halfshaft

Is the Nissan M30 based off of the S13 chassis 240sx? If so, does most of the performance options for the 240 apply to it as well?

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vsp3c

i don't think it's based off the s13 chassis. also, it has a totally different engine which would mean, almost no interchangeable parts if any and totally different performance options

TheVodKA

IIRC it was based off the Leopard, the Leopard J. Ferie to be more specific, but I'm not 100% on that. Definitely nothing at all to do with the 240sx/silvia chassis though.

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halfshaft

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What the hell is a Leopard J? Does anyone know what engine family or type(inline 4, V6) it came with?

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Rodrigo

the leopard j is a infinty J30 93-96. it comes with the non-turbo version of the 90-96 300zx . also known as the VG30DE .

 

vsp3c

that's probably where the 30 came from in M30.. nissan likes to put engine displacements in the car's names..denno why

esyip

uhh. i believe it came with the VG30E, not the DE. it should share the same engine as the 3G Maximas (but in RWD layout), and the non-turbo Z31.

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TheVodKA

You are correct, but before that, the leopard was known as the M30 in the states (not sure about the J Ferie part, just remember hearing that)

http://www.alljapanesecars.com/viewm...san&md=Leopard

Mad JdM tYtE Leopard info yo!

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Gripen

Some luxury car companies do the same thing. BMW, Mercedes Benz and Lexus...

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180SX-X

hmm. does that explain the 240's name? 2.40L maybe?

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Rodrigo

thats a cool website the all japanese cars. I like the lucino hatch. but its sr18de i didint know existed , and it has the same power as the US spec sr20de.

TheVodKA

That's the beauty of having higher octane gas available, my friend.

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halfshaft

The all jap cars website is really great! I am gathering that the M30 has it's very own chassis then. The M30's rwd, but the J30 in the states is fwd, and based on the Altima. Could the M30 be based on the 300zx platform? I'm probaly getting my Infiniti's confused here, so you guys can set me straight if I'm wrong.

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vsp3c

yeah.. and how europe calls the silvias w/ sr20det's "200sx". 180sx came from the ca18 being the original engine. like gripen said, a lot of car companies do that.. even bike companies like suzuki and yamaha does it. GSX-R1000, R1, R6, so on..

esyip

the M30 is based off of the Leopard.

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