were can i get the cheapest turbo kit for a nissan 240sx s13 1989 ka24e?

Answer 1

Check out the KAT section at http://forums.nicoclub.com/ There are plenty of turbo kits and setups you can do.

Answer 2

Cheap is not always the best a lot of the E-Bay turbos are poor quality or used ones cleaned up and it's hard to know what your buying. There is a lot people turboing the Ka24e and Ka24de either one is fine, the DE will be a little better due to usually having less miles and being more efficient. No you will not have to completely rebuild the motor if you don't want to but will limit the amount of boost you can run and the amount of horse power you will be able to make.

I've see and talked to people who have completely stock motor but run 200 to 532 HP but the motor it's self was in good condition meaning compression tested and leak tested any thing looking in bad shape replaced, especially gaskets, seals, timing chain, and oil parts. But if you do rebuild the main things will be pistons due to the land rings are some what weak and the stock engine has higher compression then a stock turbo engine runs with lower compression you can run more boost safely, bearings, and valve train system like lifters and springs. The main thing is knowing the limits and a good engine management system meaning fuel and timing controller and having some one help you tune your car on a dyno with a wide band O2 sensor. this will give you your reliability.

You need to figure out how much you are willing to spend. what are you driving habits with the car i.e. daily driver, track car, drag car, and power goals. Once you have that do some research there is a lot of info out there and go to forums like www.KA-T.org and www.240sx.org both have dedicated chat and resources about the turbo KA engine.

If you want a bolt on and go get a full turbo kit from greddy or major brand they will supply you with everything needed but you will not make much more power right away due to them putting it at a low boost level for safety and reliability. If you do your leg work and want to do it your self or looking for more then 50 to 75 more HP then piece it together it will cost less and make more power. These guys have a great starter kit reasonably priced but not complete you will still need some things to complete it but a great start you would be looking at 200-400 hp with that turbo, it's that's what I have.

Answer 3

There's so many answers to this question, but the best answer should come from your own research. First of all, if you know what kind of driving you'll be doing, then the answer will tell you at least what size of turbo you'll be needing to achieve the power you need. Then your answers should come naturally from here on. Just remember that it would be very wise to upgrade some if not all the internals of the engine. Especially if your KA has high mileage. It would suck if you blew your engine after you spent all the money on the turbo kit without strengthening the inturnal parts. And be careful with EBAY parts, you get what you pay for. Check out some of the 240SX forums. You can't go wrong with experienced advice. Good luck.

Answer 4

Ka24e Turbo Kit

Answer 5

There's no such thing as a "cheap" turbo kit. You can piece together turbo components but you will need intimate knowledge in forced induction before you can go that route. Don't forget that it may be cheap to source the mechanical components, but you will spend a good amount of money in the electronics (Reflashed ECM, AFR Controller/Boost Controller, Gauges, Dyno time for tuning..etc..). There are full kits available for the KA24 but just like everything else, it's going to cost you a pretty penny.

The KA24DE, as far as I know, is not built to handle boost real well. You'll need to rebuild the motor from the bottom up and beef up the internals before you can introduce boost to it. When you're done with that, the transmission and the rear end are next.

KA24DE engines are great, but if yours is high mileage, I highly suggest you don't introduce boost to it. If you're willing to spend the money, an SR20DET might be an easier route. There are a LOT of things that you need to consider before boosting and it IS not cheap to replace things that you break if you don't do it right.

Answer 6

First of all, you have the single cam version of the 240sx engine. Don't go and spend $5000+ having the sr20det installed. You can find a ~60K mile KA24DE engine(dual overhead cams), for aboout $600 since so many people just junk theirs after the sr swap. You can get a cheap $800 turbo kit from e-bay, but I wouldn't trust those cheap ones. You can get the Greddy kit with everything you need, including intercooler, for about $3K. With that kit you'r be making at least 25 more HP to the wheels than with a sr20det swap, and paying less as well. You can also piece everything together yourself, from junkyards, or ebay, just make sure you are buying quality stuff from e-bay. A cast iron exhaust manifold will be as strong as they get. Stainless steel if weaker, but looks nice. You'd also need a piggyback ecu, fuel injectors, possibly fuel pump depending on amount of boost, intercooler, oil lines, air filter, fuel pressure regulator, boost controller, blow off valve...Basically it won't be cheap, if you get cheap, you don't get quality. If you don't get quality, you don't get reliability. Your call, but if you want cheap hp, go nitrous. If your engine is running good, and does ok on a compression test, you can handle a 75 shot, which is about the same amout of HP as bolting on a $3000 turbo kit, but the nitrous is an easier install, and cost is around $500.

Answer 7

240sx Turbo Kit

Answer 8

I'm not exactly shure but i don't think you need a front clip. from what i read those engines are one of the easyer one to swap in and most common. this engine gets around 200 hp so it does have some power stock. i would say change the turbo on it if you want more power. but i would make shure the engine is in good shape to modify befor you do anything to it. see how many miles are on it. hope this helped

Answer 9

I would check these guys out. They specialize in custom turbo kits and turbo rebuilds. It is called Turbo City.

Answer 10

check on ebay man they go for pretty cheap