99% id estimate cuz its a low 10second car but exactly! awesome build and awesome use of best parts for each benefit like he said he didnt want close ratio so he did the tremec thats a good point with allot of power and boost you dont need close ratios allot of time you waste more time shifting than just letting it wind thru a longer gear especially with 900+hp even if you get 700 or 800 rpm further drop per gear change with that wider ratio you still have plenty power at that rpm. smart design and build
I love talking/listening to true KA24 aficionados. I also feel the same way about the 240sx 5-speed trans. KA's don't need close ratios, we need big wide gears! This car is amazing and I hope you keep up the good work!!
Michael Anthony I think the zenki is a clean, timeless design. Its definitely not daring, but it was fitting with Nissan design philosophy of the day. The fact that the Kouki manages to look so good despite only changing the front end attests to this.
Props to Andre for getting featured. He's been in the So Fla scene since the glory days. Never to be underestimated, he's been hurting feelings for years.. Cheers TRC for showing out the ole schoolers ! #DreTuned
This guy is a hero. Not to many guys can do all that work themselves and get the KA to nearly 1000hp let alone people who actually do it. The t56 trans work is amazing. The fact that the interior looks like he picked up a virgin but actually started out in pieces is also amazing.
Lulu Is Luis honestly 900% of the people that have them don’t need them. And if you’re a actual track driver usually people have full race buckets not a Momo show seat haha
CK_32 actually I used to drive a 450 whp evo and having buckets in that car is so useful I used to drive other cars without buckets and I can attest that they are very useful during cornering regardless of hp. Spirited street driving with buckets and without is a big difference in enjoyment.
@@youtubecomments5951 You appreciate bucket seats even if it's a stock car. Hard cornering is pure madness regardless how much bhp the engine put to the crank.
The stock s14 seats are pretty comfy though lol. I tossed my stock s13 ones for a pair and trimmed a bit of foam in the driver seat to where it has some 'give' to it but doesn't bottom out and it made it 10x better
MegaHolymoly I thought the same thing looks like a 91-96 Camry front 😂 I have a 1996 240 and I parked next to one am like they have the same lights layout four door 240?!!
Capacitor A long time ago when TRC first started, someone hit me up and ka-t.org how they wanted to film a KA but I didn't feel she was up to par as you can see from the cars they preview. TRC goes to HP Logic which is 5 minutes from my house. Maybe one day when VQ is making four digits, I might make it lol.
Man this is a true builder, nothing swapped kept it original, good stuff buddy, I got a good set up coming to TH-cam next yr, been following you for long time now Andre.
I had a rb25det s14. thats nissan in nissan but from a different nissan lol. Looked way better than this thing but didn't make as much power. ill be doing an update video on it soon
This thing is so sick. So rare to see a KA built cuz it's so expensive compared to a turbo ready SR. But that iron block handles huge power, totally worth it. Who cares about 8k rpms?
I also own a 1995 and have owned it since 2008. Still rockin' the KA and have a SR sitting in my garage. Greddy exhaust manifold with dual magnaflow exhaust pipes. Never slapped on a turbo. Was going to swap in the SR20DET, but the days I wanted to drift are over. I just want to put it in the 450s for HP.
Props to this owner, not only for being a cool dude, but being a fabricator. Designing that T56 adapter shows his passion for the scene. Then that comment " I used to be a Mazda guy, but not a rotary..." Lmao
WraithDeath I haven't seen a 240sx that doesn't have a sr20 swapped into it but o have never seen any other motor in one from the ones I've seen in person
That's why no one builds ka's, sure you can get power out of them but you have to work so hard to get them to do it. Props to him for pulling it off though
@@philipvillaflor7643 It literally isn't though lol, there are numerous engines that can handle pretty dumb power. No denying when you go north of 700 or thereabouts even those engines don't really like it, but before that point that absolutely isn't true. You can throw money at any engine and make insane power relative to stock, you're ignorant if you don't realize that some engines just don't cost as much to get to similar power increase relative to stock.
this helps just bought a s14 zenki and its even the same year and im wanting to build the ka cause nobody really does it this inspires me cause i really wanna know more on how to build one
Right here on TRC! He's helping us with our R32 GTR and 2JZ S13 coupe projects. We're going to do his VQ build series after we finish the R32 and S13. Stay tuned!
i have close to the same setup with a little bit smaller turbo but not e85. pump gas on 20lbs made 500hp and 450lbf. i was planning on a e85 tune and turning it up. i was shooting for like 750 tho. sick man
That is the speed limiter. I cut a wire going to the ECU (yellow with green?) in my s13 and I could go closer to 130, but then it starts running out of gearing.
