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.Specifications
- Nissan VEJ30, V8 cyl, 4-stroke, gasoline engine
- 2996cc, 85 × 66 mm
- 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