what engine did the 240z have?any owners?

[hemicuda]

anyone here ever owned a 240z?

 

[blahblah99]

I'm not sure what the engine name was, but it was an SOHC inline 6 and made about 150hp and the dang car weighed only 2300 lbs. Some guy in San Diego (which I bought my RB20 from) was dropping an SR20DET engine into a 240Z!

 

[SeaSerpent]

Engine SOHC Inline-6
Displacement 2393 CC
Compression Ratio 9.0:1
Fuel System Hitachi Twin Side-Draft
Carburetors
Horsepower (SAE) 150 BHP @6,000 RPM
Torque 148 FT-Lbs @4,400 RPM
Curb Weight 2355 Lbs
....mean ricer machine(for its time)

 

[Bluefront]

First engine was an L-24, which turned into an L-26, then an L-28 (2800cc). Bacically the same in-line six.

 

[hemicuda]

this is kind off but has there ever been a hemi v6 or a hemi in anyother config besides v8

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: hemicuda
this is kind off but has there ever been a hemi v6 or a hemi in anyother config besides v8

Yes. Toyota has a 4 cylinder with hemispherical heads, have used it for years. The 20R4 I think.


I know someone that dropped a Turbo Buick V6 into a 240Z! :Q
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Another one I found..
Nice

 

[Kojak]

I raced a 240Z with a 350 and fender flares, which btw was a very good looking car, with my 5.0 Mustang back in the late 80's. The car was a tad bit slower than mine, but I definitely could not screw up shifting or he would win. The car was orange, had fender flares, and wide tires to match. It defintely turned my head.

 

[Jeffwo]

I used to own a 240z. One of the most fun rides I ever owned (and I have had a bunch of them).

Jeff

 

[Demon-Xanth]

The Nissan way of numbering thier cars was to multiply the number of liters of displacement by 100, in the case of the Z cars they were all 6 cylinder engines.

 

[waggy]

i loved the 240Z. i also had a 260z .

in fact the 240Z was my 2nd car i ever owned (first was a VW bug). man that car was fun. My step-dad got it for me and we spent a year fixing it up =)

i dont remember what size engine it had but i do remember it went very fast!

heh wish i still had it =(

 

[SeaSerpent]

Yes. Toyota has a 4 cylinder with hemispherical heads, have used it for years. The 20R4 I think.

That was the 8RC..

 

[CraigRT]

Those things are FAST.. I saw one once that looked to be pretty worn out and beat.. I was lookin at the car and the guy saw me.. must have thought i was giving him bad looks or something dumb... he ripped it and layed a patch around the turn fish tailing the rear end of the car out.. that takes some balls! and yeah it was only a 4 cylinder.. hah, that was cool... i've always liked those and if i could get one cheap, i'd snatch it up.

 

[vash]

Here's a tip for the guys who want to mod a classic Japanes car against the "little block V4's" of today.

Get the 240Z, but get the rebuilt 280Z engine (77-78 model, I believe). You save a few hundres points in weight, DON'T have to pass smog regulations (at least in california) and be able to take on most imports on the road today. When I had my American V8, no import would race me. With my import, I do get tagged for an occassional run.

vash

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: hemicuda
this is kind off but has there ever been a hemi v6 or a hemi in anyother config besides v8

The Datsun 510 (I had three of them, all wagons) sported a 4 cylinder engine with hemispherical combustion heads.

The last one I had, a 1981, had two spark plugs per cylinder. They were also overhead cam, but driven by a chain, not a belt, which never wore out. In fact, the entire engine never wore out. The bodies of those cars rusted away before the engines gave out.

I bought that '81 used for $300 with 96,000 miles and the body rust all bondoed and crudely repainted. I put over 125,000 of my own miles on it, and besides a $50 water pump, all I ever did to it was routine maintenance!

The engine had '20' in it's Datsun nomenclature, much like the legendary (for longevity) Toyota B20 four bangers.