5/7/2023 0 Comments Ka24de intake manifold![]() ![]() I liked the look of the cast one and used that. saw him on the facebook ratsun group a while back). Ive got two, one from Ed Pink which is supposedly the Nissan Motorsports one, and a second cast one from EWL (Edwin. but your best bet at that point is to go with a crank triggered ignition such as megajolt, gives you much more ability to tune it and will be rock steady.Ģ) Carb manifold - they are out there, but not easy to find. Some people have hacked together an L series distributor to make it work. I recall reading a few threads about it but nobody ever did the FWD to RWD conversion.Īs Datzenmike said there are 3 main issues converting a KA to carbs.ġ) Timing - The truck KAs are very similar to the L series engines and I believe you can just use a L series distributor (but youll need to do some more research to confirm that.) The 240sx KAs the distributor runs of the cams and wont work. I dont know anyone who has converted a FWD KA to a RWD setup. Its doable (my 510 is proof) your best off with the rwd KA24DE from either the 240sx or the frontier. Although it has a CAS, it's on the side of the timing cover and an earlier distributor will mount to it. The intake has a throttle body injection on it and only needs a flat aluminum adapter plate made to mount a carburetor. If this was a truck KA it's already RWD and has a 2wd 5 speed available. I can't think of a points or EI distributor that will replace it.ģ/ You will have to make an intake manifold for a carburetor.Ĥ/ The fuel pump is high pressure (around 38 PSI) and will need replacing with a 3.5 PSI oneĥ/ needs an electric cooling fan for the radiator. (crank angle sensor on the side of the head) It needs the EFI set up to help the ECU generate a spark and an ignition advance curve. What transmission will you use? Won't bolt to the 521 transmission and it wouldn't handle almost 3 X the power anyway.Ģ/ The KA24DE uses a CAS. It may have been swapped to an L18 or L20B?ġ/ This is a FWD engine. The '70-'72 used an L16 or 1.6 liter engine. Half of this is about the time spent with my Grandpa so that is reason enough. Please no haters do not need to be told to leave it to EFI done my fair share of EFI swaps and mods want to stay true to the era and Grandpa doesn't do EFI. Grandpa and I would probably figure it out, but why experience the frustration when I've got the best Datsun mechanics all in one place. I assume the issues ill be running into will be high fuel pressure, Vacuum, and Ignition. Solid mechanic skills but really looking for some direction or even a bump to another article that outlines exactly these steps. The catch is Grandpa wants to convert the KA24DE to Carburetor and I was hoping to get some direction. The Datsun is currently at my Grandpa's along with the engine, we came to an agreement Grandpa would do the engine swap etc. Currently has the original 1.9L Engine but I just so happened to have a 1999 Nissan Altima I recently changed the timing belt and did a valve job on but the client couldn't pay and we came to an agreement and the car is mine now. Just recently purchased my first Datsun a 72 521, beyond stoked to begin this project. ![]()
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