 2002 11:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Capacity issue > > hmm that reliabilty issue is in direct contradiction to what the yanks - i > have been talking to those guys for a few months now and that all seem to > rate the KA24DE > (16 valve) as fairly bullet proof and very reliable engine??? > > im beginning to see the problem as being any time part are needed i shel out > big bucks or source them from yanke land?? > > hmm i dunno > > Leighton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 8:47 PM > Subject: RE: Capacity issue > > > > I've only had a couple of them in the family but they were both the FWD > > version - Errol will know if its the same engine as the Navara. Bad news > > both of them, a Pintara 12 valve SSS and a U13SSS - both had similar > > problems with valve gear and general reliability, both crack header and > > broke studs off in the head, something that I've never experienced with > any > > other Nissan engine. The Pintara was new so it was always fixed under > > warranty and got rid of as soon as it was out of it, but the Bluey was 2nd > > hand and the cost of the parts even at trade were prohibitive. It was got > > rid of too. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leighton > > Sent: Friday, 8 March 2002 9:40 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Capacity issue > > > > > > well i need to ask what esperiences you have had > > > > i would like to know > > > > thanx > > > > Leighton > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:50 PM > > Subject: RE: Capacity issue > > > > > > > I have to agree here too, the only experiences I've ever had with KA > > engines > > > have not been good ones - I wouldn't touch one with a bargepole, let > alone > > a > > > turbocharged bargepole. > > > > > > TR > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of E Smith > > > Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2002 9:01 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Capacity issue > > > > > > > > > I agree whole heartedly Tom. Bang for your buck, the LZ24ET would be > heaps > > > better and easier to fit maintain as well. The KA's are expensive for > > parts! > > > > > > Cheers > > > Feral Errol > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