As someone who once was ka-t I'm curious how many head studs you stretched because that was the biggest night mare, I was able to hold down a little over 600 whp with arp 11mm custom age 625 head studs and a cometic head gasket, once that setup let go I said fuck it 1jz time, anyway best of luck
Hey andre! can you replicate that t56 adapter kit??? I've been looking specifically for the same reason you said but i havent had any luck. Good work with that KA man.
I can't decide whether or not I like this front end or the kouki front end better 😂😂. Either way it's a fast car for a four cylinder. Keep up the hard work 👍
A true Nissan gem! Enjoy the video, drop a comment below on the next car you want to see featured!
That Racing Channel great channel🤙
That Racing Channel It would be more cool if it has a 2JZ
+Socalcarspotter Many thanks!! :-D
MysticMusicVideos You mean like every other 240 out there...
Isaiah Sampson + My thoughts exactly!
This is my favorite 240 I've ever seen. Simply for the fact that it's a KA that's gonna be the fastest car on any given road 95+% of the time.
Sam Buffington 💯
99% id estimate cuz its a low 10second car but exactly! awesome build and awesome use of best parts for each benefit like he said he didnt want close ratio so he did the tremec thats a good point with allot of power and boost you dont need close ratios allot of time you waste more time shifting than just letting it wind thru a longer gear especially with 900+hp even if you get 700 or 800 rpm further drop per gear change with that wider ratio you still have plenty power at that rpm. smart design and build
and now I'm thinking I may just stick with my KA... holy balls this is insane!
Always been a ka24de gear head, love, the sound efficiency is amazing when work is done right. And the power u can get is magnificent all around bro.
I love over 10 years of owning it he hasn't put any stupid bodykit on it, The body styling is perfect in its stock form
Stock aero zenkis are pretty boring lol.
"stupid bodykits" make this car look so much better
Wow they stayed nissan with it. respect
Impressive stuff! Fully built KA's are a rare sight. Also that's one clean 240.
I love talking/listening to true KA24 aficionados. I also feel the same way about the 240sx 5-speed trans. KA's don't need close ratios, we need big wide gears! This car is amazing and I hope you keep up the good work!!
lmao, ugly duckling my ass. That has got to be one of the cleanest zenki's ive ever seen
+Nikki Naydenov *formerly known as "the ugly duckling", over the years andre restored it to the current condition but the name stuck lol.
It might be "clean" but let's be real, this car has been ugly since the day it came off the lot..
Michael Anthony Blasphemy!!!
Michael Anthony
I think the zenki is a clean, timeless design. Its definitely not daring, but it was fitting with Nissan design philosophy of the day.
The fact that the Kouki manages to look so good despite only changing the front end attests to this.
Props to Andre for getting featured. He's been in the So Fla scene since the glory days. Never to be underestimated, he's been hurting feelings for years.. Cheers TRC for showing out the ole schoolers ! #DreTuned
This guy is a hero. Not to many guys can do all that work themselves and get the KA to nearly 1000hp let alone people who actually do it. The t56 trans work is amazing. The fact that the interior looks like he picked up a virgin but actually started out in pieces is also amazing.
950+ and no bucket seat. Savage
Lulu Is Luis honestly 900% of the people that have them don’t need them.
And if you’re a actual track driver usually people have full race buckets not a Momo show seat haha
CK_32 actually I used to drive a 450 whp evo and having buckets in that car is so useful I used to drive other cars without buckets and I can attest that they are very useful during cornering regardless of hp. Spirited street driving with buckets and without is a big difference in enjoyment.
@@youtubecomments5951 You appreciate bucket seats even if it's a stock car. Hard cornering is pure madness regardless how much bhp the engine put to the crank.
Hey man what crank did you use the crower or the stock crank ?
The stock s14 seats are pretty comfy though lol. I tossed my stock s13 ones for a pair and trimmed a bit of foam in the driver seat to where it has some 'give' to it but doesn't bottom out and it made it 10x better
I love true builds from factory motors instead of 2jz swaps or rb's I respect you're build..💪🏿
I don't see anything wrong with the front end🤔
I agree I like it
Gil Gates Camry
Gil Gates Same
kouki looks x10 better. Zenki to me makes it look like a camry.
