page_title: Nissan VG engine
section_title: VG30DETT
hierarchical_section_title: Nissan VG engine / VG30DETT
caption_attribution_description: Nissan VG30DETT Engine
context_page_description: The VG engine family consists of V6 engines designed and produced by Nissan for several vehicles in the Nissan lineup. The VG series was introduced in 1983, becoming Japan's first mass-produced V6 engine. VG engines displace between 2.0 L and 3.3 L and featured an iron block and aluminum heads at a 60° vee-angle. The early VG engines featured a SOHC arrangement with 2 valves per cylinder. Later versions featured a slightly different block, a DOHC arrangement whith 4 valves per cylinder, and N-VCT, Nissan's own version of variable valve timing, for a smoother idle and more torque at low to medium engine speeds. The production blocks and production head castings were used successfully in the Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo and NPT-90 race cars which won the IMSA GT Championship three years in a row.
context_section_description: The production 2,960 cc (3.0 L; 180.6 cu in) VG30DETT develops 300 hp (304 PS; 224 kW) at 6400 rpm and 283 lb⋅ft (384 N⋅m) at 3600 rpm of torque when mated with a five-speed manual transmission. When mated with the four-speed automatic transmission, it was rated at 280 hp (284 PS; 209 kW) and 283 lb⋅ft (384 N⋅m) of torque. The VG30DETT was first developed for the 1987 MID4-II concept and produced 330 PS (325 bhp; 243 kW). Coming in at a weight of 523lb it was the last of Nissan's DOHC belt driven 4 valves per cylinder turbocharged engines put into production, being preceded by the CA18DET and RB20DET. It is equipped with hybrid T22/TB02 twin-turbochargers which were developed exclusively for Nissan, twin intercoolers, and NVTCS (Nissan's Valve Timing Control System). The VG30DETT utilizes an iron block with aluminum heads. JDM cars claimed 280 PS (276 bhp; 206 kW), as the Japanese automobile manufacturers were limited to that number.
  Applications:
  1987 Nissan MID4-II Concept (non-production)
  1989–2000 Nissan Fairlady Z Twin Turbo (Japan)
  1990–1996 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo (US)
  1990–1993 Nissan NPT-90/NPT-91 Racecars (non-production)
caption: VG30DETT
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