greenmachine97
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 4, 2004
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St. Charles,
Missouri
hehe, i wish i could stay away from ditches and curbs. So far i have killeed 3 curbs, and 1 serious ditch.
And DSMJim, i would have kept the DSM if it was AWD, but it was only fwd. ANd as far as the swap goes, here's the deal: a 2.4L KA24 motor has a longer stroke, weaker rods, shitty pistons and a horrible flowing head. I would have to build the motor completely if i wanted any more than 260whp, because the stock 9.4:1 compression on weak parts will only handle 7-9psi. Meanwhile my swap runs 17psi all day long, and i am not nervous at all about breaking anything. All of my buddies that went with the KA-T setup blew there motors quikly and were always paranoid to drive it hard. I flog my car on a daily basis and love it! I will run consistent 11's or low 12s for years, and i will never have to worry about a tranny. And a well prepped RWD will cut just as good 60's at the track. In drag racing AWD only has an advantage on the streets. However, i really dont care about drag racing, i am not building this car for drag racing at all, all i know is this thing is 10000x more fun to drive everyday!
And DSMJim, i would have kept the DSM if it was AWD, but it was only fwd. ANd as far as the swap goes, here's the deal: a 2.4L KA24 motor has a longer stroke, weaker rods, shitty pistons and a horrible flowing head. I would have to build the motor completely if i wanted any more than 260whp, because the stock 9.4:1 compression on weak parts will only handle 7-9psi. Meanwhile my swap runs 17psi all day long, and i am not nervous at all about breaking anything. All of my buddies that went with the KA-T setup blew there motors quikly and were always paranoid to drive it hard. I flog my car on a daily basis and love it! I will run consistent 11's or low 12s for years, and i will never have to worry about a tranny. And a well prepped RWD will cut just as good 60's at the track. In drag racing AWD only has an advantage on the streets. However, i really dont care about drag racing, i am not building this car for drag racing at all, all i know is this thing is 10000x more fun to drive everyday!