The Violet 140J Mk I is a car from Datsun, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.4 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 6000 rpm and 115 Nm (85 lbft/11.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 990 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2451 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4115 mm | 162 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 990 kg | 2183 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Nissan/Datsun | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1428 cc (87.142 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 66 mm
3.27 × 2.6 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 115 Nm (85 ft·lb) (11.7 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.4 kW/litre 60.4 ps/litre 59.5 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.53 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Nikki carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1012 kPa (146.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 357 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 87.05 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.02 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 85.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.62 kg/kW 26.09 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 48829 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Datsun Violet 140J Mk I added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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