I'm having a second thought on going for an sr setup. For those that don't know, I'm a Ka-t person, have been for a couple of years now. Awhile back, I picked up an sr block to build but now I'm thinking of getting rid of it to go w/ yet another Ka-t. I don't know much about the sr's but I could pick up pretty fast. An engine is pretty much an engine for the most part. All I really need to do for the sr is internals and it'll be on it's way to machine shops for this and that. Granted you can build either ka or sr and you can achieve what's possible. I'm just wanting to know which could/would have better performance in the long run and pros/cons between the 2. I'm wanting to hear opinions from people who have more less driven both ka AND sr for a decent period of time. All comments are welcomed, i.e. smart ass ones, thoughtful ones, douche bag ones and helpful thoughts. Thank you

 

If you do decide to go the lame route then I call first dibs on buying the ka!

 

I need/want 2 vehicles. I'm keeping my current engine. If I go w/ another Ka-t, I'll wind up selling the sr that is some what being questioned in this thread.

 

Any information supplied will be a matter of opinions... It's personal preference really. SRs can be reliable and make decent power on stock bottemend but will always lack the trq KA-Ts have. KA-Ts need internals for anything over 300 to be reliable, have better valve train design and are easier to retain AC with.

I've never driven a KA-T but have done sufficient research because I was initially going to go that route, obviously I opted out. Buy another car and have the best of both worlds...

 

No matter which block is chosen, it will be built for the 400hp range. I've heard that sr's can be laggy. Any particular cause? Don't get me wrong, I've seen a handful of decently built sr's but it's nothing that special because nearly everybody owns one who has a '40. A well built Ka-t isn't something seen at every car meet. I'm not saying that there aren't any Ka-t's out there in the Bay Area but they are far from few compared to the sr. The main reason why I chose ka over sr.

 

In my opinion an SR is a lot smoother than a KA-T and lighter. With two identical setups the KA-T will be faster, but I always thought the SR was more enjoyable to drive. This is just my opinion though, and I tend to side with what I like better rather than what is better on paper.

 

^Probably cause the SR was on a factory ECU. And who knows what was keeping the KAT running lol.

 

high compression dual cam on spray, straight piped. Then ka-t for boost

 

lol. You're retarded bro.

 

fucking christ, not another one of these....