Nissan L24 L26 L28 - What makes it GREAT? ICONIC ENGINES #4
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A correction: I said "cast iron pistons" in the video. My tongue slipped as I mentioned the cast iron block earlier. I meant to say cast aluminum instead.
Today on iconic engines it's time for some real old school cool! It's time to step back in past! it's time for some 70s grooves! it's time for the beautifully simple, obscenely reliable Nissan L24, 26, 28 inline six engine!
To be able to fully understand and appreciate where the Nissan L24 L26 and L28 engine comes from we have to go back in time to the early to mid-60s. Back in the early 60s Datsun was selling the 410 sedan in the United States, and while they did get Pininfarina to design it to make it look more European and distinguished the car had one major problem that was hurting Datsun sales in the states. It was slow. The 410 was equipped with a pretty miserable inline 4 cylinder pushrod engine and Mr. K could see his 410 cars struggling to keep up with Traffic on the US freeway. Merging onto the Freeway in the 410 was a nightmare. So when it was time to introduce the successor to the 410 which was the Datsun 510 Mr. K saw an opportunity to make things right. He went to Japan to convince the big shots in the Nissan HQ to give the Datsun 510 a brand new engine, since the original plan was for the 510 to have the same pushrod misery engine as the 410. Eventually Mr. K managed to convince HQ to give the Datsun 510 a brand new overhead cam 1.6 liter that made 96hp and was called the L16. It would later serve as the basis for its bigger brother, the L24. Unlike the 411, the 510 no longer was slow and no longer had problems keeping up with freeway traffic. On top of that it had a great four wheel independent suspension and was actually really fun to drive, and still is today.
The roots of the Nissan L engines can be followed way back to a licensed overhead valve design made by Mercedes that was being manufactured by Prince Motor Co in the early 60s.
The first inline six in the L series was called the L20. It sucked. But Nissan engineers quickly fixed this. For L series inline six attempt two they decided to use the new L16 design as a starting point to develop the next generation of inline six in the L series. It was called the L20A and it didn't suck.
Right around the time the inline six L series was being developed Mr K. was putting his master plan into action. Ever since coming to the States to build the Datsun dealer network he wanted to bring an exciting Datsun car to the market. Something that everyone would want to own. The 510 was great, but Mr. K wanted more, he wanted something that would compete with the likes of Jaguar. He wanted a sports car with a sports car engine. And he got it! After more lobbying with the Nissan HQ in Japan and being very involved in the entire design process Mr. K got the Fairlady Z. The car was everything Mr. K envisioned, except the name which he changes to 240z in the states. And to make it go, it a 2.4 liter inline six engine, called the L24, built on the base created by the L16 and l20a! It all came together in a package that was not only fast, but beautiful and sexy, and desirable, and fun to drive and to top it all off. It was affordable. So what about the L26 and L28 Nissan engines? Well they came out later with the 260z and 280z and were for a large part an attempt to keep up US emission controls that forced reductions in ignition timing and compression ratios.
When it comes to the specs the Nissan L24 engine is beautifully simple and because of this its incredibly reliable. The L24 L26 L28 Nissan engines are all a cast iron engine block and an alloy reverse flow cylinder head. The head is a SOHC design with only two valves per cylinder.
When it comes to tuning the L24 L26 L28 Datsun Nissan engines they are a bit different than modern engines and ultimately limited in maximum power potential, largely because of the outdated cylinder head design. But they score incredibly high when it comes to engine sound, style and charm. Triple Webers on a l24 l26 l28, or triple Mikuni carbs for that matter, will sound absolutely incredible and be extremely fun to drive. Remember the S30 chassis, the 240z, 260z, 280z are all very lightweight old-school analogue cars and even with the stock 150hp they are incredibly fun to drive. Squeezing an extra 50 hp out of the l24 l26 l28 engines is actually a lot easier than from modern engines that are already tuned from the factory, so more fun is on tap. If you want obscene power from a 240z, 260z, or 280z you will need to swap out l24 l26 l28.
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Also my tongue slipped in the video when I said "cast iron pistons". I meant to say cast aluminium.
Tell me what you think the 4.0 Nissan truck is the same block as the 3.7 Z engine., if the 4.0 is a great engine. Do you think the Honda 2.4 engine a few years ago in Hondas is better than today's 2.0 engine. Is the 2.0 engine much lighter than the 2.4 engine? What do you think of Toyota's new Camry & corolla 4 cylinder engines? What do you think of the new Mazda 4 cylinder that the fuel explodes like a diesel. They talk like the new Toyota 4 cylinder engines have better heads than Hondas for efficiency of fuel combustion & better low end torque. I have heard all new Honda engines are trouble, is that right.