MegaHolymoly I thought the same thing looks like a 91-96 Camry front 😂 I have a 1996 240 and I parked next to one am like they have the same lights layout four door 240?!!
Good shit Andre...your gonna beat me to the Q swap. Retired my KA a few months ago. Although I never made over 600whp, the KA held up just fine.
nick Yea...I miss it too but once the Q is up and running, it will be a new chapter.
I thought id see you here
Capacitor A long time ago when TRC first started, someone hit me up and ka-t.org how they wanted to film a KA but I didn't feel she was up to par as you can see from the cars they preview. TRC goes to HP Logic which is 5 minutes from my house. Maybe one day when VQ is making four digits, I might make it lol.
aay supakat
apex128 What's up apex!
love that they stayed with the KA!
Respect to the owner by keeping the KA engine still on it, car is simply a beast, clean 240sx.
My dude you need to start selling that t56 adapter kit
Silver Srt definitely a good ideas I know id be interested !
Silver Srt It looks like it uses a Nissan auto trans bellhousing so if they make it you could run just about any Nissan engine made :)
I'd definitely buy one for my KA,
Mad props on using ka24. Makes sense with 2.4L vs 2.0L.
Man this is a true builder, nothing swapped kept it original, good stuff buddy, I got a good set up coming to TH-cam next yr, been following you for long time now Andre.
transmission is swapped
I really love this Man's thoroughness
Clicking like purely (no pun intended) for it being a Nissan motor in a Nissan.
HustleHabit I guess great minds think alike!
I had a rb25det s14. thats nissan in nissan but from a different nissan lol. Looked way better than this thing but didn't make as much power. ill be doing an update video on it soon
Motta Brothers Garage I i
This thing is so sick. So rare to see a KA built cuz it's so expensive compared to a turbo ready SR. But that iron block handles huge power, totally worth it. Who cares about 8k rpms?
And it’s great cause his revs higher anyway lol
With the prices of sr swaps now, it’s cheaper to build a ka.
This is the passion right here.
I also own a 1995 and have owned it since 2008. Still rockin' the KA and have a SR sitting in my garage. Greddy exhaust manifold with dual magnaflow exhaust pipes. Never slapped on a turbo. Was going to swap in the SR20DET, but the days I wanted to drift are over. I just want to put it in the 450s for HP.
Props to this owner, not only for being a cool dude, but being a fabricator. Designing that T56 adapter shows his passion for the scene. Then that comment "
I used to be a Mazda guy, but not a rotary..."
Lmao
The most perfect 240SX 💪
thumbs up because KA-T.
Always liked the KAs for their underdog status. Just like my boosted G54B forklift engine. Surprising torque monsters.
I liked that inlet manifold!!! A true work of art
That 240sx is a beauty. 😍
I love that he kept of to its roots
As soon as he said he was going to swap in a VQ, my face lit up. I can't wait.
Nice seeing someone stick with a KA build and sticking it to the nay sayers
Seeing the millionth JZ/SR/RB in a 240sx gets old quickly
WraithDeath I haven't seen a 240sx that doesn't have a sr20 swapped into it but o have never seen any other motor in one from the ones I've seen in person
How do I get in contact with him? I want to follow his blueprint to build my KA24de-T S13
What a cool project!Good to see more people moving out to the VQ.
Are you selling those adapter plates for the t56?
Just turbo'd my S14 Ka, but this is next level goals.
Damn that's some really big power that the KA is putting down!
Good to see a KA, great potential.
That's why no one builds ka's, sure you can get power out of them but you have to work so hard to get them to do it. Props to him for pulling it off though
That's with any motor. What have you built Mr. know it all?
Philip v thank you people don't get it
Its not hard work. Its intelligent work.
I built a forged internals KA for $1500 haha.
@@philipvillaflor7643 It literally isn't though lol, there are numerous engines that can handle pretty dumb power. No denying when you go north of 700 or thereabouts even those engines don't really like it, but before that point that absolutely isn't true.
You can throw money at any engine and make insane power relative to stock, you're ignorant if you don't realize that some engines just don't cost as much to get to similar power increase relative to stock.
Yes baby woooohoooo love this car these are true nissans!
