KA24DE vs SR20DET Act II | Preparing the KA for Boost

Ugly! There’s no other word to describe the performance of the KA24DE engine in stock form. Nissan tunes the KA24’s 2.4-liters of displacement to deliver just 155 horsepower at 5,600 RPM. Take the KA24DE under the knife and add a turbocharger system and you’ll see the “ugly” transforms into a […]

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SR20DET vs KA24DE | Which is Nissan’s Best Four Cylinder?

Since 1991, the great debate among Nissan’s S-chassis fanatics has been between the SR20DET and the KA24DE. On the one hand, the JDM chassis’s were equipped with the turbocharged SR engines, offering out-of-the-box forced-induction power from the factory. On the other, the USDM variant received the torquey-yet uninspiring KA24DE engine. […]

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Six-Speed VQ Trans Swap for KA-powered Nissan S14

Putting together a performance parts combination to produce more power than you ever expected feels like finding a wad of cash in a jacket you haven’t worn in six months. There’s a sense of surprise, happiness and the inevitable daydreaming of how you are going to use this horsepower or […]

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D’Garage Nissan S14 Runs 10’s

In his first return to the drag racing action since his Honda Civic days, Jeren piloted his Nissan S14 to an E.T of 10.6.  With the 700 hp S14’s maiden voyage now accomplished, Jeren has turned his attention into making this a 9 second street machine.  Stay tuned for future […]

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