| Nissan C engine | |
| Manufacturer: | Nissan Motors |
| Aka: | Stone engine |
| Production: | 1957-1964 |
| Predecessor: | Datsun sidevalve engine |
| Successor: | Nissan E engine / Nissan A engine |
| Configuration: | Inline-4 |
| Displacement: | 1.0L (988cc) |
| Bore: | 73mm |
| Stroke: | 59mm |
| Block: | Cast iron |
| Head: | Cast iron |
| Valvetrain: | OHV |
| Timing: | Chain |
| Compression: | 8.0:1 |
| Fuelsystem: | Carburetor |
| Fueltype: | Gasoline |
| Coolingsystem: | Water-cooled |
| Power: | 37hp (27.6kW) |
| Torque: | 64.7-66.4 Nm (47.7-49 lb.ft) |
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 bore and 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, 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, 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 bore and stroke as the C engine.
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