This thing is wicked.
hell yeah dude showing that ka some love
Always loved this 240 model
MikefromQueens zenki :v
Nice, I remember when 500 hp was the supposed peak of the ka24 block.
Props for building it!
"one of my competitor's, i'm not sure if you have heard of them TRC 240" hahaha good one : )
This is really cool. I love that he fabricated his own stuff for this build. I would love to learn how to do that
The Perfect KA Build Doesn't Ex-........ Sees This Vid 😯😮😨😨😨😱😝
The fact that it is KA makes me happy or used to be before the swap
Top notch video quality!
Beautifully built car, i love it. Cant wait to see it when he dose the engine swap.
God that thing rips
That is one clean build, nice.
this helps just bought a s14 zenki and its even the same year and im wanting to build the ka cause nobody really does it this inspires me cause i really wanna know more on how to build one
This car now is VQ35HR with Single turbo. Awesome
Mad prop and respect for the man. True OG! specially when he pulled out the atari... haha
🙌🙌one time for Collin!
Gorgeous car, love the KA!
Mad love too the KA 😎
Did I see it run a 10.4 or 10.1 @5:52??
Nothing but love for this build and chassis, i planned and began on building my s13 hatch...then Murphy's law killed it
great car.beautiful.nicely put together
Can't wait for the VQ!!!
Where do I follow this guy? I wanna see what he does with that HR.
Right here on TRC! He's helping us with our R32 GTR and 2JZ S13 coupe projects. We're going to do his VQ build series after we finish the R32 and S13. Stay tuned!
That Racing Channel definitely will do !
That’s wild!!
That's clean!
I knew he had that fx850 by the sound haha. I have the same one. Sick car Andre
wow this car is crazyness
i have close to the same setup with a little bit smaller turbo but not e85. pump gas on 20lbs made 500hp and 450lbf. i was planning on a e85 tune and turning it up. i was shooting for like 750 tho. sick man
I went ka-t back in 2001 and never looked back ...
Its 2017 and she still looks sexy in the garage :-)
462 whp 411 tq on 22lbs
Got pics?
anymore details on the custom t56 box? whats done to it
dang this is amazing !!
Ka24 power that's what I'm talking about, I have a hardbody 2.4 would love to have that set up . Kissimmee FL , nismo hardbody
Great quality video!!! Keep it up!!! One day I'll have a build like this, when 850whp and you need more lol.
That is so fucking gorgeous how could they describe it as an ugly duckling?!
He did 140mph when the motor does 115mph stock 👍🏼👍🏼 good shit my guy
That is the speed limiter. I cut a wire going to the ECU (yellow with green?) in my s13 and I could go closer to 130, but then it starts running out of gearing.
looks like s14 are a plenty in Florida. Where can I find some more info as I would also like to keep my last s14 kouki
As someone who once was ka-t I'm curious how many head studs you stretched because that was the biggest night mare, I was able to hold down a little over 600 whp with arp 11mm custom age 625 head studs and a cometic head gasket, once that setup let go I said fuck it 1jz time, anyway best of luck
I have one question... does it have a stock crankshaft?
Nice man!! I need to get my KA-T on your status!!
@trc what camera u filming with brother ?
What rear end is he running?! Did i miss it?
What crank did you use the crower or the stock ?
"the car was at lower power, like 730 or 720". hahahaha my man
Hey andre! can you replicate that t56 adapter kit??? I've been looking specifically for the same reason you said but i havent had any luck. Good work with that KA man.
Awesome video
Did the zenkie front s14 only come in the U.S.?
racing productions no
nope.
BEAST!!!!
I can't decide whether or not I like this front end or the kouki front end better 😂😂. Either way it's a fast car for a four cylinder. Keep up the hard work 👍
Gary Rehak kouki looks better imo. So aggressive.
Ivan GBs true, but this has kind of an ugly cool to it
save the zenkis!
Does he sell the kit for the t56 conversion for Sr? I WILL BUY ONE. Of course depending on pricing.
Paul Vogel just get a cd009 adapter
+1 for that t56 adapter plate ! help us ka-t / sr guys out plz
beautiful car!
very clean car
badassss car but is it an 740hp running 10.40s or a 950hp running 10.1x??
I want my STi to be featured next. Lol great video bros
ka with that power, wow
Where’s the shop located I’m in Miami looking to build my 240sx.
This guy is an absolute fucking legend
Love KAs