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 3396 cc.

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