Nissan Le Mans Engine
 

Not sure if this has been posted yet or not.. But while on my lunch break here at work I came across this article on Jalopnik. In it, it talked about the new Le Mans engine Nissan will be running at the 24 hours of Le Mans. Long story short itll be 1.5-Liter turbocharged 3 cylinder motor called the DIG-T R putting out 400HP/280TQ...And will only weigh 88 pounds :yum:...Probably will never be in production but still a pretty cool little motor.

heres the article: Nissan's New Le Mans Engine Has 400 HP And Can Fit In Your Hands

next up 150z? :D

how much weight would this engine save over a vq37vhr?

Was it used in Daytona 24 h?

I dont believe so, because it says that they will be making the debut at the Le Mans race.

im guessing our motors must be anywhere from 500-600 lbs but I could most definitely be way off. I tried finding an exact number on nissans website but nothing came up.

So this is the engine to drive the ZEOD entry for LM ??

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Is this engine street legal?

This is a research and development engine for racing applications, so no, you won't be seeing this in a Juke anytime soon.

does it even eat gas? race fuel? methanol? bananas?

trash and compost powered engines FTW! :icon17:

yea this along with the eletrical motor...Nissan said that the electrical motor will run the car for just one lap for each one hour interval of the 24 hours. Lets see how it turns out for Nissan.

everyone needs quiet time. even the drivers during a race. electric motor for one hr it is.

but the article did go on to quote a nissan rep as saying that this engine will be used for research purposes for a future engine...hmmm, perhaps for the iDX that will be out in a couple years?

This suckers totally electrical, we just need a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawats.