why do they call it the VG30e

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

whats the conversion from bhp to hp?

Post by **Megaseth** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

Prince was the original maker of the skyline. they were bought by Nissan way back ago and are semi-still alive inide Nissan. they were named after, you guessed it, the price in japan.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

well taht answers

Post by **IvoryJ30t** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

nlzmo400r wrote:whats the conversion from bhp to hp?

its pretty much equal. maybe 1=.998

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

yea i knew it was really close like that, just wanted to know hte exact conversin, just to konw it. But anyone know the conversion from PS to HP>

Post by **davehoos** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

VG:the SALES coments were that it was V6 Gasolinewe were lucky enough not to get the VE engine in OZ just the VQ

L20B[4 cyl],L20A[6CYL]L28E LD28[DIESEL]

R is the family name RB25DET,RD28[diesel]

horse power,this is also measured differenty,so asian horspowerfigours are a little higher.plus they are mostly on better fuel than sold in other parts of the world.use as guide only.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

i thought japan had crappier gas than we do, we get 93octane here, but thats the highest at pumps, i thought in japan the highest u would find is about 91

Post by **Megaseth** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

japan has ver high octane gas, its like 101 or something. they have super high emission standards and engines must burn very clean.

Post by **VimyJ** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

Octane levels vary according to fuel quality. Here in the midwest there is up to 10% ethanol and octane ratings of 93 for premium.

High altitude could have lower octane ratings of less than 87 for premium.

The less the fuel's BTU rating is the higher the octane. Octane is present for anti knock purposes.

Post by **davehoos** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

In australia the basic unleaded fuel is 91.super unleaded is 96-99this replaces 86-92-97 leaded fuels.

products like optimax advertised with special powers.maybe some chemical engineer would like to explain compressed carbon chains.the problem we have is fuel can be shipped from anywhere,any quality.you find that japanese fuel is expensive and high quality not just the octane.I heard the same story from england as european car owners like in australia are now getting the dud fuel.WORLD TRADE.

I like the ethanol fuel,10-20% but some cars will not run on it so it has a bad rap.have trouble with carbon fowling in the exhauste pipe.easy to fix with oxy torch.

Post by **Megaseth** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

japan also adds a lot of stuff to it so it burns cleaner. like stated. thats why its around $10-15 a gallon. and im not going to attempt eplaining carbon chains, cause i only gots minor chemistry knowledge.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

$1o to $15 bucks a gallon, please tell me you're exaggerating, thers no way it cost that much, itd cost me $28o bucks to fill up my tank at $15 a gallon!

Post by **Megaseth** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

its something close to that. gas is very expensive. thas why a lot of people take the tran and walk.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

id have a bad *** car, but itd be weekends only, im still finding it hard to belive japanese pay this much for gas, i mean, thats a lil over the top, any webpage or something i can g oto to confirm this?

Post by **davehoos** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

QUOTE fom my friend in northern japan."Nomarl I don't know octane about 90yen /litter( 85-95)Hi, octane about 100yen /litter ....(90-105)

about !! manymany Gas stand have each service!!"

Post by **VimyJ** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

That works out to about $3.50 - $3.80 / gallon.

Post by **Megaseth** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

oh, hehe, well i guess i was a little off, but i knew it wasnt cheap. i know in europe and japan, its around 4-5 dollars normally.

Post by **Russ3Z** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

Another important difference between Jap/Euro fuels and US fuels is that they have a much lower sulfur content, which is critical for Direct Injection engines.

Post by **pcbootleger** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

VimyJ wrote:That works out to about $3.50 - $3.80 / gallon.

this is correct. this is due to the higher octane levels as well as the better service the gas stations provide. very rarely is it self serve. When I was in tokyo in 97 I beleive, the average price was 105 Yen a liter. keep in mind that tokyo usually has higher prices on stuff than the rest of the country. especially when it comes to stuff such as gas.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

i was wondering why all the gas statioon scenes on initial D wernt self serve haha, and $3.8o or so a gallon i believe, much more believable than $1o a gallon, haha

Post by **VimyJ** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

There is also a lot of taxes on their fuel. Canada is around .80/l. That works out to ~US$2.75/gallon. Most of that is taxes. One thing I noticed on my last trip up to the great white north was that there are a lot more fuel efficient cars on the roads. Say what you like, but consumption taxes do cut consumption.

Post by **APEXi240** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

Just so you all know, Japanese octane ratings are different. Their 100 octane isn't the same as a 100 would be here. It actually is less than 100...Anyone know the conversion? I only read it in a few magazines.

Post by **nlzmo400r** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

APEXi240 wrote:Just so you all know, Japanese octane ratings are different. Their 100 octane isn't the same as a 100 would be here. It actually is less than 100...Anyone know the conversion? I only read it in a few magazines.

ahh, now that u mention it, i remember reading about the same thing. Our octanes go by SAE standards, and i think theirs is something totally different

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

Our octane ratings are the Road Octane Number (RON) + the Motor Octane Number (MON) and divided by 2 (the average). This can be seen on pumps here in the U.S. where it says "(R+M)/2".

I believe Japan octane ratings are simply the Motor Octane Number (the higher of the 2), but I am not sure exactly...but I do know it is not the same as the (R+M)/2 formula used in the U.S.

Website · Post by **s13sr20chris** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

motor octane is the more usefull of the two. if they go by mon only then their octan number would be lower on the pump to have the same actual octane as our fuel. to say it a different way. 100 mon is more than 100 (r+m)/2.

...i think

YouTube · Post by **EZcheese15** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

Ok, then it's the RON, which I mistyped before and is actually the Research Octane Number, not Road.

I wasn't sure which was the higher of the two.

Website · Post by **s13sr20chris** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

yeah, research octane number is what i thought it was, but i was too unsure to call you out. good old q45tech originally supplied all this info to me via the engineering forum.

Post by **pric65** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

In Europe the regular gas is 95 octane, the superior is 98 and some stations offer also 99 octane fuel. BTW they often add extra Kalium to 98octane.

Website · Post by **s13sr20chris** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

hey, how did you get 257 from an na sr20? that rocks. are you like a racecar driver?:)

Post by **Megaseth** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 11:13 am

Tomei has a setup that makes 260hp on a SR20DE not VE. its a pretty wicked set-up.

why do they call it the VG30e

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