cdreandrade

*wallet opens* and the search begins!

also the more I look the KA motors are becoming very apealing what vehicle would be best to steal one from?

What vehicle do I get the z24 from and what other mods are there to do? buda referenced breathing issues? I think I need about ten trucks with all different types of mods and I might be happy but for now I have one.

Do you think it is worth it for a play motor? I would have my local machine shop do the trimming and grinding since the block will be there to get bored anyway. it would be a nice sleeper motor that looks like an l motor but packs some extra power like you say. I guess what I'm asking is would you do this to one of yours?

give me a few days and ill get one. still got the dats at my grandpas. might be swithching to 14's anyway

I got the old girl running again with a replacement tranny with a lil help from you guys. so now I am sitting on two long blocks fully assembled. Needless to say I am naturally going to take one apart. I was reading on old datsuns and a few other sites about turning one of my engines into a stroker. Here is the info coutesey of olddatsuns.com of course: " Medium block 2.4 Liter. Stuff a Z24 crank and pistons into NAPS-Z or L20B block bored to 89mm by cutting down crank counterweights and clearance grinding block as per Ben Pila. This gives you a 2389cc L-series motor that doesnt require using defective (crack prone) Z24 block, fabricating timing cover, lengthening timing chain or modification to close hood. Z24 piston tops will need to be milled down slightly. Fedral-Mogul 33.8mm pin height pistons might not need milling? Click HERE for Bens write-up of necessary modifications. Compression ratio with Z24 pistons and open chambered head is 10.25:1 before pistons milled. parts: : modified Z22 block, modified Z24 crank, modified Z24 pistons, Z22S/ L20B rods s/2+r+p: 227.7 piston deck height: 0.45 (above deck) stroker 2.3 Liter Stuff a Z24 crank into a modified Z20/Z22/L20B block by cutting down counterweights as above. No piston modification or block boring needed for 2283cc L series. see http://hobbslaw.nissanpower.com/custom2.html for an example Russ noted that his deck height measured -1.77mm with the Z22E pistons that he first tried using, he eventually used milled Z22S pistons to achieve a higher compression ratio. Parts: Z24 crank, Z22E pistons, Z22S/ L20B rods in a Z22 block or +2mm bored Z20/L20B block. s/2+r+p= 96/2+145.9+32.1= 226.0 mm piston deck height: -1.45mm below deck" anyone ever seen one? and is it worth it? I want to have the stroker and a stock on hand. It seams fairly simple to perform this mod. I do have some questions about what cam and intake(custom?) and exhaust(custom?) to use. or how about the medium block?

Got the motor and tranny. compression is as follows cyl. 1 - 132 cyl. 2 - 95 cyl. 3 - 150 cyl. 4 - 130 I put some oil in the number 2 and it boosted right up to 180+ I figure the tranny alone is worth 250 and since I have this motor out I might as well do gaskets and rings. as long as the cylinders check out. if not I have extra parts. I am going to look into rings, gaskets, clutch, and possibly building it up to one of those strokers. but we'll see. where is a good place to get the rings, gaskets and clutch? I am going to be holding on to this truck as long as I can so I'm not too worried about value. any tips are greatly appreciated

thanks, im going today to get it so i will post up what I have found when I get back. got the truck loaded up with crane and lots of tools for a 2 hour drive. wish me luck

I will check it out. I found another l20b that looks to be in a little better shape and still in the truck running. Motor and 5-speed for 250$ i think I'm going to get it and just use my other motor for parts. Well see what happens when I test drive it and do a commpression test. what would be a good pressure to look for? and any common bad stuff? Thanks

passengers side is wet. also oil from valve cover gasket.

yea i want to do it all. But I know that I don't have the time or resorces to to do a full swap. So I think im going to stick with the old girl the way she is and put a lil love and money most importantly into the motor she has. Thanks for your help and maybe when I have some time I will consider one of these swaps.

well I guess I will start there. I haven't seen any burnt oil. although the antifreeze running down the side of the block I'm assuming is part of a blown head gasket.(there is no oil in water or vice-versa) I have set the timing but not the valve lash. what is the schedule for valve adjustments? also when I took ownership of the truck both the intake and exhaust bolts were loose. I tightened but still not confident of a 100% seal. also one more question. what is the best tranny to put behind this bad little motor?

your project looks like its coming along well. The more I look at it though I want to keep it as stock and simple as possible. the computer scares me away truthfully. i want to give the stock engine as much as I can. that seems to be what will make me and her happy

what cars/ trucks would I find the ka24 in? also do these bolt to tranny?

to what engine?