S13 240SX w. KA24E, yes or no? Options

[saleeka]

Is the difference between a KA24DE and a KA24E great enough to justify holding out for a 240 with one or the other? I'm not looking to do any crazy performance modifactions to either. Any major pros and cons to one or the other? I'm particularily curious to know if the less complex E would have a greater reliablity/longevity... Any help is greatly appreciated

[3WayStunna]

im no pro but i hear the ka24det is better, both in build and in longevity.....but imma toyota guy, so..................

[Consynx]

there is no det, you have to do the t
the lesser one is SOHC i believe, and really lacks power + torque...but IMO just swap it with an engine set, not much money, and much better.

[saleeka]

the power diff. is fairly nice (140hp and 152 vs. 155hp and 160), but if I were to find a good KA24E powered one, does it make that much difference? I'm thinking daily driver here, so my main concerns are would the SOHC 12 valve head be as/more reliable and possibly better fuel efficiency. I'm asking because I would assume less valves also would equal less possible trouble if the car has 150,000+ miles on it...

EDIT- also- I've heard characteristically these engines are very similar to the 5SFE- this true (aka watch out for the head gaskets) ?

This post has been edited by saleeka: Sep 12, 2006 - 10:37 PM

[OrbitalGT95]

ive owned a ka24e and drove a ka24de, honestly, there isn't any difference...infact my ka24e pulled harder then the de i drove, so imho thats it, the head gasket issue doesn't exist in the ks series, really strong built engines...honestly, nissan did an awsome job with the engines(drove and an sr20det, an rb20det, and an rb25det) nissan knows what they are doing...if u can find a s13 for under 2k that isn't modded these day that also isn't wreack or just a shell, get it, any other questions about nissan car or engines in general, pm me, i can tell u anything u want to know

This post has been edited by OrbitalGT95: Sep 12, 2006 - 11:57 PM

[Valo666]

only other downside about gettin an S13 with a KA24E, its gonna be a late 80s model. If you get a 91-93, they have the DE motor and also have a factory LSD, its a VLSD, but still an LSD. Eitherway, the KA series are good motors, DE or E. My friend has over 300xxxKM on his motor without rebuild.

[OrbitalGT95]

only other downside about gettin an S13 with a KA24E, its gonna be a late 80s model. If you get a 91-93, they have the DE motor and also have a factory LSD, its a VLSD, but still an LSD. Eitherway, the KA series are good motors, DE or E. My friend has over 300xxxKM on his motor without rebuild.

not all 91-93 came with vlsd, infact few if any..only really the ones with abs

[3WayStunna]

Yeah i always make the mistake with the de/det thing...forgot that the t is for de's that went turbo......anywho, i have a 240sx, and i plan on swappin in an redtop sr.......and speakin of which, if anyone wants an ka24de, i can get one for ya.....