The GA engine is a 1.3 to 1.6 L

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. It has a cast-iron block and an aluminum head. There are

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and

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versions, 8, 12, and 16 valve versions, carbureted, single-point, and multi-point injected versions, and versions with

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(GA16DE). The GA was produced from August 1987 through 2013. Since 1998, it was only available from Mexico in the B13. In the code of the engine, the first two initials indicate engine class, the two numbers indicate engine displacement (in decilitres), the last two initials indicate cylinder-head style and induction type (D=DOHC, S=carburetor, E=injection). In the case of a single-initial suffix, the initial indicates induction type.

GA13

GA13S

The GA13S is a SOHC engine, carbureted, with 12 valves.

GA13DS

The GA13DS is a DOHC engine with a

carburetor A carburetor (also spelled carburettor or carburetter) is a device used by a gasoline internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine. The primary method of adding fuel to the intake air is through the Ventu ...

. It produces at 6000 rpm and at 3600 rpm. Bore and stroke are . Applications: *1990

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*1993

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B13 series in LEC model (Philippines). *1998

B14 series in FE model (Philippines). *1994

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GA13DE

The GA13DE is a engine with DOHC and electronic gasoline injection. Bore and stroke are . It produces at 6000 rpm and at 4400 rpm. It was used in the 1995-1999

GA14

GA14S

The GA14S is a engine, SOHC, carbureted, with 12 valves. It produces at 6200 rpm and at 4000 rpm. .It was used in the B12 Sentra and the N13 Sunny/Sentra. Compression ratio is 9.4:1.

GA14DS

The GA14DS is a 16V

engine with

and a 9.5:1 compression ratio. It produces at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm. Redline is at 6500 rpm. Catalyzed models come with electronically controlled carburetors. In this version the most common problem is the air/fuel ratio

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in the carburetor. Applications: * 1990-1998

N14 * 1990-1994

B13 (Export models) * 1992-1995

B13 Series JX and EX models (Philippines). * 1996-1997

B14 series EX models (Philippines).

GA14DE

The GA14DE is a 16V

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engine. The bore x stroke is the same as for other GA14 family engines: . It produces at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm. Redline is at 7200 rpm. Applications: * 1992-1995

N14 * 1996-2000

B14 series EX models (Philippines) * 1999 Nissan Sentra (South Africa) * 1995-2001 Almera/Pulsar N15

GA15

The GA15 family displaces engine from a bore and stroke of and respectively.

GA15S

The GA15S is a SOHC engine, carbureted, with 12 valves. It produces at 6000 rpm and at 3600 rpm.

GA15DS

The GA15DS is a 16V DOHC engine with a

. It produces at 6000 rpm and at 3600 rpm. Applications: * 1990-1993

* 1990-1993

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* 1990-1994 Nissan NX Coupé ( JDM) * 1990-1997 Nissan Wingroad & AD van.

GA15E

The GA15E is a multi point fuel injected SOHC engine. It produces at 6000 rpm and at 4400 rpm. It was used in the Nissan Pulsar, including such models as the 1988 X1-E Milano (JDM).

GA15DE

The GA15DE is a engine with DOHC 16-valves (4 per cylinder) and electronic multi-point fuel injection. It was introduced in December 1993 and uses Nissan's ECCS engine control system admission. In Japanese market passenger car specification it produces at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm. Commercial vehicle-spec engines (AD Van) produce at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm. Applications: * 1995-1998 B14

* 1995-2000 N15

/ Nissan Lucino, R11 Nissan Presea (JDM) * 1994-2000 Nissan Rasheen * 1995-1999 Y10 Nissan Wingroad/Nissan AD Van * 1997-1999 Subaru Leone Van (rebadged Y10) * 1997-1999

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(rebadged Y10)

GA16

GA16S

The GA16S is a SOHC engine with a bore and stroke of . The GA16S has twelve valves, solid valve rockers, and is fitted with a carburetor. It produces (without a catalyst). For some markets, such as South Africa, there was also an eight-valve version which produces at 5500 rpm. In the New Zealand market N13 Sentra, it produces at 6000 rpm and at 3200 rpm, with a compression ratio of 9.4:1.

