Engine Explanations - Please!

[angliagt]

             Is anyone else tired of the "20 KDT",or whatever engine designations,

without any explanation?

                   I have no idea what you're talking about when these are used -

(exceptions are A13,A14,A15,L16,L18,L20).

 

                                       - Doug

[metalmonkey47]

They all have a purpose.

 

VG30DETT

 

VG = Engine code

 

30 = 3.0L Displacment

 

D = DOHC

 

E = EFI

 

TT = Twin Turbo

 

 

 

 

Don't know much for Honda's and Toyota's and such, but Nissan I know pretty well. 

[thisismatt]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_L_engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_KA_engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_SR20DET

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_FJ_engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VG_engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VQ_engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VK_engine

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nissan_engines

[Dawa]

lolz :)

[erichwaslike]

haha im in the process on a vg30ds and vg30der, i had plans for a lka24bdati... wrap your head around that, its a few different motors and some nomenclature from standard race motor industry not just nissan.....

[datzenmike]

They all have a purpose.

 

VG30DETT

 

VG = Engine code

 

30 = 3.0L Displacment

 

D = DOHC

 

E = EFI

 

TT = Twin Turbo

 

 

 

 

Don't know much for Honda's and Toyota's and such, but Nissan I know pretty well. 

 

Z20S and Z20E ...S means carburetor if there are models of this engine that might have something else like multi port EFI (E)

 

Z20, Z22 and Z24....On the 720 truck all are carb so the S is often left off and it is assumed that it's carb.

Z24i ... the i indicates throttle body injection.

 

T..... can also indicate twin carbs as well as turbo.

 

R..... supercharger

[OkieRA29]

Toyota is about the same.  Take the AE86 Corolla engine, the 4AGE.  4A means it is the 4th generation of the A series engine.  G means double overhead cam and 'E' stands for fuel injected.  Here is pretty much a complete breakdown of some of Toyota's more popular engines... oh yeah, copied and pasted from another board.

 

A - found in many 80's Corollas, MR2's and some Celicas. - I4, between 1.6 and 1.8L

UZ - found in some Soarers. - V8, 4.5L

JZ - found in Soarers and Supras - I6, between 2.5 and 3.5L

S - found in Celicas and MR2's - I4, 2L

T - found in many 70's Corollas and assorted commercial vehicles.

R - found in 70's to Mid 80's Celicas, Coronas and Hiluxes - I4, between 1.8 and 2.4L

G - found in some Supras and Soarers. - I6, 3L

ZZ - found in 90's Celicas and some more recent Corollas and MR2s. - I4, between 1.8 and 2L

M - found in 80's  Supras, Cressidas, Crowns, - I6, between 2.4 and 3L

 

Toyota post-hyphen Codes (1970's onward):

C - Equipped with an emissions control systems. The C notation is also associated with California, as at one stage California had the most strict emissions controls in the continental USA. Often mistakenly assumed to stand for 'carburettor'.

U - Equipped with emissions control systems for Japan. (The U notation has also been associated with the introduction of Unleaded fuel in Japan.)

E - Electronic fuel injection. (EFI)

i - Single point fuel injection.

F - Dual overhead cam (DOHC) head: 'economy' type narrow valve angle head.

G - Dual overhead cam (DOHC) head: sports type wide valve angle head.

L - Transversely mounted in vehicle.

T - Turbocharged.

Z - Supercharged

D - Diesel.

B - Twin Carburettors. Only used in non-twincam engines, this code is now obsolete.

R - Air injection.

LPG - runs on LPG.

S = Direct injection (along with fuel injection - ie 1JZFSE

 

 

So, the engine in my Celica is a 20R.  Simple, it is the 20th generation of the R series engine.  The motor in my Cressida wagon is the 5M-GE, which means 5th gen M series dual overhead cam, fuel injection. 

[K_trip]

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[datzenmike]

I Googled 20 KDT and only got this thread. So what the fuck is it? a motor??what? 

 

My guess is...

 

K... (some new thing)

D... direct injectopn

T.... turbo

[decoy12]

KA24DET?

[datzenmike]

KA motor

2,4Liter displacement

Dual cam

Multi port EFI

Turbo

 

The KA24DET doesn't exist as a factory motor I believe, at least not here. If you turbo a KA24DE it would be called a KA24DET.

 

I'm building a mixture of engine parts to make a KA/Z23S ?

[captaingamez]

I would post up the info for Honda motors but I dont think ya'll are interested.

[datzenmike]

Hell I'm not interested in the 'Yota specs...