buddys sick 240

[nuckinfuts]

this car is sick he bought it from a junkyard in spring of 05 with a KA24E with an auto in it. he bought for $400, it was there for a week, only problems where rod knock and that we could find a speck of rust which is really rare around here, also the paint not in the best off shape. he did DOHC swap as well as a auto to 5-speed conversion. he was origanally going to do a SR swap but desided not to. While engine is out he repainted and re organized the engine bay, color is dodge inferno red crystal pearl sure of the name. The motor is completely rebuilt with crower forged rods, wiesco 9.0:1 pistons, ARP head and main studs, a cometic head gasket. most of the emissions systems and useless stuff on intake mani is gone, we also ported and polished the head and manifolds and did a valve job.

mod list:
Motor and Tranny:
Swapped In a KA24DE instead off the KA24E (sohc to dohc swap)
Crower Rods
Wiesco 9.0:1 Pistions
Arp Head Studs and Main Studs
Cometic Head Gasket
all the other things that come with rebuild
5-Speed Tranny swap
Z32 MAF
3 inch exhaust
24x12x3 Hybrid GT spec FMIC
AMS GT32
AMS Fuel System
75# Injectors
Fuel Lab fuel pressure regulator
Walbaro 255LPH Fuel Pump
6" of braided stainless hose with connections
AMS turbo240 fuel rail
JGS Vacuum Distribution block
JGS Injector Resistors
Flex-a-lite 210 dual 12 inch fans with thermostat
KOYO race radiator
Tial 38MM Wastegate with 11psi sprin
Greddy Type RS BOV
2 1/2 IC pipes by straight line specailies Fargo ND
Entalpy ECU
Aem wideband kit
AFC NEO
3 inch exhaust with magnaflow muffler

Interior:

Fully Removed and reinstalled replacing everything that was worn or broke
Autometer Phantom II gauges (not yet available, at least to JEG's as off july)
Electronic Oil Pressure, full sweep, 0-100psi
Electronic Water Temp. full sweep
AEM UEGO wideband kit

Stereo

Alpine CD player
Clarion speakers all around

Apperance/Body
Engine Bay: Dodge Inferno Red Crystal Pearl Coat
In future: Body to also be painted and body kits and stuff
Honda 2000 antena

Brakes: have but need to install
Z32 front brake conversion
back rebuilt calipers and cross drill and slotted rotors
front cross drilled and sloted rotors redrilled for 4-lug

and now time for the pics:

when he first got the car

and the fun begins

 

[Jezek]

Nice

 

[rey_boricua]

KA24DET FTMFW.... I have a ka24det as well just need to sell my h22 eg so I can send the motor to the machine shop to get done

 

[Mr. Lin]

your friend is a smart man, as is anyone who advised him on the potential of the ka24. too many people just jump on the sr bandwagon even if they have a ka24de sitting under their hood. keep us updated.

 

[racing_kid]

nice ride..

im turbo less..;(

 

[ryan89crx]

damn, very clean!

nice to see that he stayed with the KA24, torque FTW!!

 

[Genuine Rolla]

now that is pretty sick...!

 

[madhopz88]

should be a nice project. keep us posted

 

[nuckinfuts]

evryone is still telling him that he should have gone sr, but im with u guys and him, he would have spent more on the swap than he did on mods for this ka24, plus ive ridden/driven in 240s with both and i wasnt impressed with the sr's performance compared to the ka24's, so i say as far as 240's go KA-T FTW!!

 

[Maiku]

yeah man, KA24DET owns SR20DET all day long .....

 

[Mr. Lin]

evryone is still telling him that he should have gone sr, but im with u guys and him, he would have spent more on the swap than he did on mods for this ka24, plus ive ridden/driven in 240s with both and i wasnt impressed with the sr's performance compared to the ka24's, so i say as far as 240's go KA-T FTW!!

when it takes nearly half as much money to make a ka24de do what a sr20 does, i still can't figure out why people look to the sr20, unless they have one laying around, or worse, a ca18...

swapping to a smaller motor just boggles my mind.

 

[civic_tuner4]

damn nice setup. that's all looking familiar, i'm helping my buddy do an SR swap into his 240.

 

[.blazed_ej8]

thats f**kin clean....

 

[STR_TopGun]

THAT SWEET DUDE

 

[nuckinfuts]

when it takes nearly half as much money to make a ka24de do what a sr20 does, i still can't figure out why people look to the sr20, unless they have one laying around, or worse, a ca18...

swapping to a smaller motor just boggles my mind.

yea another guy up here has a ca18 swaped fastback and, to ld him he should have just done a b18c swap and boost it cause then at least he would have vtec, lol he didnt like that too much, but its pretty pathetic when my b16 was puttin down better times than his, i think peopel over look the potential of the ka because it didnt come stock with a turbo like the sr20 and the ca18, plus ive found alot of people doing the sr sswaps have no clue what the car is capable of and and jsut have the car to say they have the car, idk thats just my opinion

 

[jon julian]

more pics!

 

[soldiaboy]

nice. what numbers is he expecting to make 350?

 

[Mr. Lin]

alot of people doing the sr sswaps have no clue what the car is capable of and and jsut have the car to say they have the car, idk thats just my opinion

to them, it's a fad.

 

[ryanM]

your buddies car is lookin nice

CA>KA-DE>SR>KA-E

i would build a KA, but the one i have is single cam, and is knocking, and theres no twin cams in the J/Y but there is minty fresh CA18DE sittin in there that has my name on it...

and my turbo just came in the mail today

EDIT: to those hating on the CA...do some research. the CA is basically the same platform as an RB with 2 less cylinders. they have TONS of potential. and are cheap.

 

[Mr. Lin]

EDIT: to those hating on the CA...do some research. the CA is basically the same platform as an RB with 2 less cylinders. they have TONS of potential. and are cheap.

yes, because swapping to a motor with less potential is pure genius.
the ka24de has a bulletproof bottom end and is built for boost.
the bonus 0.6L displacement makes it such a logical choice.
it's like going from an h22a to a b16.