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What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« on: Dec 4, 2008, 04:22PM »
Hey All Was Wondering If You Had A Preference What  Engine Would You Put Into Your U12 Either

Nissan Primera SR20VE

U13 Bluebird SSS KA24DE

Besides the Obvious SR20DETZZZ


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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #1 on: Dec 4, 2008, 04:30PM »
KA24DE
there is no replacement for displacement as someone has said before
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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #2 on: Dec 4, 2008, 04:58PM »
i'd probably go VE, something different. although its not as torquey as the KA and i love torque :)

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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #3 on: Dec 5, 2008, 08:30AM »
i'd probably go VE, something different. although its not as torquey as the KA and i love torque :)
that basically means noss would go KA but he wants to say VE to sound like he is 'unique' lol :D
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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #4 on: Dec 5, 2008, 11:41AM »
I'd say VE.
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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #5 on: Dec 6, 2008, 01:07PM »
Meh I Might Stick With The KA Planing On Not Going Turbo So The Displacment May Be The Way To Go

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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #6 on: Dec 6, 2008, 02:23PM »
Yes But You Have To Remember That The VE Has More (quite annoying isn't it?) has more aftermarket support and in theory, should make more power/torque when you need it (high rpm) than the KA.

If you know what to do to the KA to make it a beast then stick to the KA, otherwise you will become very frustrated. SR20VE's with bolt on's push ~150kw in the states, about 140kw on our dyno's here. So they are NO slouch.
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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #7 on: Jan 5, 2009, 11:16AM »
ka24 twincam . easy swap . keepit simple
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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #8 on: Jan 8, 2009, 01:23AM »
KA24DE.

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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #9 on: Jan 8, 2009, 05:20PM »
Someone should ask what he wants to use the engine for? Race, daily/weekend warrior, cruising car....

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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #10 on: Jan 8, 2009, 05:26PM »
Good point cruizer, i think that for a daily/weekend warrior would be the SR.
Cruising car would be the KA, torque steer FTMFW.
But for race, its a decision up to him completely. Mainstream or something different.
I chose something different and stayed with the KA and plan on building that to a monstrous beast.

All to their own I guess, you can only choose yourself in the end.

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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #11 on: Jan 8, 2009, 05:28PM »
Well I could imagine SR20VE's aren't cheap? I'd get a KA24DE and turbo it personally. As I said it depends what you want it for  ;)

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Re: What Engine To Use Ur Opinion
« Reply #12 on: Jan 8, 2009, 05:31PM »
I would say that a VE motor under 80,000kms with warranty at your door, would be (wild stab) $1000 - 1200?
Which in the end, having a U12 with a SR is cute, not as lumpy as a KA, but still cute.
And these days more and more people are deciding to turbo the KA because of that reason...

It isnt such a hard, complicated or even expensive conversion to now.