Nissan C engine

Nissan C engine
Overview
ManufacturerNissan Motors
Also calledStone engine
Production1957-1964
Layout
ConfigurationInline-4
Displacement1.0L (988cc)
Cylinder bore73mm
Piston stroke59mm
Cylinder block materialCast iron
Cylinder head materialCast iron
ValvetrainOHV
Valvetrain drive systemChain
Compression ratio8.0:1
Combustion
Fuel systemCarburetor
Fuel typeGasoline
Cooling systemWater-cooled
Output
Power output37hp (27.6kW)
Torque output64.7-66.4 Nm (47.7-49 lb.ft)
Chronology
PredecessorDatsun sidevalve engine
SuccessorNissan E engine / Nissan A engine
A 1957 vintage Nissan C engine

The Nissan C-series was an inline-four automobile engine produced in the 1950s and into the 1960s. It displaced 1.0 L (988 cc) and produced 37 hp (27.6 kW) and 47.7 to 49 lb·ft (64.7 to 66.4 Nm). It was a pushrod engine and used single or dual-26 mm carburetors.

The C engine was derived from the 1.5 L Nissan 1H (1489 cc) engine, itself being a licensed built version of the 1.5 BMC B-series engine that featured a 73 mm (2.87 in) bore and 89 mm (3.50 in) stroke. To create the C engine, Nissan under the advice of American engineer Donald Stone (formerly of Willys-Overland) followed his suggestion of de-stroking the 1.5 engine from 89 to 59 mm (3.50 to 2.32 in), with the resulting C1 engine being called the "Stone engine" in his honor.[1][2] When it was later increased to 1.2 L via an increased stroke from 59 to 71 mm (2.32 to 2.80 in), it was called the Nissan E engine.[3]

The Nissan C engine would go on to be directly replaced by the Nissan A engine in the 1967 Nissan Sunny B10, whose 1-litre A10 unit shared the same displacement from the same 73 mm × 59 mm (2.87 in × 2.32 in) bore and stroke as the C engine.

Applications:

  1. ^ Halberstam, David (2012). The Reckoning. New York: Open Road Integrated Media. ISBN 978-1453286104.
  2. ^ Britain & Japan : biographical portraits. Vol. VI. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental Ltd. 2007. p. 104-105. ISBN 978-9004217850.
  3. ^ "Tech Wiki - Datsun History : Datsun 1200 Club". datsun1200.com.