Nissan VEJ30 engine

The Nissan VEJ30 is a 90-degree, turbocharged, four-stroke, gasoline-powered, sports car racing engines, built by Nissan Motor Company, in the 1980s. All VEJ30 engines are in a V8 configuration, and use forced induction turbocharging.

Overview

In 1987, Nissan began work on an engine exclusively for race use; the result was the VEJ30 engine, developed by Yoshikazu Ishikawa. This engine was based on old technology, and was not a success. For 1988, the VEJ30 was improved by Yoshimasa Hayashi and renamed the VRH30. Changes included increasing the displacement to 3.4 L (3,396 cc).

Specifications

• Nissan VEJ30, V8 (90°) cyl, 4-stroke, gasoline engine
• 2996cc, 85 × 66 mm (bore x stroke)
• 750-800 hp
• Aluminum-alloy block and head
• forged steel crankshaft with 5 main bearings
• DOHC, 4 Valves/cylinder - 32 valves total
• aspiration, 2 x IHI turbochargers with multipoint electronic fuel injection
• firing order 1 - 8 - 7 - 3 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 2
• dry sump
• March 87T, 5 speed Manual gearbox

Applications

• Nissan R87E

See also

• List of Nissan engines
• Nissan VRH engine
• Nissan VH engine
• Nissan VK engine
• Nissan

References

External links

• Yoshimasa Hayashi （林義正）. (1991). レーシングエンジンの徹底研究 (in Japanese). グランプリ出版. ISBN 4-87687-114-0.
• Naoshi Kuroi （黒井尚志）. (1992). ル・マン―偉大なる草レースの挑戦者たち (in Japanese). 集英社. ISBN 4-08-780158-6.