WANGAN MIDNIGHT DEVIL Z WAS BASED OFF A ACTUAL L28 THAT MADE OVER 500 HP!!!
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@@RX7JG83 Yes and even street builds like this get 300-400+ datsunspirit.com/lseriesperformance/
It depends on what you mean by "big power" 1000-2000hp that just isn't realistically streetable anyway...
No
700hp...
Yes.
But I agree that swapping to the right engine it is a better value. Because why spend $30,000 rebuilding an old engine, when you could buy a new engine for $700 and add be ahead of where you would be with $6,000 of mods. Or apply some forced induction and get those absurd numbers.
The L-series engine tuning routes in a nutshell:
Small power increase -> DIY
Big power increase -> Kitami Jun
A man of culture, I see.
And that sweet twin turbo setup near the end.
Devil Z tribute/replica is a dream car for many, including me.
Speed Shop Shinohara Devil Z was insanely close to the Wangan Midnigth Z
But, is practically missing :C
@@JesusGarcia-ec7jo, I'm very sure very few, if not nobody, knows the whereabouts of said car.
I do know that specs were shared in a Wangan Midnight fansite, but some details are missing.
@@JoseRivera-ym3wj That idea of the Devil Z actually came from a S130 but they did build a Devil Z S30 it's still around just not driven much.
@@JoseRivera-ym3wj In some videos the specs are showed
If you can find an L28ET, they already make 180hp/203 lb-ft from the factory, and it's neither hard, uncommon, nor expensive to make 250hp+. But where the turbo L6 truly shines is not horsepower, but torque; these things are super stump-pullers with the right setup!
My L28ET on 490cc injectors and a .60 turbo with intercooler at 8psi is making 380hp reliably after I threw a MLS gasket
Absolutely true, my friend has an HR30 Skyline with an L28 with a bigger turbo, it was pushing around 230-260hp and it was a torque monster lol
true, but the sound of NA 😩
some modern cooling and exhaust
@@danielcastaneda7801 Your friend has an exceptionally great taste in car not many knows HR30 Skyline because it was overshadowed by Nissan GTR
Very well said and all true. I've been the owner 1970 240Z for 40 years. It makes a great sound that still turns heads today. Far from stock with triple Weber 40, Arias pistons 40 over, comp cam 490 lift/290 duration, electronic ignition and a bunch of other stuff. Cheap to build and loves being run between 3000 to 7000 rpm. Puts out @300 hp on a 2200 lb car. But it's at home just cruising along and idles fine in traffic. Runs good on pump gas and is a beast on 104 octane. Oh, and as you mentioned it's a great DIY engine to work on. And this setup has been on the car since 1984.
300hp N/A? I’d like to see dyno sheets. I bet you’re closer to 220
Nissan should have kept the inline 6 as their v6 is lame, leaks oil, expensive as you need to take apart most of the engine for simple repairs and then when the boost it to have good power then it goes worse in the reliability
@@MathiasJarlson datsunspirit.com/lseriesperformance/ easily 300 to 400 HP but more importantly the inline 6 will last much longer and have low maintenance; try getting over 250,000 miles with the V6 at any decent power level...
@@alanprimaz529 The VQ is one of the best V6s ever made, not sure what you're talking about
@@liblib89 it might be, but V6s are still lame lol. not as cool as a V8 and not as cool as an I6, kinda just the worst of both
I worked with Dave Rebello in the mid 80's in Concord, CA. He built a killer L20B for my 510 that I raced in the SCCA for a couple years and several engines & chassis for friends and co-workers. After I moved back to So Cal in late 85, I went to work at M & G Z cars in Montclair for about 10 years. I built many, many L series engines for many customers. Most of them stock or mildly built, a few turbo monsters. I've stripped down countless Z cars to the bare tub and rebuilt back to new bolt by bolt. I was always impressed with the L series engines. After they closed doors I worked at a few Nissan dealerships in the area, in 2001 at technician training in Costa Mesa I had the chance to meet Mr. K.
He was very cordial and seemed very pleased that I so much enjoyed being a mechanic. I feel very fortunate to have met & worked with some really talented people in my career.
