He remembered all the development work
going into the U20 and remembered vividly that after 205 hp on the dyno,
the U20 were unreliable and had a tendency to blow up
Yep that is one of the draw backs.... but just think of all the extra
parts you'd sell :-)
Mike Kerr
Roadster Restoration
3730 Todrob LN.
Placerville CA. 95667
Ph.# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-7252
E-mail: mikekerr@innercite.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ross <datsun@istar.ca>
To: datsun roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 1:54 PM
Subject: horse power and horse poop
>many years(1988)ago I got to tour the Electramotive shop that was
>producing some mighty fast Nissan cars. One of the guest speakers was
>none other than John Morton who was part of the team when roadsters were
>the focus of Nissan motorsports. He remembered all the development work
>going into the U20 and remembered vividly that after 205 hp on the dyno,
>the U20 were unreliable and had a tendency to blow up. Now with the
>advent of head studs, and other improvements, it is clearly possible to
>boost horse power out of a U20. Nitrus is the cheapest form of horse
>power gain. Turbo or supercharging a motor add money to gain
>performance. Personnally, my 1967 J13 daily driver 411 wagon(at a
>whopping 67 hp) is almost enough power for me... money talks, bullsh*t
>walks, now if I could just get around to installing that turbo FJ20 fuel
>injected motor into something rather than have it collect dust on the
>shop floor, thats why I'm walking these days(even when driving the
>411.....)
>--
>Ross Mullen
>SPORTS IMPORTS - your Datsun Roadster Parts House
>Phone: (604) 538-5615
>FAX: 535-3538
>Web site: http://home.istar.ca/~datsun
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