The

Nissan , trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun bra ...

H series of

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engines is an evolution of the Nissan "R" engine which was based on the 1.5-liter, three-main bearing "G" engine used in the 1960s. Both inline-four and

inline-six The straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine bala ...

versions were produced. It is a pushrod OHV design with iron block, early models with an iron head, later models with aluminum head. Versions of this motor have been used in many Nissan autos and forklifts, well into the eighties and a version called H20II is still in production today. The SD diesels are based on this series of motors (bore spacing and basic block layout)

Inline-4

1H

The 1H is not related to the later H engines. It was also an all-iron, OHV engine, but this was a licensed BMC (Austin) B engine. With a bore and stroke of it displaced , power was at 4,400 rpm in 1956, but this increased to in August 1958. The license agreement terminated in the late 1950s and the Nissan G engine was a more compact replacement, which in turn became replaced by the (below) Nissan H engines. The 1H would also be de-stroked from 89mm to 59mm to become the 1.0 L (990 cc) to create the

Nissan C engine The Nissan C-series was an inline-four automobile engine produced in the 1950s and into the 1960s. It displaced 1.0 L (988 cc) and produced 37 hp (27.6 kW) and 47.7 to 49 lb·ft (64.7 to 66.4 Nm). It was a pushrod en ...

at the suggestion of former Willys-Overland engineer Donald Stone. Applications: * 1954-1959 Nissan Austin * 1956-1960 Nissan Junior B40/42

H

The basic H is a engine produced from 1962 for Nissan's Cedric. Bore and stroke was . The 8.0:1 compression version produced and , while a high-compression engine (8.5:1) produced and . Applications: * 1962

Nissan Cedric The is a large automobile produced by Nissan since 1960. It was developed to provide upscale transportation, competing with the Prince Skyline and Gloria which were later merged into the Nissan family. In later years, the Nissan Skyline was posi ...

31 (high-compression) * 1962-1965 Nissan Junior 40 * 1962-1965

Nissan Caball The Nissan Caball is a light commercial truck manufactured by Nissan Motors from December 1957 until December 1981. The Caball was mainly sold in Japan, Hong Kong, South East Asian countries, Australia, New Zealand, and few European countries and s ...

C141 * 1962-1966 Nissan Echo GC141

H20

The H20 is the most-common member of the family. Displacing thanks to a larger bore, H20 engines produced around and . Applications: * 1965-1971

130 * 1966-1970 Nissan Junior 41 * 1966-1967

C142 * 1966-1972 Nissan Clipper T65 * 1967-1976

C240 * 1971-1975

230 * 1971-1975 Nissan Junior 140 * 1975-1982 Nissan Junior 141 * 1976-1979

330 * 1979-1983

430 * 1970s Yue Loong Cedric 803 ( at 4,800 rpm) * Nissan Caravan/Homy * 1980-1982 Nissan Urvan Also N230S, T40, forklifts and other machinery

H20P

The H20P is the LPG-powered version of the H20. Applications: * 1976-1979

330 * 1975-1979 Nissan Gloria 330

H25

The H25 was developed as a high-output version of the H20. This engine was used in forklifts. bore x stroke: . *compression ratio 8.7:1 *maximum output (gross) @ 3200 rpm *maximum torque (gross) @ 1600 rpm

R (H16)

The R engine used essentially the same block as the H20, but a shorter piston stroke resulted in a capacity reduction of . The R was later named H16. The "R" motor made the switch from 3 to 5 main bearings in 1967 for improved reliability, and the H20 was developed from this arrangement. The R/H16 bore and stroke is displacing . With 9.0:1 compression, the engine produced and . Applications: * 1965-1967

Nissan Bluebird The is a compact car with a model name introduced in 1957. It has been Nissan's most internationally recognized sedan, in multiple body styles, and is known for its dependability and durability. The Bluebird originated from Nissan's first vehic ...

R411 SSS * 1965-1968

Nissan Silvia The is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan. Versions of the Silvia have been marketed as the 200SX or 240SX for export, with some export versions being sold under the Datsun brand. The name "Silvia" is derived from Sylvia, th ...

CSP311 * 1967-1970

Datsun Sports The Datsun Sports (called Datsun Fairlady in the Japanese and Australian markets), was a series of roadsters produced by Nissan in the 1960s. The series was a predecessor to the Z-car in the Fairlady line, and offered a competitor to the European ...

SP311/SPL311 * 1968-1972 Nissan Homer T641

U20

The U20 was similar to the H20 but with an SOHC cylinder head for motorsports applications. Although Prince Motor Company is credited in many sources with designing the U20, it was actually designed in-house at Nissan by Kenichi Sasaki. The U20 was produced in two forms: a stock version with twin SU carburetors, or a version with twin Mikuni/Solex carburetors and a "B" model camshaft. Applications: * 1967.5-1970

SR311

Straight-6

K

The K engine is a

straight-6 The straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft. A straight-six engine has perfect primary and secondary engine bala ...

engine produced from 1963 to 1965. The K engine is an H engine with two extra cylinders. The K engine produced . Applications: * 1963-1965 Nissan Cedric Special 50

H30

The H30 is a straight-6 version produced from 1965. Output was and . The H30 is an H20 with two extra cylinders. Applications: * 1965-1973 Nissan President H150 * 1973-1974 Nissan President H250 * 1966-1976

Nissan C80 The Nissan C80 was a medium-duty cabover truck manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan. The 3.5 ton C80 was introduced in 1966 to fill the gap between the 2 ton Nissan Caball and the 5 ton Nissan 680. Like the Caball, the C80 was a cab forw ...

This engine is used in large forklifts

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Inline-4

1H

H

H20

H20P

H25

R (H16)

U20

Straight-6

K

H30

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