>From the source of all true news, Wikipedia: The legendary L16 four-cylinder design is derived from the Mercedes-Benz <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz> engine Prince Motor Company <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Motor_Company> was licensed to produce copies of in four- and six-cylinder displacements. By the time Prince merged with Nissan in 1966 it had altered the design to where it no longer needed licensing. The engine still resembles a Mercedes in many ways, particularly the valve train <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_train>.
On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have heard stories about the Nissan Z cars having a pseudo-MB engine in > them but always wondered how true this was. Is there anything that supports > the claim? > > Just curious, as I worked on a number of them and would find it > interesting to know that early in my life I was working on MB engines and > didn't even know it.... > > -D > > > On Jun 7, 2017, at 10:55 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Nissan has always had close ties to DB/DC/D*(whatever it calls itself) > to the point that the peekup I had was essentially a M120 engine, and the > original 240Z was essentially a M180. I once bought a 5 speed trans from > a 280Z to see if it would bolt up to an OM621. (it won't) It might have > bolted up to a W201 engine from the same era, but I never had one to try it > on with. > > > > I won't be putting any ricer parts on a german car, but I have put parts > from German cars on frods and Dogdes. > > > >> Ed Booher via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> June 7, 2017 at 9:25 AM > >> Note to self, Nissan engine fits in bay of fintail. Now we can Rice the > >> Germans. Got it. Now to find me a wrecked Sentra! > >> > >> EdB > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- "Das beste oder nichts." - *Gottlieb Daimler* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
