drift pig Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 thinking on doing the conversion because i have a 4age that someone wants to swap there ca18det with me for. thought bout doing other conversions but this one seems easier to do and quicker because I'm having a few money issues. just want you guys to let me no what you think. well the idea is that I'm moving overseas in 4months and want to finish a conversion into it before than. was going to go v8 but as i have stated ill have to wait a couple of month for the money to buy one. cheers and also i have heard alot bout the unreliability with these engines... can you guys give me some tips with preventing some of these problems. Quote
YKE 20T Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 like all motors the ca isnt indestructable. i'm running one in my ke20 and havent had any drama's. all depends how you treat it ie: what fuel you run how regularly service it, what oil you use, boost etc. the standard turbo isnt that great and is pretty old these days. they will fail once they are wound past 12psi. this generaly results in major engine failure as the wheel delaminates from the shaft rubs on the housing and your motor ingests ceramic.... yum. i have heard that some have head gasket problems. i personally havent had issues and neither has my friends s13. ca's get a bad rap but the sr is just as shit they have valvetrain issue plus all the dramas associated with ageing turbo motors. a good friend of mine worked at intune automotive fyshwic act. he had no time for sr20's as they were always in there getting rebuilt. hence why he installed the ca into my now current ride. sure the sr can makes more power standard and when built up but the intial cost is also more. the sr probably gets blown out of proportion with all the hype. people compare ca's and sr's side bye side whch is unfair. save a couple of grand get a ca be nice to it and don't wind up the boost past 12 without upgrading compressors and you will have a pretty quick fat reliable boostin hilux. my 2 cents worth lol Quote
Jono Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 4 months isn't very long at all for a conversion. Quote
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