*groan* I've heard that urban myth a few times. Stupid fast fours misprint will haunt the FJ forever.
> the story i have heard is that the fj was originaly an fj40det designed for use in formula one back in the days of turbos. but when turbos were banned they reduced the capacity and detuned them and started to mass produce them > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rowe, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2001 1:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: FJ20 - max power > > > > The CA18s are a 4cyl version of the RB's. They were one of the better motors nissan made, but due the number of moving parts they were more costly so they moved to the SR20. The FJ's are twin cam 16 valve and were originally a racing/rally motor and I think were the toughest motor Nissan ever made. > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Marmont [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 05/12/2001 12:36 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: FJ20 - max power > > i have heard fjs have more potential, but arent they either twincam 8 valve or singlecam 12 valve(not sure which) > i know srs are a "square" engine, meaning they have(from memory) 83mm bore and 83mm stroke also even the naturally aspirated ones have a solid forged crank > > these two points alone make them a great engine, but every one whos owned one would know that > fjs are supposed to be pretty good too, i just dont know as much about them > does anyone know whats supposed to be so great about ca18dets? besides being a nissan >
