I just blew my engine and i just got another 1 today.. my old had a Silver Valve cover but my new engine has a white valve cover.. is this white 1 the J-Spec motor.. meaning it was outta a Japan made Sentra..?
i dont believe there are any models with white value cover.. most b13's come with aluminum vc while b14's come with plastic, so you might have a b14 motor.. japanese nissan dealers mainly use red and blue for their vc's... actually the only white vc's are aftermarkets or painted
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Originally Posted by hendrix
I can't wait until Hurrican Jamal sweeps up the east coast and steals the wheels and stero out of your car
A swap engine we bought last March from a '92 XE, I think, has a white VC. Before some of the pain chipped off, from corrosion underneath, I was almost certain it was made of plastic. I've seen other GA engine pic's with white valve covers as well, although rare.
My wife's '92 XE has a white valve cover. It's had no swap, and certainly isn't JDM. (It was made right over at the Smyrna, Tennessee factory).
It looks almost like a ceramic-type coating, very smooth.
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mine b13 came stock with a white valve cover (so they are not rare) and i now have a jspec ga motor in it...i believe the only way you can tell if its a jspec it has no egr equip. on the intake manifold...it hasnt been proven that the jspec has more power than the u.s. motor, but i will tell you when i put the jspec motor in...it felt alot better but i also added a light weight flywheel and new clutch.
As in "rare" I meant seeing actual pictures of them, often NF member engine pic's. Perhaps I should restate that and say you don't seem them too frequently. Most that you do see are aluminum, plastic or custom painted.
mine b13 came stock with a white valve cover (so they are not rare) and i now have a jspec ga motor in it...i believe the only way you can tell if its a jspec it has no egr equip. on the intake manifold...it hasnt been proven that the jspec has more power than the u.s. motor, but i will tell you when i put the jspec motor in...it felt alot better but i also added a light weight flywheel and new clutch.
thats flywheel and clutch prolly helped a bit, plus jspec trannys have different and better gear ratios, helping it and have a better feel but hp wise, its like a 5 hp differnt.. the only time you really gain a lot from no emissions equipment is if you have a big motor or high hp motor..
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Originally Posted by hendrix
I can't wait until Hurrican Jamal sweeps up the east coast and steals the wheels and stero out of your car
So your original '93 VC was silver (more accurately bare metal)? That's strange, cuz mine (auto, not that it makes any diff.) is a white-putty color ('93) and it is a U.S. made car.
Last edited by Centurion : Feb 22nd, 2004 at 02:25 PM.
i dont believe there are any models with white value cover.. most b13's come with aluminum vc while b14's come with plastic, so you might have a b14 motor.. japanese nissan dealers mainly use red and blue for their vc's... actually the only white vc's are aftermarkets or painted
My B13 came with a White Plastic Valve Cover. I replaced it with a polished metal one. I've never seen a stock B13 with anything but the white plastic.
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