The 2 litre Fairlady engine had a pair of twin thoat mikunies (Japanese evivalent to 45mm DCOE (side draft) Webers)
It was a pretty quick car in its day - genuine 125MILES per hour - and a megaphone exhaust tip - I was impressed! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > I have been reading up on nissan engines lately > and it seems that the fairlady (2000 sports) had 150hp 2.0 ltr 4 cylinder in > the late 60'. > interesting that the L20B has less than 100hp. > i wonder what was so special about those engines. > > Jeff > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ignacio > Sandejas > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 1:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: L18 stroker - any good? > > > My FJ has a gasket around the edge of the cover and a gasket agound the plug > holes. Oh and half moon seals as well. 4 of them.. > > On 4/4/05 1:27 PM, "Mohit K. Autar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi guys, > > > > i just wanted to know something about fj20 engine.a friend of mine who was > in > > nz last week and he went to a spare parts shop to buy a valve cover gasket > for > > the fj20 eng. > > > > the salesman asked him if it was a one piece or two piece gasket.well he > didnt > > knew anything about it so he didnt buy it. > > > > can anyone explain that to me pliz.as i will be needing a valve cover > gasket > > soon. > > > > > > Mohit. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff > > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:51 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > > > > > > found some interesting dyno results - at wheels i assume. > > > > http://www.datsuns.com/Tech/datsundyno.htm > > > > > > cheers Jeff. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Errol Smith > > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 12:13 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > > > > > > The polar moment of inertia is the main problem, also to a lesser extent > > is the change in weight distribution. > > Single cam VG30's are definitely a better proposition although expensive > > to set up. > > Cheers > > Feral Errol > > www.datrats.com.au > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff > > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 9:05 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > > > > > > The concern i guess is the amount of engine in front of the struts > > affecting cornering. i put this to the ozdat forum & the concensus was > > that i was mad for suggesting it :) i reckon in the end the best 6 > > cylinder would be the vg30. i think that it is legal in NA form, just > > within the weight ratio? has anyone had any experience with the vg30 > > swap ? from what i have seen it is probably just as expensive as a sr20 > > etc. i thought the L series 6 transplant might be quite cheap to do, but > > have no idea how bad the weight distribution would affect the corner > > ability of the vehicle. I found a guy (Eddie) who has seen that orange > > stanza, he reckons the radiator is under that aluminiun cover that you > > can see in the photo. I still like the idea of the L20 or L28 in the > > 1600 & i think it would be comparatively cheap to do, ie no special > > requirements for fuel injection etc etc, just stick triples on it. the > > handling has me concerned though, any ideas ?........anyway enough > > rambling for now. > > > > cheers Jeff > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Subject: Re: L18 stroker - any good? > > > > > > An L28 would fit if you moved the radiator to the rear. But it would be > > pretty front heavy. > > > > I know there is a 200B rally car in Vic with an L24 engine in it. Looks > > a pretty good fit. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 11:01 AM > > Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > > > > > >> OUCH ! > >> does an L20 6 cylinder fit in a 510 without fire wall modifications ? > >> anybody know ? > >> > >> ta Jeff. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Errol Smith > >> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 9:45 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > >> > >> > >> Jeff, > >> An S20 would be around $40,000. They come up on Yahoo japan > >> occasionally for 3.5M Yen. > >> > >> Cheers > >> Feral Errol > >> www.datrats.com.au > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff > >> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 8:43 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > >> > >> > >> I suppose that the L20 or S20 6 cylinder engine from early skylines is > > > >> too long to fit in a 510 ? they would make some nice torque for hill > >> climbs, even in NA form. > >> > >> Jeff > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Denzil > >> Palmer > >> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:32 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: L18 stroker - any good? > >> > >> > >> That would give 1,863cc with a 4mm stroke - not bad! > >> > >> ---------- > >>> From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: RE: L18 stroker - any good? > >>> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 10:07 PM > >>> > >> > >>> Denzil, > >>> > >>> you can also use L18 crank, rods & pistons plus a .080 inch overbore > > > >>> to > >> make > >>> your L16 into an L18 > >>> > >>> Jeff. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of rclough > >>> Sent: Saturday, 19 March 2005 5:54 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: L18 stroker - any good? > >>> > >>> > >>> Denzil > >>> You can get an L18W block (japanese built) bored out to 89mm and get > > > >>> close to 2 litres without stroking. > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Denzil Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:26 PM > >>> Subject: L18 stroker - any good? > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Anyone here built an L18 stroked? Is it worth doing compared to an > >>>> L20B? > >> I > >>>> know that it will be about 50lbs lighter based on engine weights > >>>> that > >> have > >>>> been posted a while ago here. That alone interests me. > >>>> > >>>> It looks like around 1940cc is possible with a +.060 overbore and > >>>> 5mm > >> > >>>> stroke. Would a Japan L18 block take this OK? Would the crank be > >>>> welded > >> up > >>>> for this and reground. What piston specs are required. > >>>> > >>>> I'm not looking to save money going this way, BTW. The concept > >>>> interests > >>> me > >>>> as a replacement engine for an L16 for road use without going the > >>>> L20B route, that's all. > >>>> > >>>> Looking at some old posts I see Brad Hallett was doing one. > >>>> > >>>> Denzil Palmer > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: > >>>> 30/03/2005 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: > >>>> 30/03/2005 > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: > >>> 30/03/2005 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: > >>> 30/03/2005 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: 30/03/05 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: 30/03/05 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: > >>> 30/03/2005 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: > >>> 30/03/2005 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: 30/03/2005 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: 30/03/2005 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: 30/03/2005 > >> > >> --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > >> OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > >> Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send > >> submissions to [email protected] No unauthorised > >> redistribution of this email > >> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > >> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release Date: 30/03/2005 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.0 - Release Date: 31/03/2005 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.0 - Release Date: 31/03/2005 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.0 - Release Date: 31/03/2005 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.0 - Release Date: 31/03/2005 > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.0 - Release Date: 31/03/2005 > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.0 - Release Date: 31/03/2005 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 1/04/2005 > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 1/04/2005 > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 1/04/2005 > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 1/04/2005 > -- No virus found in this incoming message. 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