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The Nissan VK56 engine is built in Decherd, Tennessee, and is tasked with powering the Nissan Titan, Armada, and Pathfinder here in the States, along with the Australian-made Nissan Patrol. It's also repurposed as the automaker's entry into the white-hot Australian V8 Supercar series.
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Gallery 1. As well as being the only alloy block in the Supercars field, the Nissan V8s are the only ones to do away with pushrods and run overhead cams. The dual-cam alloy heads have been custom designed by Kelly Racing, so the race engine shares very little hardware with the factory Nissan V8. The intake manifold and ITBs are also a KR design.
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The VK engine (formerly known as the ZH) is a V8 piston engine from Nissan. It is an aluminum DOHC 4-valve design. The VK engine was originally based on Nissan's VQ V6 rather than the VH V8 used in previous Q45 / Cima models. Changes include: a variable intake manifold, newly designed heads, and a larger drive by wire throttle chamber.
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Krumm and Ordonez will fly to Australia for their debut V8 Supercar test, then head straight to Japan for the Suzuka 1000 on August 17-18, Round Five of the 2013 SUPER GT Championship, where Krumm will drive his regular #24 Nissan GT-R in the GT500 class for the factory Nismo squad, and Ordonez for the NDDP outfit in the GT300 class.
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The Nissan Altima V8 Supercar is the first all-new nameplate to join the championship in two decades. Nissan will compete in the V8 Supercars Championship series from the 2013 season as the four-car Nissan Motorsport factory team. "This is a proud day for Nissan and a significant occasion for the sport of V8 Supercars," Peffer said.
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February 12, 2013. Nissan Altima V8 Supercars backed by Jack Daniel's and Norton unveiled. James Moffat and Michael Caruso join Todd and Rick Kelly as factory Nissan Motorsport drivers in 2013 V8 Supercars Championship. MELBOURNE, Australia - Nissan Motorsport has stepped out in style at the team's launch in Melbourne, Australia today.
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The Austin 400 at the Circuit of Americas track in Texas will see the V8 Supercars compete in four 100km races. Each race will include a compulsory pit stop. Track action kicks-off on Friday,.
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MELBOURNE, Australia - In this special video, Altima V8 Supercar driver Todd Kelly explains the process of modifying the VK56 engine from the Australian market Nissan Patrol SUV into the engines powering the Nissan Altima V8 Supercars.
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The Nissan Altima may not be the obvious choice for a racing series called V8 Supercars, but a version of the car, complete with a Nismo-tuned V-8 engine, will compete in the popular series from.
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Pushing the boundaries of motorsport, engines are the heartbeat of our racecars. Introducing 32 valve technology to V8 Supercars. A new era begins now. Innov.
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Watch on Related The Nissan Z Performance Has 3 Advantages Over the Ford Mustang Mach 1 Technically, yes. According to Drive.com, an Australian automotive news site, Nissan unveiled an Altima V8 Supercar that competed in the V8 Supercars Championship.
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Nissan's V8 Supercar involvement to fuel sales. Nismo cars possible for Australia Nissan Motorsport VK56DE specifications: Block: Cast aluminium 90-degree V8 Heads: Quad cam, four valves per cylinder Capacity: 4990cc Bore x Stroke: 102.69mm x 75.31mm Compression ratio: 10.0:1 Maximum rpm: 7500 Fuel: E85 Liners: Dry cast iron
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For the first time in 20 years, Nissan->ke62 is set to compete in Australia's Supercar V8 Series and they're doing so with the 2013 Nissan Altima V8 Supercar. The car was unveiled at a special.
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The Austin 400 last weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas—which featured rounds 13, 14, 15, and 16 of the Australian V8 Supercar series—was an eventful occasion for Nissan.
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Nissan Altima V8 Supercar launched By Sam Nissan has pulled the covers off its much-anticipated new Altima V8 Supercar. The new car was unveiled in Melbourne with Kelly Racing owner/drivers Todd and Rick Kelly joined by Nissan Australia CEO William F Peffer Jnr for the special occasion.
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Nissan Motorsport V8 Altima Supercar Reveal TeaserOn the 30th October Nissan Motorsport will unveil the Nissan Altima V8 Supercar to the public. Watch live o.