The Nissan G-series engine was a pushrod engine produced in the 1960s. The G series was used in the Fairlady/Sports 1500 and 1600 roadster, the Cedric, and Junior. It evolved into the Datsun 2000's H20 engine. Nissan (日産) is a Japanese automobile maker. ... A pushrod or overhead valve ( OHV) type piston engine places the camshaft below the pistons and uses pushrods or rods to actuate lifters or tappets above the cylinder head to actuate the valves. ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... A roadster is a two-seat, open car, traditionally without side windows (possibly with pluggable doortops), so that even with the lightweight convertible top raised the driver and passenger remain exposed to the elements. ... The Nissan Cedric is a large luxurious automobile produced since 1960. ... The Datsun 2000 (Fairlady), as well as the Datsun 1600, were Nissans predecessor to the Z-car. ...

Note that, prior to its merger with Nissan, Prince also made a G series of engines. These are unrelated engines and are documented at the Prince G engine page.

G

The plain "G" engine was a 1.5 L (1488 cc) version was used in the Sports 1500 from 1963 through 1965. It was an OHV design. Bore was 80 mm (3.15 in) and stroke was 74 mm (2.91 in). Output was 75 to 85 hp (55.9 to 63.4 kW) and 83 to 92 ft.lbf (112.5 to 124.7 Nm) depending on the carburetor equipped. In automotive engineering, an Overhead Valve or OHV piston engine is one with pushrod-actuated poppet valves perpendicular to the pistons. ... The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ...

Applications:

• 1960 Nissan Cedric 30
• 1960 Datsun Caball C140
• 1962 Datsun Fairlady SP310 (1bbl and 2bbl versions)
• 1962 Nissan Cedric 31
• 1962 Datsun Junior 40

The Nissan Cedric is a large luxurious automobile produced since 1960. ... The Nissan Cedric is a large luxurious automobile produced since 1960. ...

1.6

The 1.6 L version had a 3.433 in (87.2 mm) bore and 2.630 in (66.8 mm) stroke. It produced 96 hp (72 kW) with dual SU carburetors. It was built from 1965 through 1970. The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ...

See also

• List of Nissan engines
• Prince G engine
• Nissan H engine