Engine Codes

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Why does everyone around here talk about there cars in an engine code or chassie(sp) code. I don't say I have a L3U, I say I have a V6 Vortec 4300 on a short bed S-Truck frame. I'm just wondering because I don't think many people know what the hell people are talking about.

Also why don't people use cubic inch any more, I mean my truck will always be a 262 not a 4.3. Just another question.
 
I guess I'm just to old school to even get the point of measuring in liters. Or maybe it's just an American thing since we don't use metric. But either way it beats the hell outta me.
 
It's a lot easier to go buy liter displacement than by cubic inches. Everybody and their mom knows how many liters their engine is, but only you, Camaro owners, and Mustang owners know their engine's cubic inch displacement.

It's a lot easier to say something like, "Oh, I have a 2.2 liter," than it is to say something like, "Uhh, err, I guess it's like 132.2 cubic inches, or something. I don't know. I'd have to get out my owner's manual, and check the charts."

Go up to anyone who doesn't own a Chevy Blazer, and tell them you have a 262 in your truck, and tell me if they don't look at you like you're half retarted.
 
well for the skyline it's part of the name. If I just said nissan skyline you wouldn't know which one i was talking about, so the chassis codes are used to distinguish between them. R32, R33 and R34 are most common. you follow that by the model: vspec, vspecII, NUR etc. :D

About the liters thing, I use liters for japanese cars and ci for old american cars (except the 5.0 mustang) I don't know why.
 
Meh if they can't deal with the cubic inch then thats there problem, I'm not going to make it easier for them.

Plus lots of guys know there cubic inch. Yes most of them are American car guys though. Most guys who drive american trucks know there cubic inch.
 
Originally posted by Josh
It's a lot easier to say something like, "Oh, I have a 2.2 liter," than it is to say something like, "Uhh, err, I guess it's like 132.2 cubic inches, or something. I don't know. I'd have to get out my owner's manual, and check the charts."
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ok then how many liters is a 350? 383? 454? 426? 440? 318? 340? 360? 365? 283? etc...

Just so I can start refering to all engines in liters.....
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme

Also why don't people use cubic inch any more, I mean my truck will always be a 262 not a 4.3. Just another question.
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...it would seem Chevy doesn't agree with you if they call it the Vortec 4300 :)
 
Originally posted by slimer90210
ok then how many liters is a 350? 383? 454? 426? 440? 318? 340? 360? 365? 283? etc...
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350 = Between 5.7 and 5.8
383 = About 6.3
454 = 7.3?
426 = 6.9?
440 = 7.2?
318 = 5.2
340 = 5.5
360 = 6.0
365 = 6.0
283 = 4.7

BlazinXtreme's got the actual formula... but my guesses were pretty close!!
 
305 = 5.0
350 = 5.7
383 = 6.2
454 = 7.4
426 = 7.0
440 = 7.2
318 = 5.2
340 = 5.6
360 = 5.9
365 = 6.0
283 = 4.6

To figure it out take the cubic inch and multiply by .0164

and for those of you who couldn't figure it out to go from liters to cubic inch you divide by .0164.
 
And just for a laugh a Honda Civic 1.6 would have a whopping 98 cubic inch motor.
 
Every one at skool is always like "oh, why do you always talk about the nissan engine codes? what? do you study them or something?" I think its just easier than saying "oh, you know that motor in the GTS-T?"

dude! Our Mini Clubman would be a 67 cubic inch!!!
 
Originally posted by BlazinXtreme
And just for a laugh a Honda Civic 1.6 would have a whopping 98 cubic inch motor.
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The Prius is a 91, but I believe the Honda Insight takes the cake - in the US, at least - with a 61ci motor. Yum - hybrids...
 
i dont think its necessary to call cars by chassis code names, or using codes for engines, when people ask about engines, they most likely want to know how big it is, and how many cylinders it has, not names, or learning codes. i personally think, and this is my opinion, that when someone starts calling cars by complicated code names in front of people that arent into they re type of cars, i think that they re trying to be cool or something, like a know it all type of person, which is gay. you should explain what you have in a way that everyone in the car world can understand, then talk about codes and stuff.
 