GA16DS

The GA16DS is a carbureted only engine with a 16-valve DOHC head. Models equipped with a catalyst use the electronically controlled carburetor. It produces between and . Without catalyst produces . ;Applications: * 1990-1993

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P10 * 1990-1993

N14 * 1990-1993 Nissan 100NX B13 * 1990-1997 Nissan Avenir Cargo * 1992-1996

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U13 This engine was also fitted to the Nissan Sunny B13 from Japan, called the EX Saloon.

GA16i

The GA16i is a throttle-body fuel-injected engine produced from August 1987 through June 1990, which produces . It is a single-cam, 12-valve design, with manually adjustable

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s. 1989 and 1990 North-American market Sentras and European N13 Sunnys received the hydraulic-rocker version which produced and of

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. Applications: * 1989-1990

* 1989-1990

GA16E

The GA16E is a multi-point fuel injected SOHC engine. It produces .

GA16DE

The

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is a engine produced from November 1990 through 1999. All GA16DEs have 16 valves and a DOHC head. There are three versions: the North-American first-generation (1991–1994) NVCS (VTC), which produces at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm, the North-American second-generation (1995-1999) NVCS (VTC), which produces at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm, and a European non-NVCS (VTC) version which makes . The two variants of the North American NVCS engine are distinguished as such: in addition to differences in the

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s and (resultantly) the heads, earlier motors used pistons with two compression rings and a single oil ring and put out five less horsepower, while later GA16DEs have a single compression ring and a single oil ring. Some engines have siamesed

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s, while others keep the exhausts separated until the

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. The GA16DE shares its block and

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with the GA16i; however, their

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covers,

connecting rod A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a reciprocating engine, piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank (mechanism), crank, the connecting rod converts the reciprocating motion of the p ...

s and pistons are different. Despite this, it is possible to interchange connecting-rod/piston assemblies between the GA16i and GA16DE with no damage to the valve-train. Earlier ECUs contained the fuel & ignition maps on a discrete ROM microcontroller, making retuning relatively easy. Later ECUs integrated the maps onto a larger, more integrated microcontroller's firmware, making retuning require the use of a daughterboard. Applications: * 1993-1996 Nissan NX1600 B13 * 1991-1994

B13 * 1994-1995 Nissan 100NX B13 (UK) * 1991-1994 Nissan Presea R10 * 1995-1999

B14 * 1995-1999

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B14 * 1995-1999

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N15 * 1990-1999

N14/N15 * 1993-1999

P10/P11 * 10/1992-07/1995

Traveller N14 / Nissan Wingroad Y10 * 1999-2001 Nissan Exalta Philippines * 1995-1999 Nissan Vanette Cargo.

GA16DNE

The GA16DNE is a Mexican-specification engine, which produces . The main differences between the DE and DNE are no NVCS (VTC) and no ECCS plenum. The DNE has a vertical throttle body with an MAF inside; the air filter is diagonally oriented in its air filter housing. Since 2003, the DNE comes with a new ECU and 3

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s. The "N" in its nomenclature stands for "New EGI" (emission system), since this engine does not have an EGR system like the GA16DE. Other Nissan engines with the "N" nomenclature are natural gas powered. Applications: * 1998-2004 Nissan Tsubame Y10 (Mexico) * 1996-2000

B14 * 1996-2000

B14 Super Saloon/Super Touring/GST * 1998-2011

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B13 * 1998-2002

N14 (South Africa) * 1998-2002 Nissan Sabre N14 (South Africa) * 1996-1999

B14 (Philippines) * 1996-1999

B14 (Malaysia) * 1995-1999

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C23 (European)

References

External links

Nissan Sunny Owners Club

The FIRST official forum for the GA16 series motor
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