You could have installed the bottom portion of the intake manifold first, and then the plenum afterwards, as this would give you more room to work with the hoses and PCV system. Good stuff tho
You need to get rid of the distributor and go coil packs . Or there used to be a mod I cant remember that you can swap the distributor out with. Or maybe it was a resistor you add to it to get more power out of it.. I can't remember its been to long. Or go coil packs
@@Perez-identthis is absolutely not necessary. Plenty of stock distributor KAs making 400-500 for years. Save your money and place it elsewhere. Or don’t, it is your money.
Hey man I know It's been a while since you've done the short block assembly, but I happen to be in the same boat here. Did you get your main crank journal and girdle line bored for the crank by any chance? My measurements clear well just the same, however since the ARP torque spec is much higher than standard oem, the crank becomes a bit tough to turn due to the the imbalance of Nissan's grades on the journals designed for 40ftlb. Was curious on what your approach was, did you just decide to go through with it since the numbers checked out?
great video man, caint way to see this thing finished. two questions for you, do you know how much hp the isr turbo can handle (im deciding between that or the tomei arms one). and do you think taking engine apart and taking it to the machine shop is necessary? i was just looking at those two turbo kits and getting aftermarket pistons/rods/cams, but not sure if machining it all should be necessary as well
If you want reliable power yes, spend the extra money to have supporting mods for your turbo. If you have Pistons cams rods etc etc you’ll be able to turn up the psi of the turbo and have more fun while being reliable :)
This is true ^ with a stock KA block you would really be able to push past like 9/10 PSI on pump without bringing risk to your piston rings. On E85 I’ve seen people run a bit higher boost and more power but of course they still had to change their fueling and tune etc. I did what I believe to be the minimum when prepping a KA for boost, just basic machine work and pistons/rods/rings, everything else has been refreshed and is still OEM. I had my rings gapped to accept 13-18 PSI. I’ve also heard the ISR turbo to withstand upwards of 380whp
I’ve built the internals to have plenty room for more power down the road but first setup I plan to achieve around 280whp give or take. I’m still on a stock tranny and don’t want to risk blowing it yet
Hey bro. Nice video. Been watching your videos off and on lately. I finally am getting around to working on my S13 coupe. I will also be boosting my KA. Does that ISR kit come with a Downpipe and intercooler kit? Also, feel free to check out my car on the channel if you have time. Keep at it!
Definitely man I’ll give a peep! Yes the entire kit comes with everything you need despite a few things like injectors, MAF, ecu, oil/water lines. This kit does include its own intercooler piping kit, and turbo-back and down pipe. These will be installed in other videos!
@@Perez-ident Just been doing some research on what I want to do really. I might piece together a kit and I have seen the V2 manifold but it was a top mount on a friends Datsun 510 with a KA swap. It looked like a decent manifold. Do you know anything about how well it all fits into the car? Down pipe fits correct?
@@Knownworldwide I can’t speak on the V2 or the V3 manifold, but I know they get better than the V1 manifold, which is what is shown in this video here. I am actually a bit ahead on progress from what I have been able to post on RU-vid, I have since dropped the entire motor assembly in my car, and everything fits really nicely. However, Njoku actually lets you know that you need to clearance the downpipe or the floorboard for the downpipe because there will be some interference. I haven’t gotten into that point yet to see what they mean.
@@Perez-ident Yeah I just read that. Don’t know if I like that at all. Hopefully it’s not too bad. I was thinking about the bottom mount as well to keep the heat off the brake master cylinder. I guess I will need to do some more research on what kit or manifold to run. I’m pretty set on the ISR manifold I think. As you can tell (if you saw my video) I am not near that yet either.
@@Knownworldwide you make a good point about the BMC. However, the manifold actually is a little close to the BMC/likes still. I’ve seen people run this as is but I’m likely going to make some sort of heat protection just in case. I’m not too sure how I feel about the sow pipe as well, I’m hopping the work needed to be done won’t be too bad, plus I rather clear my floorboard than my exhaust, although I rather not do that to either as I feel like the footing area for the 240 is already a lil wonky.
Did you check your rod bearing clearance also? Didn’t see it in the video. Just curious. Motor is looking great. I want to knock the dust off my coupe and start working on it as well.
I did yes, It was a lot of footage and didn’t get that downloaded as well as other bits of footage. I actually recorded the entire disassembly to check the clearances, and filmed the re-assembly and proper torque-big AGAIN, but it was too long a video and they failed to download. I’ve taken a break all December for Christmas but I’ll be dropping more videos soon!
I actually don’t remember! I bought the ready-made kit and then used the box that the parts came in to ship back my old stuff, but I don’t recall if I paid for shipping or if they reimbursed it
Since you plan to boost it, you may want to look into the difference between Cleavite A series bearings (2 layer aluminum bearings usually used for a stock rebuild) and Cleavite H series (3 layer usually used for performance motors). I noticed you have the A series by the part number on the box.
This video is about 2 weeks old as I’ve actually alresdy assembled the longblock. Waiting to post more videos. I used the stock rebuild bearings. I guess now time will tell, but I trust this, and I’ll be shooting for minor power for first setup. I appreciate the info amigo
@@Perez-ident Yep, I did the same thing actually on my first build. I'm sure it will be fine for moderate power levels. I've just started building the motor for my second KA-T and will be using H series this time around. 👍