Ya but most people don't, I always hate it when some ricer goes off with B16A this and B17A this. Like I remember those damn engines.
 
if your into say Japanese cars, its handy to learn the codes and how they were derived. they are not a hard as people would think
 
Still if your running a Civic motor say you are, not the code, for people like me who either don't know or don't care to find out the code.
 
Yeah, instead of saying "I swapped my B16A for an H22A' why not say ' i swapped my engine for the best 2.2 liter prelude engine' or 'i swapped my engine with the one from an integra type r'. Its not that hard, and ppl will understand.
 
in nissan, toyota codes they give info on the engine

here is the toyota engine codes, if you learn these you will under stand what people are sayin. eg in fast and furious (i hate that movie) they mention 2JZ GTE

Toyota engines and gearboxes.
Engine codes.
Toyota uses the same option codes across most of its engines.

The first letter is the engine family (T or R for 1970-1977 Celicas).
The numbers before the first letter is the version number of the engine
(i.e. version 1, version 2, ... , version 18 ...).
After the dash we have the options as follows:
B Dual standard carbs (only used on non-twin cam engines, obsolete code)
C Californian pollution control (also most of the world)
D Dual carbs but more powerful than -B
E Electronic Fuel Injection
F Twin Cam (economy)
G Twin Cam (sports) with multiple sidedraft carbs (unless EFI)
H Unknown but never combined with -B or -C
i Single point fuel injection
II Unknown - possibly denotes L.A.S.R.E
J Unknown, possibly autochoke, possibly another anti-pollution control
L Transverse mounted engine (seems to be an obsolete code)
LPG LPG fuel
M Phillipines market (details unknown)
P LPG fuel
R Low compression for regular (not super or premium) fuel.
S Swirl intake ports (only a few made in mid '80s)
S Direct injection & swirl pot pistons (starting from '97/98)
T Turbocharged
U Japanese pollution control (introduction of "U"nleaded?).
Engine uses TTC-C, TTC-L or TTC-V.
Z Supercharged


So ...
18R-C is an 2000cc R series engine, 18th version, with Californian emmisions control
18R-GUE is a 2000cc R series engine, 18th version, with twin cam head, Japanese emmisions control and EFI
3T-GTE is a 1800cc T series engine, 3rd version, with twin cam head, turbo and EFI
2T is a 1600cc T series engine, 2nd version, with no special options
12T-U is a 1600cc T series engine, with TTC-C pollution control
13T-U is a 1800cc T series engine, with TTC-L pollution control


Engine sizes
Capacity = Bore² x 3.14159 x Stroke x Cylinders / 4000
Eg for 18R
1968cc = 88.5mm x 88.5mm x 3.14159 x 80.0mm x 4 / 4000


