Selling my genuine Fairlady Z & '71 240Z Package Deal

[MichaelsVintage]

8 hours ago, carnutatthebeach said:

Yep, thanks. The smaller 2.0 was because smaller displacements paid less taxes

Ah, of course. Like the (ill-informed) Ferrari 208 and the BMW E30 320iS!

[HS30-H]

11 minutes ago, MichaelsVintage said:

Ah, of course. Like the (ill-informed) Ferrari 208 and the BMW E30 320iS!

Not at all, actually.

The L20 six was the first *real* engine that the S30-series Z project was conceived with. It existed way before the L24, so nobody 'made it smaller'...

[MichaelsVintage]

10 minutes ago, HS30-H said:

Not at all, actually.

The L20 six was the first *real* engine that the S30-series Z project was conceived with. It existed way before the L24, so nobody 'made it smaller'...

Interesting. It was never used in production aside from the very early cars, correct? Is it the same bore as the L24?

[HS30-H]

6 minutes ago, MichaelsVintage said:

Interesting. It was never used in production aside from the very early cars, correct? Is it the same bore as the L24?

If you're truly interested, you might have some reading-up to do.

The L20 six was the first of Nissan's L-series engines, dating back to late 1964. The updated L20A six (given that 'A' suffix to differentiate it from the L20B four that was then being planned) was fitted to several Nissan models including the Japanese market S30-series Z from 1969 through 1978. Japan got the option of L24-engined Zs from late 1971 through to the end of 1973, and the S20 24 valve twin cam six from 1969 through 1973, but the L20A and superseding L20AE were the staple Japanese market engines for the S30/S31 models.

L20A/L20AE bore and stroke was 78mm x 69.7mm. 

[MichaelsVintage]

56 minutes ago, HS30-H said:

If you're truly interested, you might have some reading-up to do.

The L20 six was the first of Nissan's L-series engines, dating back to late 1964. The updated L20A six (given that 'A' suffix to differentiate it from the L20B four that was then being planned) was fitted to several Nissan models including the Japanese market S30-series Z from 1969 through 1978. Japan got the option of L24-engined Zs from late 1971 through to the end of 1973, and the S20 24 valve twin cam six from 1969 through 1973, but the L20A and superseding L20AE were the staple Japanese market engines for the S30/S31 models.

L20A/L20AE bore and stroke was 78mm x 69.7mm. 

Great, I'll look into it!