Gday im new to the datsun 1200 area as i have to mingle with you blokes as i have a datsun sunny which of course use A series engines!!! One quick qusetion, when were the A series engines first used in datsuns?? Was it the 1200 or 120y or wat others?? and are the A12, A15 (maybe A14??) used in the sunny the same as i would find in a Datsun 1200 coupe, ute etc??

Cheers
DAve

the design is the same, but the a14, a15 didnt come in 1200's, not stock ones anyways. sept for like sportstar utes and that..... anyone care to ellaborate?

The first A series ever used in a datsun was i believe used in a datsun 1000 and it was the datsun A10 engine. then came the 1200, with the A12, then the A14 and A15's come in the sunny's.

Riteeee, cheers for that...Now correct me if om wrong but i remember seing somewhere that a stock A15 made 70 odd hp @ wheels?? With say extractors 1 3/4" exhaust, 32/36 DGEV weber reco'd gearbox, re-cored radiator and 15 X 7's...wat increase am i looking at as a rough estimate?

cheers dave

they make 69hp stock, but i think thats the emissions restricted ones, im sure with a few upgrades as in zorst, new carby, and that would easily make 80-90 hp.