Series Type Size Bore x Stroke, Pitch Years Comments
1A I4 1500cc
2A I4 1300cc
3A I4 1452cc 77.5 x 77.0mm
4A I4 1587cc 81.0 x 77.7mm
5A I4 1498cc 78.7 x 77.0mm 1992-1999
7A I4 1762cc 81.0 x 85.5mm 1992-1999
1C I4 diesel 1839cc 83.0 x 85.0mm
2C I4 diesel 1974cc 86.0 x 75.0mm
1G I6 1988cc 75.0 x 75.0mm
K I4 1100cc 75.0 x 61.0mm
2K I4 72.0 x ?mm
3K I4 1156cc 75.0 x 66.0mm
4K I4 1290cc 75.0 x 73.0mm
5K I4 1486cc 80.5 x 73.0mm
7K I4 1800cc
L I6 diesel
M I6 1988cc 75.0 x 75.0mm
2M I6 2253cc 75.0 x 85.0mm
3M I6 2000cc
4M I6 2563cc 80.0 x 85.0mm
5M I6 2759cc 83.0 x 85.0mm
6M I6 3000cc
7M I6 3000cc
P I4
2P I4 1198cc 76.6 x 65mm
3P I4 1345cc 76.6 x ?mm
4P I4 cc 76.6 x ?mm
R I4 1453cc 77.0 x 78.0mm
2R I4 1490cc 78.0 x 78.0mm
3R I4 1896cc 87.8 x 78.0mm
4R I4 1587cc 80.5 x 78.0mm
5R I4 1994cc 88.0 x 82.0mm
6R I4 1707cc 86.0 x ?mm
7R I4 1591cc 86.0 x ?mm
8R I4 1858cc 86.0 x ?mm
9R I4 1587cc 80.5 x 78.0mm Twincam version of 4R
10R I4 1900cc 76.0 x ?mm Twincam version of 8R
12R I4 1587cc 80.5 x 78.0mm Replaced 4R
16R I4 1808cc
18R I4 1968cc 88.5 x 80.0, 138mm
19R I4 1968cc
20R I4 2189cc
21R I4 1972cc 84.0 x 89.0mm
22R I4 2366cc
1S I4 1832cc 80.5 x 90.0mm
2S I4 1995cc 84.0 x 90.0mm
3S I4 1998cc 84.2 x 90.1mm
5S I4 2163cc 87.0 x 91.0mm 1995-1999
T I4 1407cc 80.0 x 70.0mm
2T I4 1588cc 85.0 x 70.0mm 2T-U uses TTC-C
3T I4 1770cc 85.0 x 78.0mm
4T I4 2090cc 89.0 x 84.0mm 200 road units and 20 Gr.B racing units, all with KKK turbos
12T I4 1588cc 85.0 x 70.0mm same as 2T using TTC-L
13T I4 1770cc 85.0 x 78.0mm same as 3T using TTC-L
5V V8 3994cc 87.0 x 84.0mm 1995-1997
1X I4 1892cc Starfire engine from GM-Holden Australia
Y I4 1600cc
2Y I4 1812cc 86.0 x 78.0mm
3Y I4 2000cc
4Y I4
1FZ I6 4163cc 94.0 x 100.0mm 1992-1998
1GZ V12 4996cc 81.0 x 80.8mm 1998-
1JZ I6 2492cc 86.0 x 71.5mm 1992-1999
2JZ I6 2997cc 86.0 x 86.0mm 1992-1999
1MZ V6 4996cc 87.5 x 83.8mm 1995-1999
2MZ V6 2496cc 87.5 x 69.2mm 1998-1999
3RZ I4 2693cc 95.0 x 95.0mm 1998-1999
1UZ V8 3968cc 87.5 x 82.5, 105.5mm 1992-1999 Alloy block quad cam V8
2UZ V8 4644cc 94.0 x 84.0mm 1998-
3UZ V8
3VZ V6 2958cc 87.5 x 82.0mm 1992-1996
4VZ V6 2496cc 87.5 x 69.2mm 1992-1996
5VZ V6 3378cc 93.5 x 82.0mm 1998-1999

I DONT expect people to learn these so please dont flame me about it

and if you want the nissan codes i can give you them too (or chassis codes)
 
quick lesson on skyline engine codes

RBxxDETT stands for
RB = Race Breed.
xx = Engine capacity to the nearest litre. 20, 25, 26 and 28 are used.
D = Dual overhead cam.
E = Fuel injected.
TT = Twin turbo.
 
I'm still out to find the Blazer's chassie code, cause I want to confuse the hell outta people.
 
To be honest I don't know where to look, maybe the manual? All I know is the engine code is L3U.
 
Lol, chassis codes are cool. I see two reasons to use them. One is that it's easier and more specific to use them. The other is the fact that they are just cool. It's like a language that only car fans understand.
 

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