Two years ago I ran into an old customer, he was still driving the 83 280ZX I rebuilt for him, we spent a good time catching up that afternoon, glad to see that car again so many years later !
Thanks for the amazing story!
This was actually motivational for me, I was about to put down the wrench on my 280z but now I'm more motivated to go back at it and work on it.
You cannot beat an NA L series hands down! 👍
I spent a long time thinking if I wanted to keep an L series in my 240Z about a decade ago. I’m glad I stuck with an L28 and stroked it with an LD28 crank when they cost $150NZD.
Thanks for featuring some of my channel (around the 25 minutes mark). Much appreciated! 👍
You have a seriously cool car! It was an honour to make it part of the video.
@driving 4 answers Theses video's are amazing. Aaron subed over there too z cars still one of my favorite cars. When i had was sick as a kid we had a brand new 280zx tan t tops. We where on the turnpike in Florida doing about 100mph back in the 80's. My Dad had early radar detector called the Fuzzbuster on the dash looked like a 90's cable box lol on the dash. With a big orange round light in the center back then there was only one band they used i think x . So back too the story we where Cruising at that speed then all the sudden we see sate troopers about 1/2 mile out pointing at cars too pull over as they passed we where one of them. My dad tried too pull my son is sick card going to the doctors did not work lol. My dad then said how did you chooses us my radar detector did not go off . The office said you see that plane up above we have been timing peolpe all day by those X marks you see on the side of the road . Just one of our memories in that 2+2 z car what fun times indeed how the times have change. Would love too have that car back not sure if it is still on the road but it did have the extra rubber coating put under the car when it was new. Peace
After sitting for 20 years my 260z started right up. Didnt even turn over just fired up!!! Mind you new battery, new gas and SUs sprayed with carb cleaner. But I swear it started up like it was driven that day. No cranking at all. I had a buyer standing next to me and he jumped for joy. I was thinking this is a sign from the Z gods and had to retrack the sale. Fortuneatly he was a work collegue and friend. During covid I restored her.
This guy gets it. Theres a certain feeling the L powered Z cars gives that gets in your soul. Everything he describes, the sounds, the smells, the analog driving experience; it's pure bliss for a true petrol head. Great job man. Love this video.
I want this man to be my auto shop teacher, and tell us everything that we need to know about engines, transitions, etc...
The engine that powers the devil z
Toto Geenen Wangan Midnight right?
@@paulomunozartavia2282 yeah
devil z had an L2800 turbo from cedric... I learned more about these engines after i watched first few episodes of wangan midnight,
@@anasnasir9424in the anime it's just a bored and stroked L type to 3.1L. Still just a SOHC though with twin turbo and tripple carbs. The one thing that made it special was the crackshaft which, at 84mm stroke, had a 1mm longer stroke than a regular L type. The anime isn't necessarily realistic unfortunately. There's been a 620hp and a 680hp s30 around but neither of them represented the same specs as the devil z from the show.
@@TotoGeenen I've got an L28ET in my s130 that's got a heavy racing cam and oversized valves on a P90A head, it's been bored out to run KA24 pistons, and it's got the infamous LD28 crank to give me the displacement of 3.2L and a custom manifold for twin turbos with a MS3 and LS coil on plug setup and last time I ran it on the dyno it made around 490hp reliably the only thing limiting me is the transmission I've already blown up 5 SR20det transmissions, next mod would be the holy grail OS giken TC24-B1Z head transforming it into a L32dett
The L28E is my favourite engine for many reasons! All of which where mention in this awesome video! 😁
The most important part of the L-series motor is the mechanical roller ( slipper ) valve train allowing for a very big valve lift and duration camshaft.
The only advantage of a cross flow head is to keep heat away from the intake side
Datsun Z-cars in Japan with L-series motors are making 400+ HP N/A and running low 10's for the 1/4 mile
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These engine breakdown videos are great. I have a 1985 MR2, and it's so good to see the differences between yours and mine, since mine is missing a lot of pieces your car has and vice versa.
Your sense of humor is the best! next please 2.5tdi vw v6 engine ;)
Hahaha, that one sure is "iconic". Glad you like the humour, means a lot coming from someone of your caliber.
