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Your after something thats 3.5" then dude IMO from what i saw with mine.

3" will *get you by*... but ideally for that its 3.5" and it would be spot on the money

Thanks for the advice, I might just have to get by on the 3"...

For once I'll stick my ore in and please no offense ment .

You mention that you have a 240 SX S14 so it would have had a KA24DE fitted std . These would have to be a fair bit lighter and obviously shorter than an RB25 for not much less capacty - I think there's about 60-70cc in it . A lot has been done and lots of goodies available for the KA 24DE in the US . Jeff Raicer from Full Race is making really nice exhaust manifolds for them and with current trends in twin scroll turbos they can make very strong torque from nowhere revs . With the right bits they easily rev to 6500 a pull like a locomotive . There are here and no doubt Stateside bellhousings for the larger gearbox so no issues with this .

I guess the RB 6 in S 13/14/15 is appealing but the weight and bulk (and sometimes cooling) issues are not insignificant .

Cut my tongue off but I'm even wondering what a properly developed Turbo or KA24DET would be like in an R33 . Food for thought .

Donning flack vest and ducking , cheers A .

Cut my tongue off but I'm even wondering what a properly developed Turbo or KA24DET would be like in an R33 . Food for thought .

You can always put the much better FJ20ET with a properly developed turbo

FJ20's are getting to be an old world engine by todays standards and have a few things against them .

I no longer miss the dinosaur management and ignition system or the overly complex double twin row cam drive system .

They are heavy and bulky compared to most 2L turbo 4's and can create handling and cooling issues in smaller cars . The KA is based on closer L Series bore centres than FJ20's and has one single or twin row chain . The KA DOHC head casting is much simpler than the FJ's mainly due to improved casting techniques . I can't remember if they use hydraulic buckets or shims but they are a real twin cam ie direct cam loab on bucket like the FJ20 .

To each there own but I think in the 2L vs 2.4L stakes the larger is going to be the better when it comes to making torque in a road car .

Anyway bowing out here as I'm already way off topic .

Cheers A .

  • 2 years later...
HMMM titanium..... i run the new 5.2kg (instead of 16.5kg) GREDDY 80mm (90mm is an option) PEtir on cats RB26 powered s13 now.... so sexual.

got the same on my 34gtt and purrrs like a kitten and growls just right in the top end rev range...and has such a unique idle.

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