I just bought a '95 S14 with stock KA24DE. I was thinking of putting a turbo on it. I have read on this forum that to save money "you should put together your own turbo" instead of buying a "kit". I have not been able to find specifics on this subject. Can anyone give me details on this subject.
Thanks:smile:
You can pretty much use alot of stuff made for SR's.
Main differences you'll need are Turbo Manifold, Oil & Coolant Lines.
Turbo, Intake, Intercooler can all come from an SR.
For the Intercooler you wanna make sure that the Cold Side to the Throttle Body is for an S13 due to the Angle of the Throttle Body being very similar between KA & S13 SR. S14 SR has a Throttle Body Placement Similar to an SOHC KA.
Injectors From/For an SR will fit.
Thank you.
Any other "how to" articles or sites you could point me to? I have looked at nicoclub and ka-t.org. I am new at this and need all the info I can get on this subject.
Manifold has the possibility of Cracking, Turbo has the possibility of premature Damage due to quality.
Wastegate and BOV aren't the best but should work for the most part.
Just be ready to fix/change those 4 parts at anytime.
The piping and everything else is pretty much fool proof and should work.
No personal exp but from what I've seen this is what I've made of it.
T2 Bottom Mount you can use a lot of SR Stuff.
T3 9/10 it'll be top mount and you'll need KA T3 Top Mount specific parts.
Top Mount is easier to work on. Also T3 gives more power due to bigger size.
I had the CXRacing T04E kit on my coupe (1993), I had to get all the welds on the exhaust manifold gone over again but if I am honest that's all the trouble I ever had. I believe it was a T3 turbo .63A/R and I was cracking the gate open (9lbs) at 36 - 3800 rpm. The CXRacing kit you will buy off the shelf will include a 5lb WG spring, The kit had 5k miles of abuse on it when I sold the coupe and I would spend the money again.
But..
Before you slap a slug on anything make sure your engine and driveline are up to the task.
No that's a decent small turbo.
What's the name of it for better identification.
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