Article: dustrunnersauto.com/vh45de/
In the world of 90s JDM vehicles, V8s are pretty uncommon. There are only a handful of V8 engines you’ll find in cars from the 90s, and the VH45 is one of the engines, and that’s were going to talk about today.
As you may or may not know, the VH45DE is the first engine in the Nissan VH family. It was launched at a time when four and six cylinder engines were basically the only configuration you would find in a Japanese. As time goes on, the following and the use of the VH45 has increased quite a bit, especially in drift cars.
The VH45DE was initially developed for use in the Infiniti Q45, and it was launched in 1989, the same year the Toyota 1UZ-FE came to market. Again, this was at a time when Japan began to take notice of the massive popularity of V8 engines in other parts of the world. At the time that it launched, the VH45 was a pretty advanced engine, using an all aluminum design with dual overhead cams.
Looking on the inside of the VH45 it’s pretty evident Nissan wanted it to be a strong and long lasting engine. It uses a forged crank, forged connecting rods, 6-bolt main caps, and a full-length girdle. Up top you’ll find Nissan’s variable valve timing system, VTC, but it wasn’t used all VH45DEs.
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26 май 2019