Witam serdecznie Profesora :D
I haven’t expected You profesorze over here. Or have I ?? 😉
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Oh man I'm rebuilding one of these right now XD
Good luck! It's great fun to rebuild these.
how much does it cost to rebuild? I found one for 300 and im tempted
My 82 280zx has a 688k and still running strong, only issue is headgasket likes to go around every 60-80,000 miles. I beat the piss out of it too
Tbone Scriv get your head decked and invest in a better cooling system and you don’t have that problem again
Funny, mine just went too! 🤣
I am a big fan of the L Nissan 6 motors grandma or not they are very cool
You , my friend have a natural touch for what you do ! Very Cool !
Same here I own 6 datsuns myself all L-Series powered. Only had one KA24DE swapped 620 that was super fun.
Other than a Z car , what model would I find one of theese in ? .
@@WISHBONEL7 the L24E I6 was used in the 1977-79 Datsun 810 and the 1980-84 Datsun/Nissan Maxima.
@@bartscanland9415 Thank you very much . I would like to find one of those .
I messed with these back in the 90’s. Made good power I had L28 with the L26 head that gave me 10:1 compression. Clifford 4 barrel intake with Holley 450cfm. Also had 5 speed from 83 280z all this was in my 1979 Mazda GLC Drag car had a lot fun. Nice to see you made video on these great engines.👍🏼
Hah! Sounds very similar to mine. L28 flat top piston, e88 (240z) cylinder head with N42 valves. Clifford 4bbl with a Holley 600cfm carb (way too big). 5 speed from a 79 280zx
I bought my first 240 back in 77 and the current 71 240 I have now I got in 90. Been a daily driver up to 3 years ago when I stripped it down and putting together a show car. I am 95% complete after $45,000. I am very excited to get it road worthy soon. Great vid by the way.
Back in the early 90's in Australia, i owned a 1974 Datsun 240K coupe. Which was actually a Skyline, it had from factory a L24 engine. It was very reliable and it could rev to 8000rpm with no issues at all. Unfortunately the car rust got that bad i ended up losing it :(
Cant wait to say that I've been here since 30 k when he's at 500k.
pine tree 50k lol
🤷♂️ and 0k will care
Love this series so much! Keep them coming.
Very good video!!
I rescued a 76 280z 2+2 out of a junk yard back in November and slowly bringing it back to life. Absolutely love the early 240 260 and 280z as well as the L series.
Loving your vids my friend. Only one Nissan Datsun in my life stable. The Sunny SGX station wagon. 1500cc rwd. It took a lot of abuse including linelock on diesel and rally on gravel out at Port Waikato here in NZ. Flipped it on to its side and had to get a tractor to pull us on to the road again. It drove straight and started 1st turn. Loved it. Should have had more nissan in life.
Another great vid, learned a lot and got passionate with you remembering the old smells.
What a lovely, almost nostalgic look at one of my favourite engines (I had a 240, Dad had a 260).
I really like your "analogue petrol head" approach, and your obvious love and passion for dirt under the nails tuning.
I'd look forward to your treatment of the Jag XK series, surely one of the world's top straight six designs (and so tuneable!)
Solid the first 240-260 😎 I had a 200SX blue 4 seat. If I knew back then to what I know now...wow 🤙🏽
Congrats on the sponsorship btw, I have an AEM wideband for use in my 4A mini btw ;)
Thank you! I have an x-series wideband too.
I had one in my l28et for years worked great. Got one recently and had to warranty it due to bad sensor and the second one had a bad sensor too.
Thank you for the great video! I feel the passion flowing all throughout this video. More of this please!! ❤️
Your videos are always imformative, can't wait to see what engine is next
I was going to skip this video in the series as I didn't know about this engine. But your passion and presentation style has convert me. Thank you. Really enjoying your content.
So glad you made a video on those engines !! 👍👍
I have a 1970 240Z looks like the day my Grandfather got it. We have kept it in my shop since 1985 and take it out every other weekend. She only has 21567 miles on her and runs like new and we have everything that came with the car (my child) when my Grandfather bought it at Datsun CarMart . Has no rust anywhere and paint is like new I would not be able to ever let her go, no matter the price!
Man SAWEEEEET!!! I wrecked mine 6 yrs ago in a rainstorm after 25 years of MEGA FUN filled ownership...Not a day goes by that I don't miss it
I really love this segment of your channel...
Been a mechanic for 35 years Just letting ya know you have great knowledge and explain it great. When i was young i was a rotary fan had r100 rx2 rx3 several rx4s my fav when hardly no body new about them. congrats on your page love it
Great video as always ^^, I'm already waiting for the next one !
