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.^[1][2][3]

Nissan VEJ30 engine
Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Designer	Yoshikazu Ishikawa
Production	1987
Layout
Configuration	90° V8
Displacement	3.0 L (2,996 cc)
Cylinder bore	85 mm (3.35 in)
Piston stroke	66 mm (2.60 in)
Cylinder block material	Aluminium
Cylinder head material	Aluminium
Valvetrain	DOHC 4 valves x cyl.
Compression ratio	8.5:1-9.0:1
Combustion
Turbocharger	IHI (some versions)
Fuel system	Fuel injection
Management	ECCS-R-NDIS or Nissan Electronics/Hitachi HN-1
Fuel type	Gasoline
Oil system	Multi-stage dry sump
Cooling system	Water-cooled
Output
Power output	760–811 PS (559–596 kW; 750–800 bhp)
Torque output	492–553 lb⋅ft (667–750 N⋅m)
Dimensions
Dry weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Chronology
Successor	Nissan VRH engine

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).^[4]

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^[5][6][7]

See also

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