page_title: Nissan GA engine
section_title: GA16DE
hierarchical_section_title: Nissan GA engine / GA16 / GA16DE
caption_attribution_description: English: Took photo myself, December 2003, Waikanae, New Zealand, photo shows GA16DE.
context_page_description: The GA engine is a 1.3 to 1.6 L inline 4 piston engine from Nissan. It has a cast iron block and an aluminum head. There are SOHC & DOHC versions, 12 valve & 16 valve versions, carbureted, single-point and multi-point injected versions, and versions with variable valve timing. 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, the last two initials indicate cylinder-head style and induction type. In the case of a single-initial suffix, the initial indicates induction type.
context_section_description: The GA16DE is a 1.6 L (1,597 cc) engine produced from November 1990 through 1999. All GA16DEs have sixteen valves and a DOHC head. There are three versions: the North-American first-generation (1991–94) NVCS (VTC), which produces 110 hp (82 kW; 112 PS) at 6000 rpm and 146 N⋅m (108 lb⋅ft) at 4000 rpm, the North-American second-generation (1995-1999) NVCS (VTC), which produces 115 hp (86 kW; 117 PS) at 6000 rpm and 146 N⋅m (108 lb⋅ft) at 4000 rpm, and a non-NVCS version (European-spec) which makes 102 hp (76 kW; 103 PS). The two variants of the North American NVCS engine are distinguished as such: in addition to differences in the intake manifolds 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. The GA16DE shares its block and crankshaft with its predecessor, the GA16i; however, their timing chain covers, connecting rods and pistons are altogether different. It is possible to interchange connecting-rod/piston assemblies between the GA16i and GA16DE with no danger to the valve train. Some engines have siamesed exhaust manifolds, while others keep the exhausts separated until the catalytic converter. Earlier ECUs contained the fuel & ignition maps on a discrete ROM IC, making retuning relatively easy, later ECUs buried the maps on a larger more integrated microcontroller's firmware, making retuning require the use of a daughterboard.
  Applications:
  1993-1996 Nissan NX1600 B13
  1991-1994 Nissan Sentra B13
  1994-1995 Nissan 100NX B13 (UK)
  1991-1994 Nissan Presea R10
  1995-1999 Nissan Sentra B14
  1995-1999 Nissan 200SX B14
  1995-1999 Nissan Almera N15
  1990-1999 Nissan Pulsar N14/N15
  1993-1999 Nissan Primera P10/P11
  10/1992-07/1995 Nissan Sunny Traveller N14 / Nissan Wingroad Y10
  1999-2001 Nissan Exalta Philippines
  1995-1999 Nissan Vanette Cargo.
caption: GA16DE, NVCS, showing plastic valve cover typical of 1995-1999 GA16DE engine. Bulge on left covers NVCS mechanism. Top of non-siamesed exhaust manifold just visible.
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