The L- Series engine is super underrated, especially by people that have never wrenched on one or driven a car with one. As an owner of a 73 240Z with the matching numbers L24, you don't know how many times I've taken it to car shows and people have said "you should swap the engine out for something else". Although no, they will never make as much hp and torque as a small block Chevy or LS or whatever, they make plenty of power and torque to make what ever they're installed in a hoot to drive. And as you stated, they are easily tune able. Forged internals from the factory. The stock L24 in 1969 made 150 hp from 2.4 liters!!! With a non cross flow head!! On the gas of that time!!! Look at what other 6 cylinder engines for sale were making from almost double the displacement! And the sound L series make!!! The L series is a perfect match for the S30 chassis, period. Only thing better is RB lol
I have a stock 240z with the l24 and early e31 head. 230 kmh is easy with the 5 speed. I Just have a mild cam in it so it keeps pulling tot 7k. More then enough for me on a car that weighs only a ton
A turbo l28 sounds amazing when boosted. Good power too.
The Jaguar xk6 engine is very beautiful as well... especially with 3 webers and its distinctive crossflow head. (really heavy though)
Awesome power plant for a 50 year old engine, reliable almost bulletproof apart from the mechanical fuel pump which was prone to fail due to the rubber membrane splitting, also the clutch wasn't up to the power output, from memory I found that I got about 6 to 8 thousand miles before it began to slip. The good news is these are easily rectified with more modern alternatives. Looking forward to rebuilding it with all the improved parts. Really glad i never sold it even after 47 years.
When i was a kid in the Army The coolest cat i knew had a Brand new white 280Z . I always loved that car. I've never wanted to own the newer Z car versions. For me they kinda lost the soul of the Z.
That's how I felt too!!! I used to see a classic white z32 on base. I was so excited to ship my z31 to ft polk but my ecu blew up right before it got shipped
When I first watched this video months ago, I'd had a long standing plan to L28 swap my 1966 Ford Falcon.
And as of yesterday, I've finally picked up the engine.
My baby will run on Datsun power and it's gonna be wonderful.
Thank you for making these videos and keeping jackasses like me entertained man!
Definitely a step up from the 170 ford engine
Man once again your making me head back to the shop to fix another one of the cars! My wife's 240z has been sitting since 2010 and I haven't put it back together yet. I got a set of 40 mm dcoe's, on a L28 block bored to 86mm flat top 280zx pistions(should be around 10.5 compression) and turbo 280zx head and a mild Snider cam. You really make me motivated to get back into the shop and get to work! If anyone lives in the south east of U.S and wants a free L28 lmk I have a few left over from swapping them over the years and I shouldn't keep them hoarded up forever! Thanks again for the video!!!
Sounds like you got all the good parts. Now go out there and make it work :)
I'm in that region and would take an L28! I have a 280z with a perfectly good L28 and want to rebuild another L28 to swap in. Your build sounds well thought out, just gotta get in the shop and make it happen!
Do it!
I love you guys!
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I really need to put that 7age turbo together and put it in my 76 Corolla
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Man I got a really cool manual Galant and a 6 bolt motor set with Evo rods and pistions all I need to do is put together with the super 16g and have fun
Now L series
My wife's 240z is looking really sad and I should put all the cool parts I have been collecting for the last 10 years together and be happy!
Whole time boss is saying "get back to work"
One day I will finish building all the cool stuff! Thanks y'all for being such great and positive motivators!!!
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Garage Zero in Atlanta GA. I have I normal job now but I'm there on the weekends (haven't been the last 6 months because my wife has been sick but she is getting better and things should get back to normal). Email me rt132kp61@hotmail.com and we can set something up. Also bring a truck and some time. I got lots of stuff I'm trying to give away. Been at this location for 12 years and I got alot of stuff!!!
So glad someone else advocates for the L series motor. My friends are always pestering me to swap my z and they don’t understand the beauty of this engine and it’s fun factor. I was debating between an all motor build with efi itb or turbo for my spare motor. Your enthusiasm has convinced me on itb NA power. Good day sir.
The little Corolla pushrod unit was amazing. I stuck some Mikuni bike carbs on it with a home-made manifold and it went like a chainsaw.
