KPower Industries K24 swap

[captain awesome]

Originally Posted by RedReplicant

Hmm, interesting, I'll see if I can dig up that KPower post.

It looks like new RSP bare heads are attainable, but it is pretty close to the price of a 4Piston CNC ported TSX head. 12100-RSP-000 is the part number.

Maybe this link will work: CLICK ME

[steved]

Originally Posted by zuldajin

Half way through a session my exhaust became way louder, looked under the car and found that.

@zuldajin did you make any progress with kpower addressing your header welds? I've been contemplating a similar setup as yours since last year but have been worried that Vancouver is missing a lot of the supporting tuning / custom exhaust shops to deal with any problems like this that come up.

Originally Posted by zuldajin

I will also add, I took measures to minimize NVH as much as possible as well.
The engine I have is a 4Piston K24 short block and their Pro TSX head, I have a Fluidampr crank pulley and a Radium fuel pulse damper.

How did you spec the block? And who did you have do the engine assembly? Did you find this was more cost effective than the assembled 4piston k340/k360 long blocks or maybe you had other goals/criteria than cost?

Do you have a dyno chart you can share, and which shop did the tuning?

Also wondering did you previously have a super charged fa20, and hit a deer before an area27 event last year? If so I think I remember meeting you at Mission, I have a white FRS with JRSC and was having a lot of overheating issues.

[NARFALICIOUS]

Been really eyeing a Kswap.

For anyone with a turbo'd K24...What have you done with the transmission?
I'm not necessarily ready to pull any triggers at the moment... But if I was right now, the trans is my biggest concern. And I'm not sure I want to regularly drive something with straight cut gears.

I'm wondering if KPower or any of the companies that have K-swap to 86 kits are working on maybe a T56 or CD009 adapter/mounts?

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by NARFALICIOUS

Been really eyeing a Kswap.

For anyone with a turbo'd K24...What have you done with the transmission?
I'm not necessarily ready to pull any triggers at the moment... But if I was right now, the trans is my biggest concern. And I'm not sure I want to regularly drive something with straight cut gears.

I'm wondering if KPower or any of the companies that have K-swap to 86 kits are working on maybe a T56 or CD009 adapter/mounts?

Kpower said they will be releasing a turbo kit and BMW transmission option. I have about 400whp/300wtq without issues, but everything depends on your application.

[funkjaw]

Got her back on the dyno to do a full E85 tune (it was about 73% ethanal)

+11hp/+32tq over pump gas.

Keep in mind the tuner has a ~10% correction factor in the readout which is why it is higher than most other dynos. So 210whp/176wtq realistically.

I'd say E85 is well worth the extra cost. I'll post back my MPG once I go through the tank.

[RedReplicant]

Originally Posted by funkjaw

Got her back on the dyno to do a full E85 tune (it was about 73% ethanal)

+11hp/+32tq over pump gas.

Keep in mind the tuner has a ~10% correction factor in the readout which is why it is higher than most other dynos. So 210whp/176wtq realistically.

I'd say E85 is well worth the extra cost. I'll post back my MPG once I go through the tank.

This makes me wish I hadn't opted to skip the E85 tune last week, haha.

[captain awesome]

I'm surprised to see such a massive difference in the torque curve.



At some point I need to get mine off of just the base tune and actually put use to my flex setup. Preferably before I get the built motor finished. All I need is more money to finish.

[funkjaw]

Originally Posted by captain awesome

I'm surprised to see such a massive difference in the torque curve.



At some point I need to get mine off of just the base tune and actually put use to my flex setup. Preferably before I get the built motor finished. All I need is more money to finish.

Likely due to how aggressive the tuner was able to be with added timing in the midrange on E85 (see tables). All I can say is it feels very good, very punchy, and am surprised at my power levels considering I put in a motor with 175psi on average with known valve seal leaks. I just hope it lasts while I put together a fresh engine

[funkjaw]

Here is a video of me rowing through 2nd and 3rd gear for those who are interested. Ambient temp was about 104 degrees, VERY HOT here in TX right now, ethanal content was ~65%. If anyone else has some acceleration videos I would love to see em!

[captain awesome]

Originally Posted by funkjaw

Likely due to how aggressive the tuner was able to be with added timing in the midrange on E85 (see tables). All I can say is it feels very good, very punchy, and am surprised at my power levels considering I put in a motor with 175psi on average with known valve seal leaks. I just hope it lasts while I put together a fresh engine

Who was your tuner?

[funkjaw]

Originally Posted by captain awesome

Who was your tuner?

https://www.gearheadsautofab.com/

Jarom over at Gearheads Auto Fab in Pflugerville, TX. He specializes in Nissan and Honda engines. Very reasonable prices too at $250 an hour.

[captain awesome]

Originally Posted by funkjaw

https://www.gearheadsautofab.com/

Jarom over at Gearheads Auto Fab in Pflugerville, TX. He specializes in Nissan and Honda engines. Very reasonable prices too at $250 an hour.

Good to know. Did he just do tweaks off the basemap or start all over?

[redlined600]

Originally Posted by funkjaw

Got her back on the dyno to do a full E85 tune (it was about 73% ethanal)

+11hp/+32tq over pump gas.

Keep in mind the tuner has a ~10% correction factor in the readout which is why it is higher than most other dynos. So 210whp/176wtq realistically.

I'd say E85 is well worth the extra cost. I'll post back my MPG once I go through the tank.

That's considerably more than I expected, what's the configuration of your engine? Stock with pump and VTC gear?

I was expecting to get away from e85 but damn.......

Also do you have an IRP shifter?

[funkjaw]

Originally Posted by captain awesome

Good to know. Did he just do tweaks off the basemap or start all over?

Honestly I don't know, I'll try to find out.