1st Generation Nissan Cefiro,chassis code A31

The First Generation Nissan Cefiro,chassis code A31, was built from 1988-1993. The car was aimed at the executive end of the market and competed with small to medium sized luxury cars from Europe. The beauty of this car is that it is based upon the Nissan Skyline R32 Platform, which in turn shares parts with the Nissan S13, which means that this car has a host of performance parts available for it.

The Nissan Cefiro was offered with a 2 Litre 2.0, Normally Aspirated (N/A) powerplant as well as the RB20DET which puts out 220bhp as standard and is a detuned version of the straight six found in the R32 GTS-T from the same era. This means that uprated parts for the RB20 are readily available.

A popular choice of engine for a swap is the Nissan RB25DET, this is easily capable of taking power over 300bhp but if your looking for 400bhp plus then the ultimate choice is the RB26DET engine. These Nissan AWD GT-R engines will entail some extra mechanical work to make them fit in the RWD chassis of the Cefiro. This entails grinding of the front differential and adding a custom sump. Along with some possible engine mount modifications and the normal wiring loom, power steering and plumbing issues usually associated with engine swaps the transplant can be achieved.

If this sounds like to big a job then another popular conversion uses the SR20DET motor. The SR20DE is not only lighter than the RB20DET but it also improves handling as the motor can be mounted further back in the chassis. The SR20DET is capable of being built to produce 300bhp all day long and turns the Cefiro into a lightweight missile.

Nissan History 2

1930's

Model 14 (1935)

In 1931, the first DATSON—meaning "Son of DAT"—was produced. However, the last syllable was changed to "sun", because "son" also means "loss" in Japanese.

In 1933, the company name was Nipponized to Jidosha-Seizo Co. Ltd. and moved to Yokohama. In 1934, Jidosha-Seizo merged with a fellow Japanese automanufacturer named Nihon Sangyo Co. Ltd. ("Japan Industry Co. Ltd.") who was popularly known as "Ni-San."

The company became Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. on June 1, 1934, and was founded by Yoshisuke Aikawa.

1950's

Sedan DS-2 (1950) For two years (1947 to 1948) the company was briefly called Nissan Heavy Industries Corp. Like Hino and Isuzu, but unlike Toyota, Nissan partnered with a European company to gain access to automobile and engine designs. Nissan chose Austin of the United Kingdom, which later became the British Motor Corporation. Nissan began building Austin 7s in 1930, though the legitimacy of their license is debated. The company soon began producing a variety of Austin-derived models like the original Austin A50-based Datsun 1000. These designs were apparently covered by a 1952-1960 license agreement between the companies. After the Nissan introduced its own models in the 1950s, they continued to develop their own engine designs past what the Austin's A- and B-family designs offered. 1960's

Patrol (1960) In 1967 introduced its new highly advanced four cylinder overhead cam (OHC) Nissan L engine, which while similar to Mercedes OHC designs was a totally new engine designed by Nissan. This engine powered the new Datsun 510, which gained Nissan respect in the worldwide sedan market. Then, in 1970 Nissan introduced the 240Z sports car which used a six-cylinder variation of the L series engine. The 240z was an immediate sensation and lifted Nissan to world class status in the automobile market. In 1966, Nissan merged with the Prince Motor Company, bringing into its range more upmarket cars, including the Skyline and Gloria. The Prince name was eventually abandoned, with successive Skylines and Glorias bearing the Nissan name - however, "Prince" is still used in names of certain Nissan dealers in Japan. Nissan would introduce a new luxury brand for the US market in the late 1980s called Infiniti. In the wake of the fuel crisis, Nissan became one of the world's largest exporters of automobiles and set up new factories in Mexico and Australia. 1980's

Bluebird (1980) The firm established assembly operations in the United States in the early 1980s, with a plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. This facility at first built only trucks, but has since been expanded to produce several car lines. An engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee followed, and most recently a second assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi. A plant in Sunderland, UK was added in the mid-1980s as the subsidiary Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. However, financial difficulties in Australia in the late 1980s caused Nissan to cease production there. Nissan also produces cars at its factory near Pretoria, South Africa.

Nissan History 1910's

1910's

In 1914, the Kwaishinsha Motorcar Works, established three years earlier, in Azabu-Hiroo District in Tokyo, built the first DAT. The new car's name being the acronym of the company's partners' surnames:

• Kenjiro Den

• Rokuro Aoyama

• Meitaro Takeuchi

The Works was renamed to Kwaishinsha Motorcar Co. in 1918, and again, in 1925, to DAT Motorcar Co.

The next year, the Tokyo-based company merged with the Osaka-based Jitsuyo Jidosha Co., Ltd. (established 1919) as DAT Automobile Manufacturing Co. Ltd. in Osaka until 1932.

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Performance & Efficiency Standard Features

- 1,997 cc 2.0 liters in-line 4 front engine with 84.0 mm bore, 90.1 mm stroke, 9.7 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder MR20DE
- Unleaded fuel 87
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- 14.5 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 12.1
- Power: 104 kW , 140 HP SAE @ 5,100 rpm; 147 ft lb , 199 Nm @ 4,800 rpm