1970 Prince skyline ( Hakosuka ) Gtr L24 on triple Webber DCOE'S , the most angelic sound I've ever heard in my life
Love your Iconic Engine vids. How about one on the Nissan FJ20 / FJ20ET engine? Not well known but are such an iconic engine in the retro Datsun / Nissan arena, so simple, strong and easy to extract massive power plus a very interesting history. I've had one in my 260Z for over 20 years and can say it retains all the passion you mention in your L series video but rewards you with so much more reliable torque and power.
I happened to be parked across the road when I witnessed one pull out of his driveway, on to the trailer on the way to the dyno. Some wizard efi turbo L series. So good 😍
I am so happy I found this video!
A few months ago, I Inherited/bought a 78' 280z and decided to restore it. I thoroughly enjoyed this video.
27:08 Made me burst into laughter. And it sounds like the real thing!
In August of '23 I got my Howell TBI system running on my 240/L28. I developed this system for Howell and hopefully they will be producing the kit soon. I'm not in charge of that. Howell sent me a TBI meant for Chevy 4.3L V6's. It's a simple OBD1 GM system that sits on a manifold meant for 4bbl carbs. It runs perfectly with great power!
Been waiting for this one ☺️
Datsun 240K 2.4 lt had the 1971 and 1972 model, decent engine, head gasket always goes about 180/200,000 km. Datsun Skyline 1978 model great car 2.4lt. head gasket gone around 260,000 km.(the first space dash after the subaru leone)
I had a 73 240Z back in 1990-91 when I was in high school. I had to get rid of it soon after. Two kids and a wife and zero money to fix it back up. I REALLY wish that i could have that car back! I have the time and place to fix one up. Great memories in that car!
Pure gold my friend thanks for the great video!
I am getting my 83 280ZX L28 back on the road! It has been about 7 years since it has seen regular service. Great video.
Had a LD28 that I found in a rusted out car with 400 thousand kms on the clock! I put it in a jet boat with turbo and water to air intercooler.... it flew past v8 jet boats like a rocket sled! God knows what power it made.... Love the L series motor😍
Diesel or gas?
International scout's had them very rare
Diesel fuel..... We got them in Japanese import cars here in New Zealand.... Also a lot of motors were imported in to fit to older cars like Holden / Ford etc the biggest problem was people would wind the kms back on diesel cars because we pay tax for kms traveled (road users charges) separately here in New Zealand. So you never really knew what kms a diesel car had done. My motor was removed from a Nissan skyline.... It come out factory with LD28! And 5 speed. Did 160kmh easy... a real charcoal grenade!
Just bought a 1986 Nissan patrol safari with a L28 engine. Stock 121hp. Considering an exhaust manifold upgrade, but plan on keeping it stock for the rest.
Thanks for the history on these engines! Really informative.
Let's not forget about the L18 & L20B in cars trucks wagons. Honorable mention Nap 20z crossflow Designed 8 spark plug"STROKED CRANK" 200sx also was in Turbo variant. Later 280z's offered a Turbo version
L28 in a 430 Cedric with Weber’s or Mikuni’s and cam is stupid fun!
Thank you for your work. Going to build one of these for my first DIY in my 4 door hakosuka build.
My dad was stationed in the Air Force in Japan in the early seventies, I got my education in the JDM way. The only way
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If you skim the top of the cylinder head, yes the top of the cylinder head, you will alter the rocker arm ratio with great results, provided you don't have high dome piston and not a maximum cut cam, the valves don't touch
Thisvideo brought back memories
Will share a video of what my days in skyline GTX sounded like
I loved my 1981 'Fairlady' Z L20E based 2 seater (short wheelbase) Targa top, black with factory Gold Mags, the one car I should have kept
I also for a while as a stop meaure owned a 1988 Laurel with the LD28, basically the L28 converted to run on Diesel, was a grand pa performer with matching interior but bullet proof
The Lxx engines well deserved Iconic engine, keep up the great work
I own 240Z now. Thanks for the video very helpful! So happy give me a good lesson of the l24.
My high school car in the early 80’s was a ‘76 280z. I loved that car and drove it hard. Absolutely rock solid reliable and fun vehicle. I miss it very much. The Z car and an ‘86 Porsche 944 were the most fun cars, although not fastest cars, I’ve owned. Wish I had them both today! Great video!
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I had a '77 280Z after I purchased a "well built engine" and it to knocked, the crank got damaged. So I got a L24 crank and rods and used flat top Pistons I already had. And an N42 head with a header. I went back to EFI from Mikuni side-drafts. I love Rev happy engines. It also had an HKS ductile steel flywheel and performance clutch. The chassis was modified too.
Thank you for you look into"ICONIC ENGINES"
I love the passion for these engines 👍
Own a 82zxet for the last 26 years with 450hp at 25 psi boost and looking for more,love it I'm a fan since I was 14 years old,
The main thing about the L series motors (mainly the L24) is the car they're in: the 240z, with a weight of only 2,200 ish lbs. The power to weight ratio is insane.
I used to own a 1970 Datsun 240z, (VIN was 0001590 !!!!)...only upgrades were headers, full exhaust and finely tuned SU carbs and it ran GREAT. Sounded like a beast too. Back in the day I was at an illegal street race and I beat a mid 90's 4.6L V8 Mustang (which has 215 hp) by about 3 to 4 car lengths. I had only around 160 to 170 hp but again, my car was light as a feather.
L28 Turbo swaps into 240z's are awesome and make the most beautiful unique exhaust note as well. When I bought a 300zx TT, my buddy in his 240z turbo managed to hang with me with on the FWY.
My 300zx TT was still stock at 300 hp and his 240z had 180 hp with stock turbo and boost, though his Z wasn't running at full capacity as it had some tuning issues but it still kept up with me.
All in all, love the L series motors...grew up with them; my family owned a Maxima that had an L28 and the aforementioned 240z. 😁
I drive a 240Z and you sir have described my inner feelings pretty well =)
Glad to hear that :)
@Jose Martinez if your 280zx has some good quality coilovers and polyurethane bushings that thing handles really well I can out corner s30's on the track and canyons easily and could outrun them with my heavily modified L32et
I'm very late to this video but hopefully someone reads this and finds it interesting.
Great video! but I can't help but feel that the greatest incarnations of this engines were in racing.
The racing versions (most of the times made exclusively for works teams) were the pinnacle of this family of engines but they are very little known.
The 6 cil. had two different racing heads. One known as LR or Safari, which was a new cast with bigger valves and higher compression ratio and another called LY which was a complete redesign crossflow, hemi/pentroof, wide included angle head. Both extremely rare.
For the 4 cil. there was also an LR head but the most wild one was the LZ, a super high revving DOHC head used in touring racing, Formula Pacific and World Rallies and, when paired with a huge turbo became the heart of Nissan's Group 5 Super Silhouette cars in the 80s like the Skyline, Silvia/Gazzelle and Bluebird.
I recently did a dissertation about this engine family and I gathered a lot of info about them, like works race engine catalogs from the back then and homologation papers for race components from the FIA historic database, so if the creator of this video or anyone of you is interested just tell me or if you have the time and the desire, research on your own.
Awesome, brings tears to the eyes.
Love love love this channel!
L28 rebuild for the first time. So hyped
Awesome overview of the L series engine!! 🤘🏻🔥
1:27 “...They’re big dogs that are awesome enough to support a small fry like me...” , I’ll be sure to bookmark this when you get big :) love your style good sir! Many more will too!
Good job......my son and I have a couple 1972 240's (original survivor types) that we are planning on playing with. SOME mild old school bolt on upgrades on now are the list. We have being doing this EXACT THING with vintage Mustangs for years and now decided to split some of our focus onto the 240's.
With backyard mods and tuning the stock SU's rock. I ran 13.6@99 with a modified 2.4L and 12.801 @107.26 mph with a 2.9L stroker all on a Stock weight 240Z with cheap street tires. And I got 24 mpg on the hwy and 19.5 mpg in the city.
Great video! loved it!! My first two cars where modified Datsun 1600's - I had more fun with them than any of the much 'better' cars I've had since. Not the inline 6's but still Datsun/Nissan....
The one thing I HATE & LIKE about the internet is. In 34 minutes. You GAVE everyone the DETAILED information it took me years of questioning & researching to learn
pre internet.
73" 510 4dr Grass Green
Auto, factory air. Bought in 88" , no engine or trans..
Installed JDM L18 SSS / trusk 5-SP.
A pocket rocket was born.
Wonderful video. These old L series are quite similar to the BMW M20 engines, right up my alley.
I think they compare better with the M30 engine, engines designed in the sixties, SOHC, chain driven, 2.5, 2.8, 3.0, 3.3, 3.5. The were in production for over 20 years.
Great to see a well researched video on a motor close to my heart (I have an L28ET 240Z). Slight slip of the tongue at 15:21 - L-series pistons are cast aluminium, not cast iron. The L24 was also still available in the (R)MR30 Skyline in 1985.
Thank you for noticing that. My brain farted a bit there as I spoke of the cast iron block moments earlier :) I corrected this in the description and pinned comment.
72 240Z was my first car. 18 year old me fell in love with the 240Z. this was 1980.
really good video 👌
my second car was an 910 sss bluebird with a L18T and i hit 200km/h with the SU some ignition timing good sparks and ignition sistem, was really fun, and was fast and can give some good fights on the Chile twisti roads and mountain pass.
i had a HC31 laurel too who came with the detuned L24 and was the best car i ever own, was reliable, fun, tail happy, and confortable, all of that in his 4 doors pilarless glory
to me the L series was the best Japanese engine of all time, had not so much powa but the torque and HP delivery on the rev range its amazing even in today standarts
good video, im gonna suscribe to your chanel
Good video. I own a l28 but in a nissan patrol 160.
Im starting to appreciate the car now. Thanks
Best teaching, best video on l24 engines , great rapper, pow
I really had some awesome times with the 2.8 version we had it in a datsun 280c and the 280zx in Trinidad and Tobago back in the 80s 90s. What we did with the carburetors we had 3 webers extractors 3.5 inch exhaust full race cams and direct port nos yes nos was boss. Also we installed electric fans to less work for the crank and a must was MSD for the sparkplugs. We use cool air intakes we passed the incoming air through a cold box. We took out the automatic for a five forward gearbox and installed a 2000 def. It was extremely fast as a 12 year old boy I was start struck the was is sound. And with a full race it was super aggressive. That is what have me hooked on cars. Sadly the 4g63 I rocking now not given me the same feeling as the 280c. Our friend had the same set up with one ommition instead of the 3 webber he had a 750 Holley carburetors with a high PSI Holley pump. Awesome times I tell you.
I watched this because I have a 77 to 80 that’s been rebuilt on the way to me soon. Trying to learn everything I can about it. This is very helpful.
EvergreenAcupuncture which is it a 77 or an 80
Lol, voice text... a ‘77 280!
absolutely correct I did own a 240c,260cedric,240Z,and 280ZX and I never experienced any Engine Problem what so ever.
Great video!! Watching from Japan!!
My first car was a 510 with the single carb L16S engine. The SSS had the L16H engine with the twin carbs. I could rev that motor to 8000 rpm's without a problem, and I could do 30 ft black stripes in second with it. I could get 47m/h in first, 78m/h in second, 112m/h in third, and then fourth could put another 5m/h onto it, but by then the drag was killing it. I know it was overreading by 3.4%, but that engine was a true marvel. Miss it today still.
damn sexy era of cars
True!
Great review , 240z fairlady it is and will always be my dream car
So it was in the early '80's. I had rebuilt the Z-240/auto a couple of times, had some overheating, just planed the head and bolted her back on and kept going. I was back and forth to the oil fields back then and was coming back from OKC with a few hundred miles to go when the cam snapped leaving me running on the front 3 cylinders. I tried pulling the back 3 plugs to lessen load, but air/fuel mixture blew everywhere so I put them back in. But the L-24 started and ran on the front 3 cylinders. Only problem was she wanted to die below 15 hundred revs and I didn't have a clutch to ease her up to speed. But I was running the interstate and the few times I had to stop I'd rev her up in neutral and cram her into low and we'd jerk for a moment or two and then we'd be rolling. Got me home and I learned about planing the head's cam towers side as well as its block side.
She's still parked in my big metal building. 300 and some thousand miles and was NEVER out ran on the highway.
I recently bought a 280zx. I love it. After watching this, I need to get new exhaust headers asap - update: wow these things are hard to get off. Gotta remove the whole intake manifold and fuel rail just to get to it 😅
I found you today.
This is my 3rd video I chose to watch from you.
I have subscribed when reached 27:23.
In the early 90's, a friend bought a 280z from a rally car driver who was going to jail....he drove it back home, and then offered to sell it to me...i should have bought it.... Amazing car!!!...and what ever that mechanic race car driver guy did to it, my friend was told, "its been tweaked to the max"....scary powerful for such a light small car
i genuinely had goosebumps when i heard the words..."Fairlady Z"
devil Z
Lol nice Channel bro I was hooked in a first 2 minutes and I need more info for my 260Z